#97. Return Director/Writer: Liza JohnsonProducers: Noah Harlan and Ben HoweDistributor: Rights Available. The Gist: Back from a tour of duty, Kelli (Cardellini) can't wait to rejoin her old life in the rust belt town she's always lived in. She's ready to experience the feelings of everyday life-- the carpet under her bare feet, a cold beer in front of the television, the smell of her baby's head. Slowly, though, she realizes that her everyday life doesn't resemble the one she left. A gap opens up with her husband Mike (Shannon), who doesn't entirely understand the things she's seen and been through.....(more) Cast: Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon and Mad Men's John Slattery List Worthy Reasons...: Short film filmmaker and installation work artist Liza Johnson is among of the folks that we included in our inaugural American New Wave 25 series, and we're expecting a breath of fresh air in...
- 1/10/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Editors Note: “In the Works” is a weekly column taking a look at upcoming films, in addition to projects in production. It spotlights films in development, as well completed films that are taking creative paths towards distribution and occasionally ventures away from films to look at other types of projects, such as interesting new film distribution, funding, or exhibition mechanisms. "Return" Writer/Director: Liza Johnson Producers: Ben Howe, Noah Harlan Executive ...
- 12/2/2010
- Indiewire
DIYDays NYC – Noah Harlan: How to build a mobile app [vid] This workshop will take you through the process of conceiving, developing and releasing an app for mobile platforms including the iPhone, Android, mobile web and other platforms. We will take a close look at the process of designing User Interface and User Experience. We will also look at the evolution of human interface interactions and where we are headed. What is the future of mobile devices, including the iPad, netbooks and smartphones. Particular focus will be on augmented & alternate reality design and building immersive worlds and transmedia…...
- 6/30/2010
- Sydney's Buzz
Over at his 401st Blow blog, producer Noah Harlan (who, one post below, reviews Sundance's new iPhone app), gets all statistical on Anne Thompson's post at indieWIRE on the Best Reviewed Films of the Decade. You'll have to read his post to follow the math that details how the critics might have become softer as the last decade progressed, as evidenced by the average rating for the top 100 films on Rotten Tomatoes having risen from 76% to 90%. There's a poll you can take to register your opinion as to why this is. I quickly voted for the "critics are getting easier," but afterwards I came to another possible conclusion: I'd be curious to see the sample set of critics analyzed over the decade. I bet it's a lot larger now, and I wonder if...
- 1/5/2010
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
I don't have an iPhone. There, I've said it. I'm still holding onto my Blackberry. (Note to Apple: please let me upgrade to an iPod Touch by putting a camera in it and, while you're at it, switch to Verizon.) So when Sundance kindly sent me their new Sundance Film Festival iPhone app, I sent it to the most knowledgeable person about apps I know, producer Noah Harlan, whose 2.1. Films has a division, Two Bulls, that makes apps which have included everything from a film footage calculator to an app for Victoria's Secret. First, here's the official word from Sundance: The Sundance Film Festival iPhone app is featured at Apple’s iTunes website and App Store. Much more than a digital version of the printed Festival guide, the app is...
- 1/5/2010
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
You may have caught on overnight that Ifp's Independent Film Week is upon us. Throughout the event (which begins tomorrow and concludes on the 24th) filmmakers who are participating this year will take time out of their busy schedules to post their thoughts on the experience on the blog. Here's who you'll be hearing from: Kristi Jacobson (Hungry in America, Spotlight on Documentaries) Paul Lovelace & Jessica Wolfson, a.k.a. Lost Footage Films (Radio Unnameable, Spotlight on Documentaries) Rebecca Richman Cohen (War Don Don, Spotlight on Documentaries) Jennifer Phang (Look for Water, No Borders) Noah Harlan (Free In Deed, No Borders) Melissa B. Miller (The Tested, Emerging Narratives) And also keep an eye out for posts from Pamela...
