All That Jazz + Jaws are a perfect double feature: both star Roy Scheider, both could’ve starred Richard Dreyfus, both include Scheider drinking red wine from a pint glass, and both feature a predatory animal who sidles up when you least expect it to wreak havoc. #Jaws50 @mattcampagna.bsky.social

🎬 Join us for an Instagram live on Wednesday, May 28 at 3 PM ET Join @mattcampagna.bsky.social @melissadags.bsky.social & #AndreRehal as they go live to talk about what it really takes to make movies from the ground up and why they’re still doing it Pull up a chair, #cinephiles Let’s talk #film 🎥

I’m really proud of this film and buoyed by the comments I’ve received from audience members that have complicated or toxic relationships with their mothers (or other family members) and what it means to see that explored in the film. I hope you’ll check it out! 🎬💔💃🏻

This scene was surprisingly easy to shoot despite its heaviness - mostly because #WendieMalick is such a generous actor that I just had to listen and respond. Writing about #NarcAbuse is always tricky - this was our attempt to express how complicated these relationships can be #MOASFilm

🤩 Mother of All Shows — Cage as a narcissistic showbiz mother AND her imaginative daughter. @melissadags.bsky.social

@melissadags.bsky.social of #highballtv gets real on #theShorePodcast about bloated film budgets and the loss of the mid-range movie, sky-high CEO salaries, and what indie filmmakers are really up against. Catch the convo wherever you get your podcasts. #filmsky #filmindustry

This was such a great event. So proud to be a part of it. 🎬

“When we look at Auschwitz we see the end… It's important to remember that the Holocaust actually did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed from words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanisation & escalating violence.” - @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

I look so concerned in this, but it was actually very fun!

Thrilled about this win! Jenn’s work in the film is incredible & I’m so happy she’s being recognized for her work. Go team! 🕺💃🏻🎬

Lots of ways to stream/rent our film MOTHER OF ALL SHOWS - I’m really proud of it & I’d love for you to watch it. Support Indie film! #MOASFilm 🎬🍿📽️

🎦 Advice on breaking into #film? ✴️ Launching a streaming platform? 👊 Surviving as a specialist (or not)? Join us as we sit down with Matt & Melissa of HighballTV for their hot take on making it in the #filmindustry today. Hold onto your butts. 👀 Watch the full chat now on our YouTube

Thanks for asking me to participate in this @revalmanac.bsky.social! Some tough choices, but here’s where I landed with what/who I hope takes home an Oscar in these categories. 🎬

Marking its #firstlook exclusive in #variety at the #berlinale #europeanfilmmarket is the new #highballtv original #surfacingfilm, written and starring our very own Jonathan Sharp Staring #DamianRomero and #CindySam and directed by #ChristianSmith #surfacing #variety #berlinale #efm

See it in the latest edition of @variety.com edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...

This is a fascinating read.

Better Man is an example of the kinds of big, creative swings that excite me in filmmaking. Amazing CGI used as a narrative and character-building tool that adds to the emotional depth of the story, instead of distancing us from it. A bold, flashy, poignant exploration of fame and grief.

Highlighting the writers/filmmakers on our team: @mattcampagna.bsky.social @melissadags.bsky.social and #andrerehal And if you’re looking to support a 🇨🇦Canadian film streaming platform - check us out: www.highballtv.com

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 20/20: A League of Their Own #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 19/20: Bicycle Thieves #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 18/20: White Nights #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 17/20: The King of Comedy #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 16/20: Four Weddings and a Funeral #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 15/20: The Sound of Music #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 14/20: All About Eve #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 13/20: Bamboozled #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 12/20: Magnolia #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 11/20: Rosemary’s Baby #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 10/20: Pleasantville #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 9/20: The Godfather #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 8/20: Singing in the Rain #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 7/20: Alice in Wonderland #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 6/20: The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, Her Lover #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 5/20: Moonstruck #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Said goodbye to 2024 with a bit of erotic coercion by way of a rad double feature with @mattcampagna.bsky.social Was riveted by both of these. #BabyRatu #HappyNewYear #Babygirl #Nosferatu 👶🏼🧛🏽

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 4/20: When Harry Met Sally #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 3/20: Goodfellas #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Great primer on The Brutalist’s shooting format, VistaVision; if you’re curious why the lens flares in the film are vertical instead of horizontal, this thread shows you a diagram about why. Fun fact: this huge format played a part in Star Wars’ effects being so uniquely believable in the 70s!

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 2/20: All That Jazz #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

Hey, TV Producers, when a person approaches a mic in a club or restaurant there will be no sharp, grating feedback screech unless they move the mic very close to the speakers. Please stop using this sound effect.

I’m looking so forward to this book - and hopefully more legislation around this practice at Spotify.

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews 1/20: The Wizard of Oz #FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️ #moviechallenge

telling how much of this (legit incredible) feat of efficiency boils down to "get the script fully worked out and all the scenes planned before you start shooting" www.gq.com/story/how-th...

I loved this film - beautiful, funny, poignant with masterful performances.

Released my directorial debut + two films I produced, travelled to fests in rad cities, directed an Oscar-winner, got coverage in the print version of Variety at TIFF, kept our business going despite some major obstacles, found joy/gratitude even when things felt dire. 🎉

Constantly thinking of this Marilyn Frye quote From @taylorlorenz.bsky.social’s newsletter www.usermag.co/p/tiktok-is-...

Another part is digital cinematographers shooting flat “log” or “raw” formats so colourists have maximum flexibility in the colour grade. But filmmakers can get ‘temp love’ and get used to the flat look during the edit, never using that flexibility in the grade to go for higher contrast. #FilmSky

… and if @jamesgunn.bsky.social is looking around for somebody to direct an animated adaptation, I’m right here! As a movie, it’d make a hell of an interquel!