Mark Lipsky
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Yes, Virginia, Movie Theaters Are Going Away
I choose to accept and embrace the idea that theatrical will be entirely irrelevant for studio films within 10 years
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Despite Its Pedigree, Snagfilm Gets Too Much Wrong
What happened to the guy who way back in the early ’90s proclaimed: “Digitize or die”?
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‘Grassroots’ Effort Could Be Start of Something Big
“Grassroots,” starring Jason Biggs, Tom Arnold and Cedric the Entertainer, has the right idea, if it can steer clear of indie-killing deals and distributors
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Taking a Left Coast Perspective
Moving from Manhattan to Seattle, with a boost from Ken Burns’ “The Civil War,” I’m rethinking a lot of things
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Bridging the Creativity Gap
A little fiscal support would go a long way toward helping American indies catch up with their foreign-made competition
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Movie Reviews, Schmoovie Reviews
The death of local film critics has contributed to the decline of interest in independent films
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Let’s Start Calling Out Pirates for What They Truly Are: Vermin
Call a thief a thief and when the opportunity arises, premiere your film online
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Quick, Bury Your iPhones, Switch to Verizon and Tell AT&T to Shove It
AT&T has fired the first salvo in its struggle against net neutrality
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Film Gigging?! The Most Pretentious, Uninformed Nonsense I’ve Ever Read
How can someone talk about self-releasing a film without mentioning the internet?
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Theatrical Is Not Your Friend — Close That Window
Take advantage of the new technologies, rather than letting theaters rule your release
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Google Changing the Equation for Independent Filmmakers?
Be an indie film polygamist, embracing every opportunity to make your film accessible
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Net Neutrality: As Important as Air
It sounds complex, but you need to understand how net neutrality can affect you, your work and access to consumers
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Even Dave Matthews Doesn’t Get It
It’s not digital marketing but digital distribution (a.k.a streaming) that will resurrect the independent film community
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My Answers to Ted Hope’s ‘38 Ways the Film Industry Is Failing’
“The film business remains the virtually exclusive domain of the privileged”
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