by IndieClear | Feb 27, 2023 | Musings of a Movie Addict
Woody in The Italian Connection (1972) The first time I saw Woody Strode was 1966 in a local Detroit theater with about 300 other kids on a Sunday afternoon. It was “The Professionals” one of the best shoot ‘em up Westerns. Burt Lancaster, the star, leads a team...
by IndieClear | Dec 15, 2022 | Independent Film, Musings of a Movie Addict
Edison Studios was the first American film company. In 1908, the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC) or “Edison Trust” was created to shut out independent productions. Thomas Edison, yeah that guy, owned significant patents relating to...
by IndieClear | Aug 25, 2022 | Musings of a Movie Addict
On Tax Day 2002, IndieClear Script Clearance began in the bedroom of a backlot house in the Hollywood flats blocks from the Cinerama Dome. I was an introverted research nerd and movie addict with no real business or marketing experience. Didn’t know...
