If we were back in Wes Anderson's native Texas, the plate of food he's showing little mercy might be called the Morning Roundup or the Wildcatter's Special. Full Article at Miami New Times
Los Angeles -- "(500) Days of Summer," "The Last Station" and "Precious" earned nods for the Film Independent Spirit Award for best feature in Los Angeles Tuesday. Also in the running for the competition's top prize are "Amreeka" and "Sin Nombre." Full Article at The Money Times
...two of an exclusive interview with the genre-bending musician, Tori Amos talks about her understanding of sin, being an independent artist, and how performing a concert is like a one-on-one relationship -- with every member of the audience. Full Article at The Advocate
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, and The Last Station. which opens Friday, each received the most 2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations this morning with five each. Full Article at Rotten Tomatoes
I was named a Film Independent Project:Involve Screenwriting Fellow, Class of 2010. You probably already know Film Independent (FIND) as the fine folks who bring you the Independent Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, this is one of their talent development programs.
We went very slowly at first ... At the end of the first day, I think we’d only gotten through three of the categories.
We were afraid that everybody would look at the list and say, ‘Where’s ‘The Hurt Locker’?
Everyone on the committee loves that movie, and everyone wishes it was eligible all over again