Kickstarter
Crowdfunding platform.
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Can Crowds Fund Anything?
No, but Netflix can. Our streaming overlords buy themselves some Orson Welles. Movies need money. They can win hearts, minds and lay the ground for thousands…
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Does Francis Ford Coppola Know Video Games?
Even if it’s a disaster, Coppola’s involvement in adapting Apocalypse Now is a uniquely interesting case study.
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The Talent Behind the Alamo Drafthouse’s New Horror Anthology is Ridiculous
But the real horror might be crowdfunding.
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‘The Trial of Mike Diana’ Is the Frighteningly True Story of an Obscenity Conviction
The man behind ‘Frankenhooker’ needs your help creating something far more serious (but just as ridiculous). The story of Mike Diana might surprise, upset, and…
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The Emmett Till Movie That Could Be Much More Than a Historical Drama
THINKfilm There is a project nearing its goal on Kickstarter that should be receiving more attention. And it should also be raising more money. Till,…
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Documentary On Film Critic Pauline Kael Needs Your Help
29 Pictures My favorite documentary of last year is about a film critic – Life Itself, the biographical portrait of Roger Ebert made during his…
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Frederick Wiseman is the Latest Film Legend to Try Crowdfunding
Zipporah Films Frederick Wiseman has gone to Kickstarter with his latest documentary, In Jackson Heights, and that’s kind of a big deal. Not only is…
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Northwest Passage to Explore a Dark Side of Twin Peaks Fandom
American Broadcasting Company Crowdfunding sites are filled with documentaries involving fandom. I think there have been five just focused on the love of Back to…
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Abel Ferrara and Willem Dafoe Need Your Help to Make Their Next Movie
Abel Ferrara It’s been a while since the name Abel Ferrara last appeared on this site, and it’s not because we don’t like the guy.…