Defending Boll: BlogNosh 05/28/08

By Karina Longworth posted 4 months ago

“I refused to sign the absurd online petition that was drafted to stop Uwe Boll from making more movies,” writes Alex Ross Perry at Tisch Film Review. “Not because I do not believe in the power of online petitioning to accomplish social change, but because of my genuine appreciation for the films of Uwe Boll.”
The IndiePix Blog brings word of Rooftop Panorama, a three-day series of panels, screenings and parties hosted Rooftop Films and co-sponsored by IndiePix and Shooting People. It runs from June 12-14; Rooftop Films kicks off their summer screening series this Saturday with a free screening of At the Death House Door in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Speaking of the devil: At the Death House Door co-director Steve James has published an essay called “The Decline of the Longitudinal Doc” at IFC.com. “For me, longitudinal docs are the most deeply satisfying form. Spending years following a story is the ultimate act of filmmaking discovery, because you don’t know where the journey is leading, no matter how perceptive you think you are,” he writes. “If you spend years filming people, they will grow to be something more than just a ’subject.’”