Apr 28

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My brother and I were profiled on BlogTO.com as Toronto filmmakers worth paying some measure of attention to… in fact we were compared to the Coen Brothers. Now THAT puts more than a little bit of pressure on the Campagna Brothers to represent Canada!
 
Here’s an excerpt 
 
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You guys really seem to embody and admire the indie filmmaker spirit as opposed to making films the traditional Hollywood big-money way. Why do you think it’s important to embrace this mentality?
 
JC: Hard to say really. Both the independent world and Hollywood make some amazing films and some miserable films. In the independent world you have a bit more control over the project and you don’t have producers breathing down your neck while you cut. A lot of Hollywood producers have amazing instinct, know what people want and will do what’s best for the project, but some filmmakers just like to stay in control until the bitter end.
 
MC: The “money-hose” really is the worst enemy of any creative thinker. When you can just wash away your troubles by spraying them with gobs of cash, it kills the creative integrity of just about anything. You only have to look to George Lucas’ last four Star Wars movies to see how the money-hose managed to take some great ideas and dilute the creative sauce. It looks shiny, but there’s nothing really there.
 
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Read the whole thing over at BlogTO.com! 
 
~M@
 
 

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Apr 17

Following in the footsteps of YourGREEKNews, another web series I direct (and this time co-host) is making the jump from the web to TV. Which is NOT to say that YourGeekNews.com will have any less content on it — on the contrary, once the TV version hits its full stride, YourGeekNews.com visitors and subscribers will be treated to not one, not two, but THREE episodes a week, including our established behind-the-scenes movie previews, our movie REviews, as well as a new segment that we’ve always wanted to do: video game reviews!

So take a look at episode numero uno below, and if you like what you see, be sure to let me know! Hopefully we can find a broadcaster in YOUR area who can pick up the show for your viewing pleasure.

And if you’re a broadcaster who is interested in picking up the show for your station, just send an email off to Tim at Frogwater Media, and we’ll make it happen.

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Apr 14

When Mark McAllister from Global News called me up asking for my opinion on Avatar’s trampling at the 2010 Oscars, Jeff and I were more than happy to give our two cents along with some fun film pundits like Cameron Bailey from the Toronto International Film Festival.

~M@

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