Finally finished production on the sequel to our short film Splitting Hairs titled, Splitting Hairs 2.0: Case Cold last week. I must say this was the most exhFinally finished production on the sequel to our short film Splitting Hairs titled, Splitting Hairs 2.0: Case Cold last week. I must say this was the most exhausted project I`ve ever done so far. Currently pre-edited at 82 minutes, i must say that there are quite a few good performances that were captured of this film. We worked with about ...
Malcolm EntertainmentBiographyOscar Sanders from an early age developed an interest in filmmaking. From 1977 to 1980, Oscar made five films with a Super 8 camera. These films starred his friends closest friends and were often enjoyed by family and friends. Mr. Sanders moved on to become a guitarist for fifteen years for several bands, which toured the United States and Europe. He recorded three albums with the Billy Bang Sextet for Polygram Records in Milan, Italy and ITC Records in West Germany...
Bob and I headed out to La Guardia Airport 2/15 for a 11am flight to attend a screening of our film KNOW WHO YOUR TALKING TO at the Magnolia Independent Film Festival in Starkville, Mississippi but we never got there. The earlier snowstorm got us bumped and placed on standby for two days(Thurs and Fri). Our festival contacts were going back and forth to the airport to pick us up and were worried. It was totally draining and disappointing. We really wanted to be at the festival. After two days of...
Splitting Hairs (2005)"They put some comedy into this one that I liked . . .the guys playing detectives delivered good performances . . .they had fun making this film and that's what it's all about." -Tim, Matchflick.com 1/30/07Know Who You're Talking To (2006)"The director did a fine job making a six minute film entertaining ...
The unique power of film is being recognized beyond the USA with the acceptance of Malcolm Entertainment's, "KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO" as an official selection of the Pumelo International Film Festival in Mumbai, India 3/5-3/8/07. Sometimes just a whiff of a good story can lead to a buzz and then growing interest in a movie that we're very, very proud of and firmly entrenched in reality from a story standpoint. Reviews have been good and encourage us that we have somet...
We were just informed that our short film KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO has become an official selection at the Magnolia Independent Film Festival 2007. Come on out and hang out in Starkville, Mississippi 2/15-2/17/07 with Malcolm Entertainment and all the other filmmakers and watch movies and have a ball. Why Not?...
Just wanted to let our friends know how the Splitting Hairs 2.0: Case Cold production is coming along. Up to this point we have 40 minutes of the film completed and about another 20 minutes to go. We're acutally creating the ending of the movie as we go, which is quite intersting and somewhat difficult. SP 2.0 is Malcolm Entertainment's first feature film and it is being made at a price to Bob and myself. Not in terms of money but stress. Scheduling a shooting schedule that brings the...
we had a great time in casa grande over the weekend. there's something about watching your own films in the desert on the big screen that makes it all worth the effort and time that we put out to make the films happen. the people were great despite the low turnout. it's the first year of night gallery film festival's existence but it will get better as the buzz is created. we're glad we went....
Bob and Oscar getting ready to make a big impression in Casa Grande, Az at the Night Gallery Film Festival on October 13-14. They are showing two of our short films: Splitting Hairs and Know who You're Talking To. We are really pumped about going out west and represnting NYC Filmmmakers. Our goal is to meet as many people as we acn to learn and advance the craft of filmmaking and colaberate with other filmmakers meet actors and actresses who we might be able to work with in the near fu...
Three disgraced homicide detectives investigate the murder of a Philadelphia stockbroker and the theft of 10 million dollars in Mexican Bearer bonds
A soon-to-be-divorced woman meets a mysterous man who offers to change her circumstance
Trained in the Ways of Men is a powerful new documentary by filmmaker Shelly Provost which investigates the controversial events surrounding the murder of Gwen Araujo in 2002.
On the eve of the premiere of the film, Shelly and Gwen's mother, Sylvia Guerrero, held an emotional and thought-provoking press conference.
There's nothing better than being able to attend screenings of films so diverse in their outlooks that it almost borders on the surreal. Now that Cinequest has concluded, and with this in mind, I would like to reflect upon couple more favorites of mine, Russell P. Marleau's The Curiosity of Chance, and Chris Power and Nathan Hynes' Long Pigs.The Curiosity of Chance is a hugely entertaining high school musical romp that is everything the John Hughes collection should have been. Russ M...
Sunday, March 11—Cinequest Co-founder Kathleen Powell presented the awards on the closing night of the festival.(Descriptions excerpted from the Cinequest program guide.)Director's AwardsGLOBAL VISION AWARD: to the filmmaker who defies convention and exhibits work of universal vision, making bold use of storytelling to create evocative cinema of the future.FRESH AIR/FRISS LEVEGÕ (Hungary)From its wry opening in a Hungarian Lonely Hearts ballroom dance to its daring ending, Ágnes Kocsis...
Monday, March 12—The Cinequest Film Festival may not generate buzz about industry distribution deals or celebrity sightings, but a record-breaking 70,102 indie film lovers joined several hundred filmmakers and technology innovators in downtown San Jose for the 12-day salute to all things maverick. Writer-director-cinematographer Stephane Gauger, Executive Producer Timothy Linh Bui (director of GREEN DRAGON, co-producer of THREE SEASONS) and actor Cat Ly (JOURNEY FROM THE FALL) closed the festi...
No one seems better suited to transform Jhumpa Lahiri’s touching prose into film than Mira Nair. Both the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of INTERPRETER OF MALADIES and the director of SALAAM BOMBAY and MONSOON WEDDING know firsthand about the Indian-American immigrant experience, the clash of cultures, and the search for identity that informs their art. Adapted from Lahiri’s eponymous first novel, published in 2003, the deeply felt family drama doesn’t disappoint.The narrative unfolds diffe...
It is Monday, March 12th, and Cinequest has come to an end. This is a bitter-sweet moment; on the one hand I am already missing the frenetic buzz of running from film to forum and back to film, stopping to chat with filmmakers and attendees along the way and getting another caffeine dose in order to do it all over again. On the other hand, this now frees me up to actually get to the blog entries I have been meaning to assail you with, covering everything from my favorite festival films, to my fi...
From Docu-nations Shorts Porgram #5 Q&Aphoto by Craig vonWaaden
Director William Lorton of "Spitfire 944"
Filmmakers of "Indestructible"Center left: Rebecca Rush -Producer. Center right: Ben Byer -Director, Writer, Producer. Left: Father of Rebecca and Ben. Right: Mother of Ben and Rebecca"Indestructible" is the story of Ben Byer, an actor and father in his early 30’s who develops ALS (a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's disease). Ben refuses to accept the prognosis of a 2-5 life expectancy. Ben's cou
