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Bad movies are Good Movies

I went to see a new movie this weekend that was really bad. I'm so glad I saw it! Seriously. I went to see it because it dealt with similar themes of the new script I'm writing and I thought it would be good research to check out how another filmmaker did it. The movie wasn't very funny even though it was supposed to be a romantic comedy, the main character wasn't likable at all, and the story was totally predictable. I won't name the movie because I'm not a movie critic and the title of the movie is irrelevant. My point is, watching this movie showed me what NOT to do when writing a screenplay, and that's why I am really glad I saw it. The end.

Running Funny screening in New York!

"Running Funny" will screen in the NewFilmmakers Summer Series at the Anthology Film Archives on Wednesday, September 5th at 8pm. This is a great independent film series and a great opportunity to screen the film in New York. So mark your calendars! If you're in the NYC area, come check us out! Visit www.newfilmmakers.com for more info.

-Anthony

Interview with Max Osinski!

Max Osinski, who plays Michael Kaminski in "Running Funny" was recently interviewed on the set of his new movie, "The Express," starring Dennis Quaid. I had no idea Max was so athletic! Click on the link below to watch the interview. "The Express" is due out in theaters in October of 2008.

SU Athletics - Orange All Access Look at The Express - Part 5

Running Funny Screening on August 2nd!!

Running Funny will be screening at the Woods Hole Film Festival on Thursday, August 2nd at 8pm! We got a really great time slot and I am extremely excited about this festival. A lot of great films and filmmakers are going to be there and it'll be really cool to meet some of them. I'm looking forward to seeing "The Great World of Sound," which screened at Sundance this year and a bunch of other festivals. I am really proud that Running Funny is being included in this group of films.

Okay, now I just have to finish the movie, and I'll be ready to go.

-Anthony

PS: Go see "Knocked Up." It's great!!

Preparing for the Festival

T-minus 6 weeks until the festival and there is much to do! We're still working on the sound mix believe it or not. It's been a really long and frustrating process for a number of reasons and I am going to be so relieved when it is finally finished. In the meantime, I'm also busy preparing promotional materials like posters, postcards, stickers, and maybe a few t-shirts to help promote the movie at the festival.

I will be documenting my entire film festival experience on my new video camera, which I will also use to document all of the college screenings we're having in the fall (schedule coming soon!). So in addition to writing in this blog, I'll be posting video clips of all the cool things that happen along the way!

-Anthony

Meeting David Gordon Green

I went to a screening of David Gordon Green's new movie "Snow Angels" at BAM last weekend. It was part of the Sundance Institute series at BAM. I am a HUGE fan of DGG. "All the Real Girls" is one of my favorite movies and there was no way I was going to miss this special screening and to hear him answer some questions.

On my way out I decided to walk up to him and say "hi." I told him I really enjoyed the movie and he thanked me for coming to see it. I ended up talking to him for about 30 seconds as he was walking out of the theater. It went a little like this...

Me: Hi, I'm a big fan and just wanted to say hi.
DGG: Thanks for coming out.
Me: No problem. I really enjoyed the movie.
DGG: Thanks man. I appreciate.
Me: I'm a filmmaker myself, actually.
DGG: Oh yeah? What have you done?
Me: I just finished my first feature.
DGG: Cool, what's it called?
Me: It's called "Running Funny."
DGG: Did you direct it?
Me: Yeah, I directed it and co-wrote the script.
DGG: Is it any good?
Me: Well, yeah, I'm really proud of it. We're trying to take it to festivals now.
DGG: It can be a tough road.
Me: Yeah, it is.

...then he was ambushed by more people, and I slipped out the door. I walked to the subway with a smile on my face. I met one of my favorite directors ever!! For some reason I was surprised by how nice he was. I don't know why I expected him to not give a shit that one of his fans wanted to introduce himself and tell him that he's a filmmaker too, who recently completed his first feature and hopes to screen it at a lot of film festivals!

To be honest, "Snow Angels" isn't David's best work, but it was still pretty good.

-Anthony

Running Funny is Officially Selected!!

My feature film, Running Funny, was recently accepted into competition at the 2007 Woods Hole Film Festival!!! Wow! I am so excited and so grateful that the good people at Woods Hole think this little movie deserves an audience. As more and more people start making movies, festivals are becoming more competitive than ever, so I feel really lucky and proud to be a part of a festival like Woods Hole.

I'll post exact screening dates/times once I have them. See you on Cape Cod!!

-Anthony

First Post

This is my first post on my new blog, which will eventually be linked to my upcoming website (anthonygrippa.com) as well as the Running Funny website (runningfunnymovie.com). I'll be posting info about projects that I'm working on as well as the Running Funny College Tour, which kicks off on September 20th at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ.

So stay tuned and keep checking back!

-Anthony