Get ready for the pep rally, root for your team to beat Valley and prepare to pull those pranks on the rival’s because it is homecoming time at the Sundance Film Festival. Not really but with several big name filmmakers making their return to Sundance, it is hard not to get excited to see what many of the festival’s notable alums, now later in their careers, have to say about the world of Independent Cinema. Sidenote: a football team at a school of all filmmakers would most likely be one of the worst teams in history....just sayin’. more ›

The Italian filmmaker who came to the U.S. in the 1970s, Dino De Laurentiis, has died. He was 91. The influential producer died last night in his Beverly Hills home, reports the LA Times. more ›

The Beverly Hills Police Department arrested three suspects early this morning in connection with yesterday's fatal stabbing in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood, according to LA Now. Though the suspects' names have not been released, authorities have identified the victim as Katsutoshi Takazato, 21, the occupant of the home in the 1800 block of Carla Ridge [map] that "is owned by filmmaker Fuminori Hayashida, who produced several low-budget movies in the late 1990s." Detectives have been working the case non-stop since the stabbing occurred, and are "still trying to determine the motive." more ›

Academy Award winning filmmaker Jessica Yu best known for her documentaries Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien, In the Realms of the Unreal and Protagonist, is directing her first narrative feature, Ping Pong Playa described simply as "an Asian-American comedy," and she needs extras for a few crucial scenes. Wanna see yourself on the big screen? Wanna learn what being on a movie set is all about? Wanna watch a talented director... more ›

Writers, directors and artists of all stripes are often told, "Write what you know," but few filmmakers accomplish this as successfully as Andrew Bujalski. At age 29 the Boston-based filmmaker has directed two well-received feature films, both of which are set in a post-college, indie rock milieu that he seems to know intimately. Describing his own post-college experience Bujalski says, "Since college I've basically been pursuing these loony little independent movies." Funny Ha Ha... more ›