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There's one other inaccuracy - it's not a 're-issue' either! I think that probably became about because I said that we'd had a distributor but we ended up taking all the rights back because it was becoming obvious to indie filmmakers world-wide that that was the old way of doing things.

Just wait till you see what's inside.....

The Video Recordings Act (1984) requires DVDs to be classified by the BBFC, even if they are only sold to 18+ aged credit card holders over the internet. Times have changed now people can make films on no-budget for niche audiences, they can produce compilations of short films, and they can...

BTW the 1984 VRA had turned into rather a mess. If you check out the BBFC website you'll find that material intended to 'inform, educate or instruct' is exempt, as are still images, audio only and text. And, as the Act was written a long time before DVD's and DVD extras, it's all a matter of...

The FT reported that it'd take three months to 'close the loophole', but others have been suggesting it'll be sometime in the New Year. In the meantime it's not going to go away as everyone who's been convicted of any offence under the 1984 'Act' was been wrongly prosecuted, so this will open a...

I've been out of the NWV loop for years. Can't think why....

I've not read Peter Biskind's book - although I should. But there is one problem with it which is that it was published five years ago before the Hollywood majors wound up their 'indie' divisions. From reading reviews of the book I know that he documents how Hollywood studio values came to take...

Hi Guys, Just a brief comment about even high profile Americans having the same problems as those of us at the bottom of the food chain. And the reasons are exactly the same. Quite a few years ago, thanks to such as Sundance, indie films were on the rise in the US. The response of the...

I missed the Mancattan premiere due to reasons beyond my control and I'm feeling pretty frustrated about that. Did anyone see it? And Chris, Alex might have more hair than you, but he wouldn't look good in a wig....

I haven't seen it. It was panned by the critics and had a bad weekend at the box office. At the same time all the comments I've seen posted have been by people, like Strawbs, who really liked it.

Yes, it is a good idea to restart this thread... I'm going to Mancattan.

Today Pleased Sheep Films finalised a contract with the Swiss company, DIVA.ag who will be representing Diary of a Bad Lad in the global video-on-demand/download/pay-tv markets. DIVA are a major international company with offices world-wide. They were very keen to represent Bad Lad because...

Right now the House of Lords Communications Committee is holding an inquiry into the future of the British Film Industry. Jon found out at the last moment when local short film maker and good guy Faisal Qureshi contacted him suggesting he should make a written submission. You can read it on...

Bloody well done Wiggy, you're a top bloke!

Today was the last day of the first Pennine Film Festival which was held in the Coppice Theatre at Accrington and Rossendale college's very impressive new campus. It has the makings of being an important East Lancs venue for both film and the performing arts. The festival closed with a...

No Cop, he wouldn't be happy. He's poor sad John. And poor sad John's a broken man. A broken man can't be happy. Actually cop he was so broken that he re-made himself out of wood. Didn't make him a better actor though, just even more wooden. When you're made of wood you don't get the breaks...

Poor sad John. I know you hide behind pseudonyms, and I know how much you are hurting. I know that you are semi-literate. I suspect that you are an actor who possibly had some TV bit parts in the 1990's. But even in those days you were full of yourself and so you were angry at how you weren't...

Poor sad John Moorden People who have heaped praise on Diary of a Bad Lad (especially the acting) to name but a few: Alex Cox, Chris Bernard, Bruno Coppola, John Robb, Steve Balshaw (programmer, Salford Film Festival), John Wojowski (Kino Film, Manchester), Michael Tully (Indiewire) People...

Just one important thing to bear in mind for anyone reading this excellent guide to Cannes - the £/Euro exchange rate! I think Cop's quoting drinks prices for last year. This year.....Ouch! Oh, and Chase, other than for Cannes during the festival it's mid-season on the Cote D'Azur. Towards the...

Enough of this silliness. And it's not just silly, it's also uninformed and offensive. In June 2008 the UK Film Council published a report: "Low and Micro-budget filmmaking in the UK". It surveyed 357 films produced between 2002 and 2007. More than 90% of these films were not released, and of...