 Unbelievable turnout for CineSource's Gala Issue!
Interdisciplinary communication is the theme of this issue, so we bring you our "Interviews with the Masters: The Seven Samurai of Cinema:" Lawrence Jordan: Art Filmmaker Supreme Diane Baker: Actress, Filmmaker, Film School Director Gary Meyer: The Festival and Theater Guy (since he was 12) Celik Kayalar: On Being a Scientist and a Writer/Director Acting Maestro Kurt Baltz and the Active Imagination Angerame on Alt Film and Canyon Cinema, and last but not least our cover girl Debbie Brubaker: Master Producer, who can bring it all together and in under budget. We also have a sensuous Centerfold by Milan, touching obituaries of two very different but equally important filmmakers: Dennis Hopper and Kim Norwood, and even a family photo of the Oakland Film Family. It is all part of CineSource's effort to best display what a great and diverse film scene we have, and to highlight our determination to keep doing it better (see All's well). On this account, please come to our Open House on Thursday, Sept 16, 6-9pm. Until then have a great summer. Join us as an advertiser or contributer WIth over 8,000 printed papers and 24,000 monthly web hits, isn't it time? More ad info. Send us your articles, story leads or Loop Contributions (free for advertisers, 9.99/mo regulars).
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Kerner Starts Studio System
by Doniphan Blair
Although George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola came north with the express purpose of starting studios - and they certainly succeeded - in the end both Lucasfilm and American Zoetrope ...
Current TV’s Crisis
by Doniphan Blair
Poor Al Gore. Not only did they not let him become president, now Current TV - part of his multi-pronged move from politics into culture, which went so well with his Oscar-winning "An Inconvenient Truth" ...
Pixar’s 11th Blockbuster & Expansion
by Doniphan Blair
"Toy Story 3" arrived last month amidst a flurry of minimalist billboards (a cartoon character and the abbreviated "TS3"), a nicely articulated trailer, and a blizzard of brilliant reviews.
Our Animated Universe
by Karl Cohen
It's not much of a surprise that Pixar's "Toy Story 3" is a blockbuster and may end up as their most successful product yet. So, will there be a "Toy Story 4"?
Oaklander in Cannes
by Tracey Brown
The Cannes Film Festival 2010 and Laney, a community college in Oakland with a modest film department and a television studio, now have a commonality - Garry Newkirk
Nothing Quiet About It
by Sophie Aissen and Tom Mayer
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival's 15th annual, at the Castro Theater, was a roaring success, especially the US premier of the restored version of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" ...
Notes from the Oakland Underground
by Doniphan Blair
Shortly after it started, the Oakland Underground Film Festival (OakUFF) graduated from being an annual festival (#2 Sept 23-25) to an ongoing program...
Mise En Scene Jul/Aug 10
by CineSource
"It has been a big summer," director/writer Peter Bratt told CineSource in mid-June. "Every city we opened, Benjamin [brother and star] and I have gone and done Q&A for the opening weekend...
How We Learned Self-Distro
by Kim Webster
We finally got our film "Sniff" made, a doc about dogs wrapped in a comedy. The latter follows two guys (British actors Neil Morrissey and Richard Huw) who go to...
Film Club for the 21st C.
by Karil Daniels
What do you get when you mix a love of indie films, an affection for their makers, a commitment to distributing excellent films of all lengths to a wider audience ...
Diane Baker: Creating Films, Schools, and Communities
by Doniphan Blair
Growing up in Hollywood, Diane Baker took naturally to her local art form, not just becoming a star and dating royalty, but evolving into a world cinema traveller and then a producer ...
Dennis Hopper: A Wild Life of Art, Success and Sorrow
by Doniphan Blair
Dennis Hopper was such a mystery man, hidden behind sunglasses, bushy moustache, and goofy sidekick character in the '60s-icon "Easy Rider" ...
Celik Kayalar: On Cinema, Science, and Generosity
by Doniphan Blair
Celik Kayalar is a man after my own heart. He is from a liberal Turkish family, meaning he is a direct inheritor of the art, tolerance and mysticism of the Sufis ...
by Doniphan Blair
Although George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola came north with the express purpose of starting studios - and they certainly succeeded - in the end both Lucasfilm and American Zoetrope ...
