New Indieplex Team Members
As Editor in Chief of Indieplex Online Magazine, I’d like to both introduce and welcome our new regular contributors to our publication: Sanford Jenkins, Jr., Michael Steve [...]
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Just a Few Words: Film Festival Expectations
By Ron Merk There’s a wonderful line in Francois Truffaut’s film, “Day for Night,” spoken by the director character, in which he talks about his great hopes [...]
Piracy Is Not Free Speech
By Ron Merk If you think that free downloads of your favorite movie, TV show or music are your “right” – think again. If you assume that the use of other people’s [...]
When the Digital Dust Settles…
By Ron Merk Each year, I take a hard look at where the film business has gone, and where it appears to be going. For the past five or six years, its true condition has been [...]
Want to Know What’s Wrong with the Film Business
I responded to Ted Hope’s piece on his site, Hope for Film, today. Here’s what I said: If you really want to answer the rhetorical or serious question of the title, you [...]
Intermission
By Ron Merk I wake up every day, full of enthusiasm and excitement for what I do. Make movies, distribute movies and write about movies. But after the initial enthusiasm [...]
The Tingle Factor
By Ron Merk First of all, please don’t write me and politically-correct me on the term “showmen.” Despite looking for female hucksters back in the glory days (50s [...]
The Ready Rig is The Reel Thing
By Ron Merk I know that most of what I’ve been writing lately is rants, but I’m pleased to report that this installment is an unqualified rave. As equipment for [...]
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