On the art and technology of independent filmmaking. Also on Facebook at facebook.com/focuspulling, and on YouTube at youtube.com/focuspulling.
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Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’: Faith Shaken by Aliens? | from @Patheos patheos.com/blogs/reelfaith/…
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Obsession Has Already Outearned the Combined Box Office of All 68 Sundance US Competition Films Since 2020 | from @hollywoodgfly hollywoodgadfly.substack.com…
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What I've been saying about Chloe Zhao for years. And the article doesn't even get into her Dad's Communist party oligarchies. This writer @hollywoodgfly has got guts (and this is great reporting): hollywoodgadfly.substack.com…
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‘Obsession’ Art Director Criticizes $6000 Pay for 20 Days of Work: “I Kick Myself Every Single Day For Not Flipping This Production” | from @worldofreel worldofreel.com/blog/2026/6/…
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You Had Your Chance | Music Junkies | Epic, Soundtrack, Trailer Music | from @philgerber_art youtube.com/watch?v=BCxpyymV…
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Clint Eastwood Turns 96 as Son Kyle Says the Legendary Director Has “Retired” | from @worldofreel worldofreel.com/blog/2026/5/…
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FocusPulling (.com) retweeted
Jun 6
Hollywood’s favorite story: the broke outsider who self-financed an $80k movie on credit cards.
The receipts: a ~$1M elite education, $330k in grants on her prior film, and a father - a Chinese real-estate and equity investor - credited as an executive producer.
I call it “poorface.” New piece: open.substack.com/pub/hollyw…
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When the Religious Right Came for Martin Scorsese newyorker.com/culture/the-we…
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FocusPulling (.com) retweeted
Jun 5
Have you heard of the @ParisTheaterNYC in Midtown Manhattan right across from Central Park? @netflix bought it for this purpose, to avoid theatrical distribution and barely qualify for awards contention by having openings in New York City (or LA), per Academy rules. Clever, huh?
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NEW ESSAY ON FILM from StudioBinder: Why Directors Still Study Michael Mann's Directorial Debut youtube.com/watch?v=C9Getclf…
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Man on Fire Breakdown: Is Simpler Storytelling Hurting TV? | TV Analysis | from @Shannan E. Johnson youtube.com/watch?v=qOewRYOH…
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BEEF | Weaving Crafts: Writing, Directing, Editing & Cinematography | Creator Diaries | Netflix | from @netflix youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDshHpd…
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BEEF | Crafting Tension through Music and Score | Creator Diaries | Netflix | from @netflix youtube.com/watch?v=baUHiuUD…
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David Letterman and Jim Downey (Full Episode) | Humor Me with Robert Smigel & Friends | @YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=oUxoWvR_…
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Did Steven Spielberg Secretly Direct ‘Poltergeist’? Of Course He Did! | from @worldofreel worldofreel.com/blog/2026/5/…
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Starry new drama Fjord pits conservatives against liberals - and is set to divide audiences bbc.com/culture/article/2026…
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The Five Things Everyone Needs to Know Adobe Color Mode in Premiere (beta) | from @ProVideo provideocoalition.com/the-fi…
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