Current TV’s Crisis
by Doniphan Blair
Poor Al Gore. Not only did they not let him become president, now Current TV - part of his multi-pronged move from politics into culture, which went so well with his Oscar-winning "An Inconvenient Truth" ...
Pixar’s 11th Blockbuster & Expansion
by Doniphan Blair
"Toy Story 3" arrived last month amidst a flurry of minimalist billboards (a cartoon character and the abbreviated "TS3"), a nicely articulated trailer, and a blizzard of brilliant reviews.
Our Animated Universe
by Karl Cohen
It's not much of a surprise that Pixar's "Toy Story 3" is a blockbuster and may end up as their most successful product yet. So, will there be a "Toy Story 4"?
Oaklander in Cannes
by Tracey Brown
The Cannes Film Festival 2010 and Laney, a community college in Oakland with a modest film department and a television studio, now have a commonality - Garry Newkirk
Nothing Quiet About It
by Sophie Aissen and Tom Mayer
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival's 15th annual, at the Castro Theater, was a roaring success, especially the US premier of the restored version of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" ...
Notes from the Oakland Underground
by Doniphan Blair
Shortly after it started, the Oakland Underground Film Festival (OakUFF) graduated from being an annual festival (#2 Sept 23-25) to an ongoing program...
Mise En Scene Jul/Aug 10
by CineSource
"It has been a big summer," director/writer Peter Bratt told CineSource in mid-June. "Every city we opened, Benjamin [brother and star] and I have gone and done Q&A for the opening weekend...
How We Learned Self-Distro
by Kim Webster
We finally got our film "Sniff" made, a doc about dogs wrapped in a comedy. The latter follows two guys (British actors Neil Morrissey and Richard Huw) who go to...
Film Club for the 21st C.
by Karil Daniels
What do you get when you mix a love of indie films, an affection for their makers, a commitment to distributing excellent films of all lengths to a wider audience ...
Diane Baker: Creating Films, Schools, and Communities
by Doniphan Blair
Growing up in Hollywood, Diane Baker took naturally to her local art form, not just becoming a star and dating royalty, but evolving into a world cinema traveller and then a producer ...
Dennis Hopper: A Wild Life of Art, Success and Sorrow
by Doniphan Blair
Dennis Hopper was such a mystery man, hidden behind sunglasses, bushy moustache, and goofy sidekick character in the '60s-icon "Easy Rider" ...
Celik Kayalar: On Cinema, Science, and Generosity
by Doniphan Blair
Celik Kayalar is a man after my own heart. He is from a liberal Turkish family, meaning he is a direct inheritor of the art, tolerance and mysticism of the Sufis ...
Salyer’s Midterm Report
by Kim Salyer
We took a quick survey of industry insiders (a.k.a. friends of mine), asking the same old question: How’s biz? Responses ran the gamut from “semi-decent” to “fair-to-poor,” ...
Borshay’s Acclaimed Docs Air
by David L. Brown
"First Person Plural" and "In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee" are companion films that each explore Deann's moving search for her heritage as an adopted Korean-American whose identity was switched...
Dominic Angerame: On Canyon Cinema and Making 16mm Films
by Doniphan Blair
Although the term "underground film" was coined in the '50s by film critic Manny Farber to describe directors who "played an anti-art role in Hollywood,"
Radical Light: Bay Area Alt-Film
by Tony Reveaux
The Bay Area has long been the most active and productive area in the country for independent, experimental, and underground film.
The Active Imagination Method of Kirk Baltz
by Don Schwartz
Although he started as a painter in New York, Baltz switched to acting, eventually landing supporting roles in "Dances with Wolves," "Reservoir Dogs" ...
Social Media Film Surprise at Jewish Film Festival
by Doniphan Blair
"The oldest Jewish film festival in world is doing the newest Jewish storytelling thing," said Sam Ball, of Citizen Film, which produces the New Jewish Filmmaking Project.
Oakland’s Filmmaking Family
by Doniphan Blair
Samm Styles, a director/writer/producer, believes Oakland has quite a community of filmmakers. From seasoned professionals, who work at Pixar...
East Bay Film Group
by Carl Brown
I am not a team player... never have been ... not a joiner... I'm just not wired that way. But after working the last seven years as an independent business owner...
