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Digital downloads changing the landscape
Posted on October 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Just read this article on how digital downloads will “decimate” the music industry by the time Madonna turns 60:
A study last year conducted by members of PRS for Music, a nonprofit royalty collection agency, found that of the 13 million songs for sale online last year, 10 million never got a single buyer and 80 percent of all revenue came from about 52,000 songs. That’s less than one percent of the songs.
Taking the gloves off
Posted on August 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
As part of our Fissure press gearing up for our launch of the Fissure DVD yesterday, I’ve been interviewed by a variety of press and news outlets. It’s been fun! I enjoy reading all the reviews, both good and bad.
This morning, I was reading a review from Casanova Shrugged. In Rene’s review, he makes this comment about me:
In a press roundtable interview at Hotel ZaZa last month I asked director Russ Pond what his follow-up project would be and he said that a children’s film was next in consideration. It didn’t surprise me in the least. Children’s films have the highest percentage of return on investment. Of course, making films is a business and you have to sell product to stay in the market, but I half-hoped Russ would have chosen to stay in the thriller genre and try to raise everything up a notch. I think Russ is a talented director and would love to see what he could do if the gloves were off, there were no punches pulled and he attacked a project without the hindrances of investor expectations, ratings, and budgetary concessions… That, I think, would be an amazing film.
I want to take the gloves off that would be fun!
Fissure co-star, Crystal Mantecon, wraps “Tree of Life” with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn
Posted on May 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Fissure co-star, Crystal Mantecon, recently finished up work on a new film by Terrence Malick called “Tree of Life“. Crystal plays opposite of Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.
I had a chance to travel down to Smithville where they were filming. Our first AD on Fissure, Bobby Bastarache, was Terrence’s first AD on “Tree of Life”. So, Bobby spent the evening driving me around Smithville. It was great seeing how they transformed this town to a 1950’s town. Very exciting!
Crystal plays Rachel Claris in the upcoming psychological thriller, Fissure.
Director Russ Pond with co-star Crystal Mantecon
on the set of Fissure
Recent press regarding Crystal Mantecon:
ENVY Magazine: “… Actress Crystal Mantecón is a bona fide class act. The next-big-thing starlet just wrapped filming on Terrence Malick’s upcoming film TREE OF LIFE, which also stars Hollywood powerhouses Brad Pitt and Sean Penn…” — Madeline Hollern, Editor
Blog de Cine about Tree of Life: “La película… está protagonizada por Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Fiona Shaw y, atención al nombre, Crystal Mantecon [The film… stars Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Fiona Shaw, and pay attention to this name, Crystal Mantecón.)” — Juan Luis Caviaro
Crystal Manteconas Rachel Claris
“Long Journey Home” online now at The Doorpost
Posted on April 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We are proud to announce that Long Journey Home has made it to the semi-finalist round at The Doorpost Film Festival.
You can watch the film here:
- Long version (17.5 min)
- Short version (7 min)
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
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