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“Swingers” And What It Means To Be A Serious Filmmaker

For those who don’t know, “Swingers” is a 1996 low-budget indie film directed by Doug Liman and starring Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau (who also wrote the script). Actually, all three filmmakers were unknown at the time and it was this film that brought them fame. Continue reading “Swingers” And What It Means To Be A Serious Filmmaker

“Side Effects” starring Katherine Heigl – a great lesson in filmmaking

For those of you who have not seen the 2005 low-budget indie film Side Effects starring Katherine Heigl, I recommend watching it. It is not because the film is great – it actually has a lot of shortcomings – but it definitely is interesting, especially for filmmakers looking to learn from others what to do and what not to do.

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