What do you think of when you hear the word punk? A dude with a mohawk, wearing a Bad Religion T-shirt, stuck somewhere in the 1970s? A straight-edge kid with face piercings? Someone at any age bucking authority…

“So here we go. I’ve been avoiding the American war movies on this, not because they’re so heavy and depressing, but because… yes, actually, it’s exactly because they’re heavy and depressing…”

I’d like to share something important about Candie TV that I don’t think I’ve shared before, and it has to do with the TV part of it: why are we focusing only on television shows for the time being…

In the last article, I asked what others thought about the ethics of AI and indie filmmaking, and I received a range of answers—from “anything goes, it’s the wild west” to “ethical AI use is an oxymoron…

Usually in these posts, I make some statement about writing, or the state of television, or even a ranked list of the hotness of all Disney Princesses. But today…

We're building big, imaginative, subversive shows on a scrappy, indie budget, like epic fantasies, period pieces, sci-fi stoner comedies, and more. To pull it off, we have to get creative. That means bootstrapping…

“‘Are you looking at me? I don’t see anyone else around, so you must be looking at me?’
No, that line isn’t from this movie, but…”

“There are movies that are epic, and then there are ones that are this one. Probably the most intimidating out of all the films within the top 10 of the AFI List, this stands as a movie you’re going to need to dedicate some time to...”

You down to manage a shoot for an original TV show, stretch a budget, flex some creativity, and walk away with cash and ownership? Candie TV’s got you…

Michael Keaton is awesome; thus, many of him must be beyond awesome. The movie Multiplicity put this thesis to the test…

“There’s something seductive about great movies—the way they invite people in with their charm over and over again. Irresistible. Sexy. Knows why you like it. Ok, maybe I’m taking this too far.”

“There are some genres that are rarely associated with high art: slasher movies, sports movies, anything with Rob Schneider in it. But romantic comedies are different, because they do exist on this AFI list—just mostly the ones in black and white…”

“Is Groucho staring in another mirror? We’re getting a double dose of Marx Brothers with these two reviews…”

“Comedy, while going for laughs, will sometimes unfairly be taken less seriously than dramas…”

For better or worse, TV has always been the black sheep of storytelling mediums. Not as prestigious as movies, nor as intellectual as books, nor as cultured as plays, for decades it has stood as something less—boob tube, couch potato…