hollywood blacklists DV film release

[miker]

politics politics politics

http://salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/11...pes/index.html

[Generic Skinhead]

You make it sound like it's just cos they're anti-dv. Not exactly a nice little movie is it?

Nov. 5, 2002 | Since filming of the movie "Gang Tapes" ended, four of its five stars have landed in trouble with the law, primarily for armed robbery. Another cast member couldn't make it to the premiere because he was in jail. Two more actors had friends and relatives who were murdered while the film was being made.

That may seem like an astonishing streak of bad luck for one movie; but given the circumstances of the casting and filming of "Gang Tapes," the outcome is sadly typical. Shot entirely on digital video, "Gang Tapes" is the story of a group of South Central Los Angeles gang members, one of whom videotapes their activities over the course of one summer. The camera bobs and weaves around the gang as they rape, rob and deal crack, leaving a wide swath of death and devastation in their wake. Directed by a Los Angeles Police Department reserve officer, the film featured a cast of mostly novice actors and local gang members who improvised action and dialogue using their own experience as a resource. What resulted is a disturbing depiction of inner-city gang life -- a fictional film that feels as real as a documentary.

[miker]

i should be in advertising ;-)

[twister!]

Whoa Sabre Wolf. Those were the days.........

[steven_craig]

a hollywood releace snuffmovie directed by an ex-cop!

no publicity is bad publicity

i thought this post would be about kodak killing of directors of DV movies

the digital revolution is here and kodak is armed

[Alex]

It's a no win situation. The glorifying and publicizing of the movie will anger black leaders. The stifling of the movie angers the artistic side.

I think theatre owners probably were in fear that the movie could trigger violence on their property, and nobody wants to look down the barrell of an account busting attorney.