Recently Jon Brooks at Kqed wrote up a very nice piece on Tom Noonan’s What Happened Was (1994). That film won multiple awards at Sundance but barely go seen. Unfortunately it does not sleep alone in my bed of barely seen almost-masterpieces. As strong as my track record may be, it still holds some flops, misfires, and damn bad luck experiences. It’s great that Tom’s flick may get some of the love it so richly deserves, albeit twenty years after it’s debut.
On my pleasure planet, Frank Grow‘s revolutionary Love God (1997) would have turned our business on its head. Love God may well have been the first film shot on video and transferred to film. We got funding and support from Sony and Apple to do just that. It premiered in Sundance’s midnight section and we had a few knocks from distributors but they felt...
On my pleasure planet, Frank Grow‘s revolutionary Love God (1997) would have turned our business on its head. Love God may well have been the first film shot on video and transferred to film. We got funding and support from Sony and Apple to do just that. It premiered in Sundance’s midnight section and we had a few knocks from distributors but they felt...
- 11/21/2014
- by Ted Hope
- Hope for Film
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