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Last Friday the American Cinematheque screened another installment in its “Blows Up the Internet” series, this time featuring STRIKE TV. (The first was apparently Dr. Horrible and the third will be Crackle.)

photo credit by Genevieve Webster

Our web series, Coma, Period. was featured second, and I got to join a panel together with Steven de Souza (writer of Die Hard and Unknown Sender) and Timothy Dalton (played James Bond in License to Kill). Susan Miller (writer on the L Word and Anyone But Me), Matt Enlow (director of Mountain Man) and Andrew Miller (creator of Imaginary Bitches).

It was a fun night with some good episodes, notably Joe & Kate and Speedie Date. It was real neat to see Coma, Period. on the big screen. Dan’s coma is so amazingly, blindingly white!

Hey y’all,

Just wanted to let you know that I had a really great time at the Milwaukee Film Festival. The films were very good, everything was really well organized, and I got to meet Martin Landau!

Photo credit by Phil Koch of Firestarter Films.

It was nice talking to a film legend about telling a story and how to get a movie made. He was incredibly nice, and still making great movies, like his latest, “Lovely, Still.” Boy, I wish my eyes were open for this picture.

The Golden Egg got a lovely reception. The great thing about making comedies is that you can tell immediately if everyone is enjoying it. I also met some great filmmakers with other great movies, like Max Winston’s “I Live in the Woods!” and Carlo Vinnie Besasie with “The Violinist.”

Thanks to Jonathan, Angela, TJ, and Claire and all the other people who made the festival possible. Rock on, Milwaukee.

As noted previously, everyone at Psychic Bunny remains a tremendous friend and supporter of the IndieCade Festival, which showcases some of the very best things happening in indie games today. This year, IndieCade’s moved to its new home in Culver City. I in fact just came from downtown Culver and bumped into a half-dozen game journalists and creators for whom my respect has only grown the more I become familiar with their work.

Go. For the love of god, go. Play stuff. Talk to these people. Love them.  And if you want to hear what we’re planning in conjunction with IndieCade, come to the closing party on Sunday. Rush Street. 4pm.

The Echo Game cast and crew screening was last night, and a grand time was had by all.  We were at the Downtown Independent,  an extremely cool new theatre just blocks away from the PB office.  We had most of our cast and crew in attendance, the movie looked gorgeous up on the big screen, everyone had a blast, and to top it all off, it was Melissa (the young actress who plays Sarah) Lee’s first R-rated film.  We’re honored.

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If you’re reading this blog, I can’t imagine this is news to you. But it feels good to write it, so I am:  our first feature film, The Echo Game, is 100% finished, exported, run off to HDCAM tape, warm, cozy, and happy.  Moreover, it is ready for our first public screening, a VIP affair next week at the beautifully renovated and neighborly Downtown Independent theater.  This is a closed, invite-only event, so I can’t just say “show up”, but if you’re interested in an invite get in touch and we’ll see if we have tickets left.

Congrats to all of our hard-working cast and crew on the efforts that have led us to this point, and here’s to much continued to success for the film and to each of you!  We look forward to working with you again soon!

Just in case you’ve never heard of the star-spangled majesty that is The Echo Game, here’s the trailer.

Just when we thought it was totally dead, The Golden Egg was invited to screen at the Milwaukee Film Festival on Friday, October 2nd.  It will be screening at Midnight, which I think is about the time of day I first had the idea for the film.

I will be on hand at the screening as well, so if you’ve got folks or family in Milwaukee, tell them to come on out! It’s going to be a rip-roaring good time. If you ARE going to the screening, email me at rick (at) psychicbunny (dot) com and let me know. It’d be great to meet you.

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Slasher Films for Slasher Budgets: Making Microbudget Horror

How does the horror genre differ from any other in terms of what you should cut (slice, hack, chop) from your indie budget? Leaders in the indie horror realm spill their guts (and those of their victims) while discussing how to produce successful horror films on limited means. Audiences beware…

Our newest intern, Malak, is a graduate student at USC.  She will have artwork on display tonight at Art Walk.  The work they’ll be showing of Malak’s is from an “Experimental Animation” class she took.  Its a 3 and a half minute short, she spend the year working on (its not entirely complete though).  It’s the story of a woman living in a fishbowl ensconced in solitude and misery until things get shaken up!  There will be about nine projectors, showing a lot of real good work, and it’s all done by students and faculty.  Location and time are listed on the flyer below.

Today is May 1st.  Today I am feeling retro nostalgia for:

(a) the international struggle for workers’ solidarity
(b) the MAYDAY CONTEST, the 24-hour filmmaking contest we used to run 

If you answered (b), you’re in luck, because you can still revisit the past and reminisce fondly at the still-standing, still-strong Mayday Films Website!  There, you can view dozens of short films from years past ranging from truly horrendous to surprisingly tolerable to occasionally sublime.  All totally free of charge.

If you’re still confused about what all this Mayday stuff is, here’s a video that may just confuse you even more!
 

Thanks again to all the competitors through the years who made the contest and the films so much fun.  No, we’re not doing another one.

Our very first Make A World event was last night, and a grand time was had by all.  If there is interest we will definitely make this a recurring thing, because we had a blast, and came out with one giant crazy new world full of atomic caterpillars, rocket(cro-magnon)men, and divinely ordained giraffes.  You can see the bold new world that was created below, and click on the image to explore a much larger photo of the work.

A very special thanks to everyone who participated.

Also, a brief explanation and credits below the fold.

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