travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 2 days agoSWINGS AND MISSES: My Baseball Movie BombIt was my fourth feature. It was also the first time I had an actual investor on one of my movies instead of getting…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 2 days agoSWINGS AND MISSES: My Baseball Movie BombIt was my fourth feature. It was also the first time I had an actual investor on one of my movies instead of getting…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 8 days agoCIVIL WAR: What is the Point of War Photography and This Movie?SPOILER ALERT if you haven’t seen the movie yet At one point in this year’s hit movie CIVIL WAR, Kirsten Dunst…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 13 days agoMovie Reviews: 8 Mile and Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryThis week focuses on two very different musical “biopics”. 8 MILE (2002) Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars I never saw…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 15 days agoVIRTUAL DRIVING: A Terrible Trend in Today’s MoviesLast year, a new Pierce Brosnan movie titled FAST CHARLIE was touted as one of his best in a long while. I watched it…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 20 days agoWestern Movie Review: PURSUED (1947)PURSUED (1947) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars I don’t subscribe to the school of thought that Raoul Walsh was as good…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 22 days agoJeremy Saulnier and the Slow Decline of Filmmakers I LoveIt has not been an easy ten years for me as a cinephile. Forget the flood of reboots and remakes that have replaced…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 27 days agoMovie Reviews: Three Documentaries by the Late, Great Bertrand TavernierThis week focuses on three documentaries by one of my favorite French filmmakers, the late great Bertrand…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 29 days agoHow Amazon Prime Changed and How That Effects Independent FilmmakersBack in 2018, I released my indie Western BLOOD COUNTRY on Amazon Prime Video and within a few pay cycles it earned…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • last monthMovie Reviews: Three Action Films Starring Aaron EckhartAaron Eckhart recently wrapped filming on a screenplay I wrote, THIEVES HIGHWAY. Since he was in production on my…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • last month“Let’s Watch a Space Movie”The recent release of ALIEN: ROMULUS reminded me of a defining moment in my childhood and development as a film…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • last monthMovie Reviews: TWISTERS and TRAPTWISTERS (2024) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Worth seeing on the big screen more than any other film I’ve seen so far…travisfilmmaker (65)in #writing • 2 months agoON WRITING: “You’re a good writer, not a great writer.”“You’re a good writer, not a great writer.” That’s what a trusted friend and collaborator told me a couple of years…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 2 months agoI'M NOT THE HEROThe following is an excerpt from a book I am writing about my years as an independent filmmaker We all think we…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 3 months agoMovie Review: LONGLEGS (2024)As I walked out of the theater, I breathed a sigh of relief, not that I was out of the dark, demented world of…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 3 months agoTHE BEST THING MY MOM EVER SAID TO METhe following is an excerpt from a book I am writing about my years as an independent filmmaker I’d just wrapped…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 3 months agoClint Eastwood Learned to be an Actor in the 1980sClint was a movie star before he was an actor. There is a difference. Very few actors are movie stars and some movie…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 3 months agoHORIZON: Three Reasons We All Need to See it on the Big ScreenKevin Costner's HORIZON comes out this weekend and we all need to go see it in the theater. Why? Here are three…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 3 months ago"YOU'RE A FOOL"That’s what he said to me over the phone when I told him I was going to make my first feature film for 20,000 dollars.…travisfilmmaker (65)in #movies • 5 months agoUNBREAKABLE: How M. Night Shyamalan’s Career Survived Flops and Stood the Test of TimeThere aren’t many working filmmakers I admire these days more than M. Night Shyamalan. He came on the scene in the…
