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Truly Free Film

Wondering Why Music Licensing Is The Way It Is

The NYTimes has a nice article on Matt Porterfield’s truly free film PUTTY HILL. I got to moderate a discussion around the film last year after its Berlin premiere and again this year for our screening series at Goldcrest — yet the movie had a significant change during the time that passed. The Times piece touches upon it: The Rolling Stones wouldn’t even enter into discussions about licensing “Wild Horses” to Matt and his team.

Why is it if you are an artist whose art is singing other people’s songs, our culture has worked it out in the most frictionless way manageable? But if you are an artist whose art is filming artists whose art is singing other people’s songs, you have to go to herculean tasks to gain permission?  

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Truly Free Film

Reuters Reports: Cinema Is Changing

Just spreading the word…

And just to be clear, the Daniel Johnston iPhone game has nothing to do with the movie other than being on the same subject. It’s just a good illustration of the things that can slowly lead audiences to find new work, or to rejoice in it long after the lights have gone on.
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These Are Those Things

More Ways To Love Daniel Johnston

Okay, I have been asked what you can do when you have already watched The Devil And Daniel Johnston thirty times, bought some of the artwork, listened to all the music, and even bought the action figure of the frog. How many ways can one express appreciation of this man’s work?

Well now you can download the Hi How Are You game to your iPhone. What are you waiting for?! I was waiting to post this and fill it out but I got scooped by the NYTimes, so…