News

Neoflix, a fulfillment house used by many self-distributing independent filmmakers, has fallen severely behind on its payments, say filmmakers and producers who have contracted with the company. Today in a blog post, filmmaker and former Neoflix customer Jon Reiss writes, “I have received reports from a number of filmmakers that they have not been paid by Neoflix for months. Some filmmakers are owed hundreds, thousands and tens of thousands of dollars.” Separately, Filmmaker has also been contacted by filmmakers who say they are owed money by Neoflix. We have been told that discussions with the company throughout the Fall of 2010 regarding payment plans have not led to resolution.

Filmmaker readers will remember Neoflix from our Winter, 2010 issue. There, Reiss surveyed the landscape of fulfillment companies and recommended Neoflix. A quote from this article is prominently featured on the company’s home page. (Since learning of Neoflix’s problems, we have...

We all know his Adagio for Strings (from Platoon, if nowhere else), but little else Samuel Barber wrote. Leon McCawley urges a revival of a neglected 20th-century great

This year has seen a glut of important musical anniversaries. We've had Chopin aplenty, plus Schumann and Mahler to boot. Samuel Barber's centenary (1910-1981) has also fallen during this eventful season, but I guess we're out of candles and there's no more cake. Why has this wonderful composer somehow missed the cut?

At the tender age of nine, Barber left this touching note for his mother:

"Dear Mother: I have written this to tell you my worrying secret. Now don't cry when you read it because it is neither yours nor my fault. I suppose I shall have to tell it now without any nonsense. To begin with I was not meant to be an athlete. I was meant to be a composer,...

1 Question. 4 Guys. 100 Things To Do Before You Die. It is a simple yet extraordinary concept; create a bucket list of things you want to do before you die and along life’s journey help others complete their lists as well. For a group of stand-up men from Canada, their journey began in 2006 when they set out to make a difference in the world, and a difference they have made. For every list item they want to accomplish, they help a stranger better their life. With a list of 100+ items to cross off, the guys are making serious headway already completing 2/3’s of the list. Just in the past year they have competed in a krump competition, learned to fly, partied with rock stars (Black Eyed Peas) and sang the national anthem to a packed stadium. Not to mention helping families reconnect and helping others overcome obstacles that have been hindering their lives.