Sunday, November 7, 2021

A Locally-Made Short About Hawaii's Infamous Massie Trials

Decades before the "Central Park 5," there were the Massie trials in Hawaii in the early 1930s. Five young local boys were falsely accused of raping a white woman, Thalia Massie, who was married to a Navy officer. Although they were found innocent, that verdict did not end their troubles.

Saturday, October 30, 2021

DC Comics Fan Film Rolls Out on Halloween Weekend

It was shot in North Carolina and, this weekend, premieres in the state at a movie theater owned by the film's writer-director-producer Ronald J. Rossman.

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Ohio Filmmaker Taps Into SHAWSHANK Prison Location

When Gary Jones moved back to Ohio from Los Angeles in 2005, he returned to his native Crestline, a few miles from the Ohio State Reformatory, a location famously used for The Shawshank Redemption as well as other movies such as Air Force One and Tango & Cash.

Sunday, October 3, 2021

A Superhero Loses His Powers

This is when you know the premise of your short film has strong potential.

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Union Grip Survives Harrowing DEXTER Detour

In the middle of working as a grip in Massachusetts on Dexter: New Blood, Justin Sulham was involved in a nasty multi-vehicle car accident on the I-95 freeway in Attleboro. He's lucky to be alive.