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MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the multi-decade incarnation of this disorder and remains so much cheaper than film school.

News

Flattr Makes Social Micropayments Easy

We all know there’s a massive disconnect between consumption and commerce online – after nearly four years of DN it’s something we’ve

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Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN156: Stately Turrets Fall – Tony Comley

Way back in the mists of DN time, director Tony Comley joined us to discuss his plane disaster animation Abigail. It’s my pleasure to welcome Tony back

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News

Big Art, Little Debt

Was a time when the filmmaker’s strategy began with the gamble of maxed out credit cards and (hopefully) ended with the win of an acquisition bidding war

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News

The Movie Title Stills Collection

You’ve probably gathered that we’re more than a little keen on movie title sequences here at DN; something about text making its way across the

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN155: The VICE Guide to Liberia – Shane Smith & Andy Capper

I’m very pleased to welcome Andy Capper back to the show, to discuss the journey he and VICE founder, Shane Smith, took into the dangerous heart of

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Animation

A.D. Zombie Teaser

Pardon my French, but this teaser for animated zombie flick A.D. looks shit the bed great! Info on the project is sparse, but there’s a decent interview

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News

Mindfuck Movies

Matthew Baldwin takes a look at films that may well bake your noggin.

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Film Festival

Top 10 Sundance Documentaries of the Decade

Film critic Dennis Lim, who’s been covering the festival this year over at the Sundance Channel, has put together a rather nice list of the Top 10

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Film Festival

LIVE@SUNDANCE 2010: Producers Round Table

“Recently, Sundance Film Festival brought a group of independent film producers together for an informal discussion. This is what they talked about. Join

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN154: Panic Attack! – Fede Alvarez

It’s an oft quoted phrase that ‘Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity’, well this week’s guest Fede Alvarez is

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News

Yes to nofilmschool

I’m sure I wasn’t the only one saddened at the announcement that Ryan Bilsborrow-Koo and Zachary Lieberman vehicle, The West Side was going on

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Asides, Live Action

Four Lions

To say I’m excited about UK japester Chris Morris’ foray in to features with Jihadist Comedy Four Lions would be the understatement of the decade

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