Well, since the office has been overrun with film submissions, phone calls from politicians (Bill Clinton, just yesterday), and wild raccoons making a mess of everything, no one around here has sat down to summon a post in a while, so I’ll pass along something I’ve been meaning to mention for a couple of weeks. JSF friend Stu VanAirsdale in NYC has gone independent and launched The Reeler as a website about New York City film. His longstanding and excellent blog of the same name—which previously was hosted at IndieWire and then Movie City News—is still a main feature, but there are other contributors to the site, as well. This is what they aim for—“The Reeler is a paean to and an unofficial resource for news, happenings and gossip emerging from the world of New York City cinema.” The website provides plenty of good reading, good info about the festival circuits, and info about NYC-based short film, of which, judging from our PO box, there is plenty.
The Reeler has also been hosting an excellent series of screenings lately, including films like Half Nelson, Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, and Jesus Camp, always attended by the directors.
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