TMFFThe MonthlyFresh perspectives on the films, people and ideas that move us.
The internet has obviously changed our lives. Instant information, messages from family around the world, and unlimited quantities of adult entertainment. One area that has been greatly impacted by the internet is film f
Many film festivals are fun events that involve watching a specific genre of films and shorts. Typically, they are exciting events, but with a predictable format. Then there’s the New York City Winter Film Awards, Febr
There are thousands of horror movies. Most of them have a simple and stupid plot: A group of intellectually stunted teenagers go someplace improbable. One of the women will show her breasts for a few seconds in the first
Making a film is exciting. Seeing your name as the director, producer, writer, or all of the above on a film is amazing. One of the things that most people worry about is money. The first thing to remember… is that a lot
In Hamlet, William Shakespeare gives acting directions. HAMLET: Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue. But if you mouth it, as many of our players do, I had as lief the town cr
Most of the time, we watch movies for the whole package: the plot, the acting, the cinematography, the action. Once in awhile, though, it’s wonderful to watch a film for the sheer poetry of the dialogue. Like a great nov
As a new filmmaker, it can be expensive just to get your films onto a big screen to be seen. There are thousands of film festivals that are an excellent place to get recognition for your films, but it can get expensive v
Congratulations! You’ve won an award from a film festival. Let’s face it, unless you won an award at Cannes, you need to do some marketing. Even then, can you name who won Best Cinematography at Cannes last year? Mar
There are a lot of things you should do when entering your film into a film festival. There are also a lot of things not to do. Some of these things will really make the festivals staff angry. Others are just plain dumb.
There are lots of movies that take place at school, including high school and college. Here is a list of the best back to school movies to get you ready for another year of study. Note for students viewing this list: You
With the Halloween season coming soon, nothing is more fun than a horror film festival. We’ve put together a list of some of the best horror film festivals in the world. Warning: This is the scariest list we’ve ever
There is a bit a of racket in film festivals. They charge for submissions. Of course, this is designed to help cover the costs of the staff and critics who review the films as well as defer some of the expenses of the fe
OPM - other people’s money - is a great way to do anything and movie-making is no different. The key to crowdfunding a film is to make the concept exciting enough that people not only want to watch the film but they al
Comic book movies are all the rage. With the recent release of Suicide Squad, the upcoming release of Doctor Strange and the next 84 (kidding… sort of) Wolverine movies planned, the trend seems to have no end in sight.
Christian Slater is an icon. Since he became a sensation in 1989 with the film Heathers , he has represented the angst of his generation in the same way that Nicholson did 20 years earlier. Slater started his career with
LGBT films have always been an important part of film history and art. It has only been in the last 30 to 40 years that these film festivals have achieved a wider audience and recognition for the contributions of this su
The midwestern United States is mostly Chicago to anyone who doesn’t live there, but for locals, it’s as diverse as anywhere on the planet. From the blue collar factories of Indiana to lakes of Minnesota, this area befor
Clive Barker, one of the world’s most successful horror writers, is a cult favorite among his readers. Movies based on his stories also have cult following. Several of his concepts have gone on to be fan favorites that
We love short films. 1 to 35 minutes (even more) of drama, horror, or comedy. Like a short story or a poem, they represent the essence of a full length film distilled to its rawest emotions. There are thousands of short
There are film festivals all over the world. In fact, there are thousands that are held in small towns everywhere. This wasn’t always the case. There are some festivals that were created much earlier than the rest. The V
What does this list of films have in common? Raiders of the Lost Ark The Blind Side Pulp Fiction Ted Back to the Future American Graffiti Being John Malkovich Star Wars T the Extra-terrestrial Raiders of the Lost Ark Hom
For much of the world, instead of awards shows, it’s film festivals that bring out the stars and great new films. This is short list of film festivals around the world that are worth going to: Bahamas International Fil
Environmental films didn’t really exist until about the 1970’s. For the most part there were few film-makers seriously looking at the earth and our place in it until the late 1960’s. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962)
CGI: three letters that are as divisive as any in moviemaking, particularly among the rising stars and purists. Computer Generated Imagery have become the fallback of seemingly every movie made in the last 15 years. Is C
