How goes it, my name is Kofi Outlaw and I’ve been your overly opinionated blog-friend for a few months now. Remember that sudden influx of geek-chic news that began flooding this site? Yeah, I apologize, a lot of that was my doing. I’ve been studying (and majoring in) writing and literature since high school, college, and, after a three-year stint in corporate purgatory, I recently began my graduate studies at the New School in New York City, to earn my masters degree in (you guessed it,) writing. I got into this blogging game after my best friend went from being a freelance blogger, to a website editor earning a ridiculous salary, working from home in his bathrobe. Apparently, the American dream really is achievable.
Ask the average person who John Sayles is and you’ll likely draw a blank stare. But his first feature, THE RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS SEVEN, filmed for just $40,000, helped launch the independent film movement. It’s been pretty much uphill ever since -- with the exception of a couple of plateaus. Film buffs certainly recognize most of his other films – among them MATEWAN, EIGHT MEN OUT, THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET, PASSION FISH, LONE STAR, SUNSHINE STATE, and LIMBO -- as proof that when it comes to filmmaking, money and quality are not necessarily synonymous.