DIY Filmmaker blog - also Spaceship 1 movie of the 53 Spaceships movie series blog

See trailers below. These 3 shows are very good. Foundation - A sci-fi show. Everything is pretty good on the show. It's not at the new Dune levels of cinematography and related work, but, pretty well done.  Deals w/ interesting ideas - using math to predict the future, cloned emperors, and a robot that lives for thousands of years. Chief of War - A very good historical drama. Pre-colonial Hawaii islands. Well made. Dramatic. With some war and violence.  The Morning Show - A drama-comedy about TV news. Overall very well done. Feels like a good HBO show from the 1990s. Several interesting minor characters. Also Mark Duplass from the indie film world plays a fun character - a stressed out news person who can freak out and do something crazy without warning.

 

 

 

 

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By the stream review - from Lincoln Center, NYC viewing - no spoilers The hype is real - By the Stream is very good by Hong movies standards and also normal comedy-drama standards. There were like 30-40 people at Lincoln Center for the 1PM Fri 8/8/25 (opening day) screening of By the Stream.  People in that neighborhood are serious about their foreign films. Cinematography is very simple, from a canon XA small sensor HD cam, I could see familiar details, how those cams film the moon, scenes at night - it’s like a 1980s or 1990s early indie cinematography style that we do not see much these days - works well for Hong’s movies. No color grading, very simple video/cinematography. A more fleshed out movie than some recent Hong movies. In the movie a skit is prepped, and we actually get to see it performed. A couple of serious issues are discussed.  Some unexpected, light things happen. It’s a comedy-drama chill hangout movie w/ creative South Korean people - good times. Probably o...

 

Regardless of how it is presented to the public, everything in US film (and probably worldwide) - Hollywood and indie - is about money.  If you have the money, you can make and release films, buy ads in publications, and get reviews.  There are 200+ reviews for a mediocre Hollywood movie now at Rotten Tomatoes site - for the new Fantastic Four movie. At the same time there were less than 10 reviews for an indie movie that was playing at IFC Center in NYC last week. Outside of even IFC runs, there are 100s of indie movies - fiction features and doc features - that come out on VOD and YouTube every week these days that do not get reviewed and do not get any articles written about them. With some effort I and many other indie filmmakers are able to get some reviews for our movies. However, the vast majority of new indie films are not reviewed. Film is art, it is easier to make and release films now than it was in the past, and all films deserve reviews and articles about them. ...