Editor’s note: In this series, RedFence Sr. Writer and Filmmaker James Roland takes a tour of this year’s five Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture. His reactions will be posted on Mondays and Wednesdays leading up to the awards ceremony, Feb. 25. Little Miss Sunshine by James Roland Very few filmmakers can mix classic farce […]
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Editor’s note: In this series, RedFence Sr. Writer and Filmmaker James Roland takes a tour of this year’s five Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture. His reactions will be posted on Mondays and Wednesdays leading up to the awards ceremony, Feb. 25. Best Pictures Part Four: Babel by James Roland Babel is the third installment […]
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Editor’s note: In this series, RedFence Sr. Writer and Filmmaker James Roland takes a tour of this year’s five Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture. His reactions will be posted on Mondays and Wednesdays leading up to the awards ceremony, Feb. 25. Best Pictures Part Three: Letters from Iwo Jima by James Roland I love […]
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Editor’s note: In this series, RedFence Sr. Writer and Filmmaker James Roland takes a tour of this year’s five Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture. His reactions will be posted on Mondays and Wednesdays leading up to the awards ceremony, Feb. 25. Best Pictures Part Two: The Departed by James Roland The Departed is loud, […]
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Editor’s note: In this series, RedFence Sr. Writer and Filmmaker James Roland takes a tour of this year’s five Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture. His reactions will be posted on Mondays and Wednesdays leading up to the awards ceremony, Feb. 25. Best Pictures Part One: The Queen by James Roland I really shouldn’t like […]
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The Walk That Changed the Geosphere by James Roland Jeremy Irish hadn’t been outside for almost three years when he decided to go for a walk. His short little hike turned into a worldwide treasure-hunt, known as geocaching, and a small company called Groundspeak, where Jeremy and 12 employees built and maintain the Geocaching website […]
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Jersey Rejection by James Roland I got my first rejection letter. It was from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It was from the assistant editor. It was short and bitter, containing the phrase “the tale didn’t grab my interest, I’m afraid.” I don’t really mind the rejection; I’m the guy who wrote creepy […]
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In July, 2006, I directed the film Trick, a short suspense film about the wonders of childhood. Here are some thoughts and anecdotes about the process: Trick Production Notes by James Roland Trick started out in a desert diner. The first sentence was scribbled on a paper napkin (which we still have in the RedFence […]
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Millennial Love by James Roland A friend said something interesting to me the other day; he said, “Twenty is the new twelve.” His comment won him a distracted smile, but while I waited for a showing of Four Eyed Monsters in downtown Los Angeles, I actually did the math and realized he was right. I […]
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Film, Art, Radio, and Television by James Roland It seems to me that the Fart Joke is the Achilles heal of good comedy. I use the term both literally and metaphorically. In some writing circles the term ‘sex scene’ can be used to describe the turning point of intimacy and revelation between the protagonist and […]
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