Cinequest Premiere of 'Worth The Weight'

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Ryan Sage, the director of Worth The Weight--a heartfelt, independent romantic comedy about a former athlete whose struggle to lose weight parallels his quest for love. The film will debut this Friday, March 2 at Bay Area film festival, Cinequest. If you will be in San Jose this weekend, I definitely recommend seeing the film.

Worth The Weight is a romantic comedy that Sage bought off Craigslist for $500. On the film's official website (www.worththeweight.com) you can see the original ad he posted that asked for the script. Sage got many responses, including one that referred to him as a "jackass" for thinking he would be able to buy a finished script for a mere $500. Another interesting thing about this film? Sage and the writer he bought the script from have never met! They communicated changes and revisions to the script via email and telephone. Sage and Dale Zawada, the writer, will actually meet for the first time at the premiere of Worth The Weight at Cinequest.

You can read the feature I wrote here, and check out TYTE Media to read more about the making of Worth The Weight--including a feature on the film's writer, Dale Zawada.

Shut Up and Play The Hits

"When you start a band, do you imagine how it will end?"

James Murphy, the frontman behind the non-stop dance party that was LCD Soundsystem, is asked this question in the upcoming film, Shut Up and Play the Hits. The film features LCD Soundsystem's farewell show that took place April 2, 2011 in Madison Square Garden, and follows James Murphy in the final moments of his band's existence. I'm beyond excited for the release of this film, mainly because like so many others, I didn't get the chance to see their farewell show. Judging from the trailer, it looks like the filmmakers did an amazing job capturing the band's epic farewell show:

Immigrant Song 2.0

This song has been in my head all day, so  thought I'd share. As much as I love Led Zeppelin, I love this darker, grittier version by Karen O, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. It's the song that plays during the awesome teaser trailer for the upcoming film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.