"Boredom at Its Boredest" by Michael Tully

Boredom at Its Retiredest: The Final Post

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:59:46 GMT

Dear Boredom at Its Boredest Readers, This summer, when my good buddy Matt Dentler posted that the time had come for him to retire his indieWIRE blog, I realized that this was something I’d also been...

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SEPTIEN on DVD

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:15:03 GMT

At this time last year, we weren't sure if we were even going to get into a film festival. Wow. Of course, what has happened in only ten months with Septien, especially in this current climate, could...

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SEPTIEN in Seattle, Athens, Birmingham, San Francisco

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:19:27 GMT

If you live in the following cities, please be sure to check out and/or spread the word about these Septien screenings (visit our official website for links): Sunday, August 21st, 7pm SEATTLE — ONE...

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SEPTIEN Opens in Boston (7/15-18)

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:28:52 GMT

Thanks to the folks at the beloved Brattle Theatre in Boston, Septien is getting a four-day theatrical run starting today! Friday through Sunday, the films screens at 5:30pm, 7:30pm, and 9:30pm....

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SEPTIEN's Opening Weekend

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:00:50 GMT

Apparently a negative New York Times review does have an actual impact on one’s box office results—or at least, that’s what those in the know have been telling me for quite some time (all I have as a...

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SEPTIEN WEEK IN NYC

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:42:35 GMT

Not really, but it sure feels that way to me. Today is July 5, 2011, which marks the one-year anniversary from when we started shooting Septien. It's gloriously unfathomable to comprehend just how...

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SEPTIEN's NYC Premiere Tonight at BAMcinemaFEST (Tuesday, June 21st)

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:37:03 GMT

It still hasn't been 365 days since we rolled the first frame of celluloid, yet tonight carves another momentous notch into the headboard of Septien. Not only is it our NYC premiere as part of...

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God, I Have Cool Friends

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:58:23 GMT

As I woke up this morning with fuzzy memories of smiling and laughing at last night's BAMcinemaFEST party with so many talented, important, influential friends (I'm talking filmmakers, film critics,...

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A GREAT DAY IN BALTIMORE: The 2011 Maryland Film Festival

Thu, 12 May 2011 12:11:42 GMT

For anyone who was there—filmmaker, industry representative, staff member, volunteer, general attendee—an overriding consensus has already been reached: the 2011 Maryland Film Festival (13 and...

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SEPTIEN Soundtrack Now Available For Purchase At iTunes

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:59:45 GMT

Without sounding like a nerdy back-patter, it was an absolute pleasure to work with composer Michael Montes in bringing the musical world of Septien to life. While I was responsible for the lyrics...

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SEPTIEN: A Busy First Month

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:51:04 GMT

I told myself that I would try to publish incremental posts over the course of the Septien journey in order to keep everyone up-to-speed about where things stand, and while I do plan to keep things...

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Watch SEPTIEN At Home RIGHT NOW

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:26:39 GMT

How incredibly weird and cool is it that I woke up just a few hours after our Park City world premiere, only to see a text message from a childhood friend who had set his alarm for 3am, woken up, and...

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And So It Begins

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:02:20 GMT

I'm about to head out to the airport to begin the journey to Park City. Tonight brings our annual calm-before-the-storm meal at Grub Steak (salad bar, do it to me one mo' time), as well as a general...

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SEPTIEN Poster Premiere

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:29:23 GMT

Check out the poster for Septien, which premiered over at Twitch just a few hours ago. We all have the combined talents of Onur Tukel (artist) and Brent Chesanek (titles, graphic design) to thank for...

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SEPTIEN Has Distribution

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:40:47 GMT

Well, well, well, all I can say is that our 6'5" guardian angel must be working overtime, because we have recently added a new too-preposterous-to-be-true addition to the biography of Septien. Yes,...

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A Bittersweet Time

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:11:21 GMT

I would have posted something sooner regarding the recent positive movie news in my life, but that life of mine took a turn for the unspeakably horrific last week when I lost one of my best friends...

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Picture...

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:50:57 GMT

...LOCKED.

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Movie Theater Switcheroo

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:24:18 GMT

Videogum's report on the recent multiplex tragedy in which a birthday party of seven year olds, who were attempting to see Megamind, were accidentally exposed to Saw 3, reminded me of a pseudo-Onion...

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Five Notes After A Rough Cut Screening

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:49:29 GMT

1) They don't call them "rough" cut screenings for nothing. 2) We have borderline too much feedback to chew on but ultimately this process makes for a better film. Test runs aren't just important;...

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The New Film (Is Closer To Being Done)

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:24:32 GMT

Back in 2003 (at least I think it was 2003), when I was asked by the cool kids at indieWIRE to start my own weblog, I was quite honored. At the time, I was just a movie-watching nerd who had big...

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First Assembly Viewing (aka, The Roughest One Of Them All)

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:16:54 GMT

Tomorrow morning at 11am, alongside editor extraordinaire Marc Vives and cinematographer extraordinairer Jeremy Saulnier, I will be sitting down to watch the assembly of my latest motion picture...

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SUPEREGO

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:42:20 GMT

Just over a year ago, I helped out my good buddy Will Janowitz (The Sopranos) and his creative partner Ryan Homchick on a web series they produced for 15 Gigs, the digital arm of Fox Television...

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That's. A. Wrap.

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:05:19 GMT

I drove back into New York City this morning at 3:30am with my partner-in-crime Jeremy Saulnier. After dropping off the rest of our film at Technicolor, we returned to our respective homes in...

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Back In The Saddle

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:22:09 GMT

I don't want to jinx things. I just want those of you out there who go through the troubles of making little movies with no reward and a whole lot of debt in sight to send positive vibes in the...

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BAMcinemaFEST 2010 Is Underway

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:34:36 GMT

As if we didn't already love BAM enough, the second installment of BAMcinemaFEST has arrived to remind us just how badly New York City needed a festival like this one. Be sure to visit the...

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