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NewsDestroy All MoviesHonored to have I'm Not Fascinating included in the Destroy All Movies compendium. It's a great book with hilarious write ups. Fascinating is described as the "least likely punk film ever made." Order the book. it will be worth your while. Radical LightI also make a brief appearance in Radical Light: Alternative Film & Video In the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a must read for anyone interested in experimental/underground cinema and its realtion to the Bay Area. This is a tremendous cultural history. Do your self a favor and read it. 8 Track MindRuss Forster exhumes the corpse of the classic 90s zine 8 Track Mind. He asked me to pen an article about new ways to consume media vs. old ways to consume media. The piece is an extension/addendum to my film Out of Print. To check that out, you need to buy an actual zine. Send Russ $4 via paypal to russelforster@hotmail.com.
The Molten RectangleI also have a film included on the DVD comp that comes as part of the film magazine The Molten Rectangle. That film is Dumbass From Dundas. The mag also includes an essay I wrote that shares many of the same themes and actual verbiage found on this site.
Danny P. & McCabe & Mrs. Miller Video Out Now!!!Danny Plotnick and the No-Depression style rockers McCabe & Mrs. Miller have teamed up for a music video. Time For Leaving is the track. The video was shot on location near Joshua Tree and in San Carlos, CA. It's available on this website and on the McCabe YouTube Channel. The track is called Time For Leaving. I'm Not Fascinating On-Line Now!That's right, it's been 16 years since the release of my Frankenstein of a rock epic featuring the pointless shenanigans of San Francisco's loathed and loved Icky Boyfriends. I've been promising a dvd release for sometime now and trust me when I say we are getting closer to that reality. The film has been redigitized from the original super 8 transfer and the sound has been spruced up as well. We are also making a new director's cut that will actually cull 2-3 minutes worth of dead air. The purists might complain, but trust me, you'll be glad to not have to invest those extra seconds. The dvd will have plenty of extras, including photos, bonus commentary, deleted scenes, and all the live Ickys you can stomach. In the meantime, you can now relive no-budget, super 8 sound filmmaking at its awkward best by viewing the film on-line. This is not the remastered or shorter version, but here it is. Check it out here.
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Warts & All: The Films of Danny PlotnickI'm very excited to report that a compilation of my short films has been released on the Micorcinema Label. The compilation contains 10 films, trailers, bonus films, audio commentary for everything, tons of photos of the films, as well as all the equipment! You can read more details on my merch page. Ordering: Order one today from Microcinema or from Amazon. Right now Microcinema is selling it for $5.99. Wow, it's like I'm at the checkout line at target and about to make an impulse purchase! Renting: You can put them in your Netflix or Green Cine queue. Ways to Help: If you feel inclined, posting positive feedback and comments about the dvd on Amazon, Netflix or Green Cine would be a huge help! Skate WitchesSkate Witches mania continues. People who weren't alive when this film was made continue to dig it. Dana (one of the Witches) still has the original jacket. I swear it's worth a fortune. She'll be able to retire when she puts it up for on-line auction. Also, the film gets linked and mentioned all over the internet. Recently a beautiful mini-comic has been drawn based on the film. Last year, some English band sampled the film's dialogue. ESPN has made fun of the film and a bunch of Facebook fan pages have been set up. I've assembled some of the press in the Press section on this site. Check it out. Out of Print
Out of Print is an ode to the counterculture of the 80s & 90s, when unearthing quality culture was a treasure hunt. Out of Print was one of 26 films selected to partake in MetaFest. Out of Print took home the on-line audience prize of $1,000 as the highest rated vote getter. If you voted for the film, thank you so much. Out of Print was awarded an honorable mention in the short doc category at the Athens International Fest. It also helped me take the Grand Prize at the Underground Filmmaker Film Festival. Filmmakers were judged on their body of work, plus a film they were assigned to make for the fest, plus an interview they needed to shoot of themselves. Out of Print, is the film I made for the festival. In addition to the grand prize, my interview won the festival audience prize. |