Flying Moose Goes Green (and you can, too!)
by Jonathan Luskin
Until recently, "going green" at my production company, Flying Moose Pictures had been limited to recycling paper and plastic and letting Sharkey...
Gamer’s Report
by Jay Randy Gordon
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) last month in LA, many insiders were muttering, "same 'ol, same 'ol."
Jordan’s Animated Journeys
by Doniphan Blair
Lawrence Jordan creates handcrafted cinema, notably his dreamy animated pieces made from collages of old engravings. They suggest what a poet might have made ...
Gary Meyer: Adventures in Exhibitionism
by Doniphan Blair
Gary Meyer is not your average film exhibitor. "That guy is very cerebral for a film booker," a filmmaker commented to me recently, a little acerbically
Emerging Film Artist: Milan
by Steven Middlestein
When CineSource ran into a young woman, working the rewinds at a film library, we were curious about her dedication to cinema, which included a camera tat on her arm.
Kim Norwood: Of Love and Filmmaking
by Doniphan Blair
Kim Christopher Norwood wasn't a famous filmmaker but he was a dedicated member of the Bay Area and SoCal production communities, a "hopeless wanderer, adventurer, and kind of a student of life" ...
Attitude Adjustment 101
by Tim Ranahan
This month my rant will be less of a rant and more a run, or a walk in the woods. It's not about the film business; it's about the importance of the lack of it
by Kim Salyer
We took a quick survey of industry insiders (a.k.a. friends of mine), asking the same old question: How’s biz? Responses ran the gamut from “semi-decent” to “fair-to-poor,” ...
Borshay’s Acclaimed Docs Air
by David L. Brown
"First Person Plural" and "In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee" are companion films that each explore Deann's moving search for her heritage as an adopted Korean-American whose identity was switched...
Dominic Angerame: On Canyon Cinema and Making 16mm Films
by Doniphan Blair
Although the term "underground film" was coined in the '50s by film critic Manny Farber to describe directors who "played an anti-art role in Hollywood,"
Radical Light: Bay Area Alt-Film
by Tony Reveaux
The Bay Area has long been the most active and productive area in the country for independent, experimental, and underground film.
The Active Imagination Method of Kirk Baltz
by Don Schwartz
Although he started as a painter in New York, Baltz switched to acting, eventually landing supporting roles in "Dances with Wolves," "Reservoir Dogs" ...
Social Media Film Surprise at Jewish Film Festival
by Doniphan Blair
"The oldest Jewish film festival in world is doing the newest Jewish storytelling thing," said Sam Ball, of Citizen Film, which produces the New Jewish Filmmaking Project.
Oakland’s Filmmaking Family
by Doniphan Blair
Samm Styles, a director/writer/producer, believes Oakland has quite a community of filmmakers. From seasoned professionals, who work at Pixar...
East Bay Film Group
by Carl Brown
I am not a team player... never have been ... not a joiner... I'm just not wired that way. But after working the last seven years as an independent business owner...
Flying Moose Goes Green (and you can, too!)
by Jonathan Luskin
Until recently, "going green" at my production company, Flying Moose Pictures had been limited to recycling paper and plastic and letting Sharkey...
Gamer’s Report
by Jay Randy Gordon
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) last month in LA, many insiders were muttering, "same 'ol, same 'ol."
Jordan’s Animated Journeys
by Doniphan Blair
Lawrence Jordan creates handcrafted cinema, notably his dreamy animated pieces made from collages of old engravings. They suggest what a poet might have made ...
Gary Meyer: Adventures in Exhibitionism
by Doniphan Blair
Gary Meyer is not your average film exhibitor. "That guy is very cerebral for a film booker," a filmmaker commented to me recently, a little acerbically
Emerging Film Artist: Milan
by Steven Middlestein
When CineSource ran into a young woman, working the rewinds at a film library, we were curious about her dedication to cinema, which included a camera tat on her arm.
Kim Norwood: Of Love and Filmmaking
by Doniphan Blair
Kim Christopher Norwood wasn't a famous filmmaker but he was a dedicated member of the Bay Area and SoCal production communities, a "hopeless wanderer, adventurer, and kind of a student of life" ...
Attitude Adjustment 101
by Tim Ranahan
This month my rant will be less of a rant and more a run, or a walk in the woods. It's not about the film business; it's about the importance of the lack of it