- 9/18/2009
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
On his 401st Blow blog, Noah Harlan unfurls a lengthy and detailed (charts and all!) post entitled "This is the Right Time to Make Movies.". He's not referring to creative issues, like the wealth of things in the world that contemporary filmmakers can be reacting to or be inspired by, but rather the evolving media economy and how viewer trends, monetization potential, and distribution efficiencies may make this moment a good one for sharp-eyed movie investors. I particularly liked these two paragraphs: In a business plan for a traditional company you will have sections that deal with barriers to entry for your competitors, market demand and a void in the market that needs filling. Recently I was talking with an executive at a cosmetics...
- 5/31/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Producer Noah Harlan posted earlier on this blog about his first few days in Cannes attending the Atelier with Jake Mahaffy's Free in Deed, and his report below, cross-posted at his own 401st Blow blog, is a great intro to the world of co-production finance for U.S. indie producers. Read it and take notes. I’ve been attending the Cannes Film Festival for nearly 10 years now (which, admittedly, makes me a Johnny-Come-Lately) and each experience of the week on the Croisette takes on it’s own qualities. Where you are staying, what you are trying to accomplish (premiering, selling, financing), the weather and a multitude of other factors come into play when evaluating the overall festival experience. But no single factor can change your...
- 5/26/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Here's another report from producer Noah Harlan recounting the business news he's hearing in Cannes: An additional update. I had dinner tonight with a major European Foreign Sales agent and then later was talking with an indie packaging & sales agent at a big agency and both echoed the same thoughts about the sales environment. The top end is doing pretty well but there are few films at the top. There are pockets of niche product that are moving. Everything else is totally flatlined. All the so-so films or B+ films are dead in the water and no one's buying. Seems like there is a real flight to heat/quality and, for this festival, just being at the dance won't get you a date. Also, the sales agent said it's a total massacre out...
- 5/17/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Producer Noah Harlan is in Cannes taking part in the Atelier with Jake Mahaffy's new project, and he sent the following report on the business and marketplace vibe there (along with comments on two films). Cannes is slow. No question about it. Last year I heard how the pace of coffees in the market was slow. This year these are my unofficial barometers of how crowded it is here? 1) Everyone agrees there are about 1/3 as many yachts in the bay off of the Croisette. (Admittedly that's probably fewer rich sightseers than actual participants but it's noticeable) 2) Tonight, 2:00Am, lobby of the Carlton. Usually every chair in the lobby bar would be full with people standing at the bar. Tonight, there were at least 8 tables of 4...
- 5/16/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Kudos to Noah Harlan for braving the tape-recorded audio wilds of the breakfast conversation I took part in at SXSW this past week. At the festival CinemaTech's Scott Kirsner gathered myself, Ted Hope, Lance Weiler, Brian Chirls, Liz Rosenthal, Brett Gaylor and Caitlin Boyle for a morning roundtable in which he asked us what had been on our mind while attending the festival. Each of us spoke for a few minutes and then there was a group discussion. As Harlan notes, the audio quality is poor, and I think an edited version, which I hope one of us can put together sometime in the near future, will be more useful than listening to the tape. Still, Harlan listened to the talk in its entirety and used it as the jumping-off point for a blog...
- 3/23/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Over at his 401st Blow blog, producer Noah Harlan, who has contributed posts to this blog on trends in film viewing and online video, takes his thinking a step further. He runs a bunch of Google Trend comparisons, measuring over the last few years the traffic associated with the terms "independent film," "online video," and "streaming video." After reading the post, I emailed Noah some...
- 2/16/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The very smart producer Noah Harlan, who has been responsible for many great tips here on the Filmmaker blog, has just launched his own blog, The 401st Blow. For his inaugural post he argues that The Feature Will Never Die. His lede:There is a depression spreading like a virus in the indie film community and I don’t like it. People are watching the rise of new media and see the four horsemen...
- 2/10/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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