FilmSnobbery

16/09/2024

Want to see a great doc? Give Chasing Chasing Amy a watch! In the meantime, check out my 5* review.

A documentary examining the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy on LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.

16/09/2024

Here's my review of KevinSmith's new film THE 4:30 MOVIE.

A group of teens in the 1980s spend the day theater-hopping. Directed by Kevin Smith (CLERKS, MALLRATS, CHASING AMY)

15/09/2024

I went to the movies tonight. It was horrible. Read about it and how we can fix it here:

“Y’all know me. Know how I earn a livin’.” – Quint (JAWS, 1975) I had an experience this evening that I’ve heard echoed via social media for years, but I’ve not had the chance to experience in person yet. I want to share with you my experience, and then elaborate a bit on how we got he...

06/06/2024

My new book Behind the Scenes of Indie Film Marketing hits stores today and debuted at #2 on Amazon's Film & Television category! Pick up your copy today!

https://a.co/d/fhMzCEZ

24/05/2024

It's been an interesting year so far, and I'm still processing everything.

My first book Behind the Scenes of Indie Film Marketing comes out in a couple of weeks. It's being published by Routledge/Focal Press.

My second book, a deep dive into A Nightmare on Elm Street was pitched to and approved by my new publisher (DieDie Books) whom I met at a local film festival. This book is due May 2025.

My THIRD book is being published by CRC Press, an imprint from Taylor & Francis (who published my first book) and is going to be about using TTRPG mechanics to aid storytelling and script development, was approved way faster than I expected. The contract is signed, and my first draft deadline is at the end of the year.

17/05/2024

My book Behind the Scenes of Indie Film Marketing is officially available for pre-order now from my publisher Routledge Filmmaking and Postproduction! You can order it from them (FREE shipping is available) or you can nab it from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

I'll be working on getting the book into local indie bookstores across the US, but if you know of a bookstore that we should hit up, please let me know so I can contact them!

This book provides current and incoming filmmakers with a comprehensive overview of how to create business and marketing plans to prepare their movies for distribution. Nicholas LaRue combines experienced insights into aesthetics and creativity with logical data-driven conclusions to provide an a**l...

09/05/2024

Looking for something new to read? Pre-order my new book Behind the Scenes of Indie Film Marketing! The first 100 people to pre-order and send me photo proof (your receipt), will get a signed bookplate in the mail!

Pre-order here:

Behind the Scenes of Indie Film Marketing

07/05/2024

Just signed a contract to work on a book about one of my favorite movies, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Going to be great to geek out writing this.

09/04/2024

There’s a lot to love about this short giallo-inspired horror film. I had the occasion to check out BATH BOMB as part of a shorts block at the most recent Panic Fest Film Festival and was so delightfully disgusted and disturbed. BATH BOMB, directed by Colin G. Cooper and written by Cooper and Mich...

09/04/2024

THE CHAIN, directed by Tom Hipp and written by Tom and Kate Hipp has an interesting conceit in that it’s set in a world where werewolves are endemic encountered often enough for the government to have issued “chains” to the citizenry to help protect them against accidental deaths from folks bi...

09/04/2024

Directed by Sofie Somoroff and starring a limited cast with the highlight being Celina Bernstein as our terrorized heroine. RIDE BABY RIDE is a short film that is more than the 7-minute runtime would have you believe. If you’re a fan of 80’s style horror akin to CHRISTINE (the most obvious compa...

04/04/2024

Made it to Kansas City for ! Had a pretty decent drive filled with wonderful views and PIE! I'll be low-key repping my
Shirt today! Buy me drinks if you find me!

03/04/2024

Travels and Tribulations - https://mailchi.mp/280b2c36a5c4/filmsnobbery-welcomes-10531891
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24/03/2024

Little photo dump from my time at this past week.

22/03/2024

A few pics from yesterday at the . Great time so far. More today! Forgot what hometown hospitality felt like!

20/03/2024

time at the Film Fest!

14/03/2024

Tonight! 8pm EST!

06/03/2024

You know what to do!

A wandering mystic has extraordinary good luck, and so does anyone within 75 feet of him. Hoping to exploit his power, 3 women kidnap him. That story is a metaphor for how so many of the stories we tell about our lives are fictions, but underneath that, we have a shared humanity.

18/02/2024

Did you miss our latest episode of FilmSnobbery Live! with special guest Amy Vorpahl? Well, we've got the replay right here!

https://filmsnobbery.com/podcast/filmsnobbery-live-episode-125-amy-vorpahl/

Show Notes Talented multi-hyphenate Amy Vorphal is our guest on the show this week. FilmSnobbery host Nic LaRue and Amy talk about moving long distances for significant others, Amy’s Be H*rny On Main Summit, DM’ing, making movies, what it takes to live the creative life in LA, and more! This epi...

11/02/2024

For those of you who missed the live feed, here is the replay of our latest episode of FilmSnobbery Live! with guest Rebekah Louisa Smith, the The Film Festival Doctor.
https://filmsnobbery.com/podcast/filmsnobbery-live-episode-124-dr-rebekah-louisa-smith/

Show Notes On this episode of FilmSnobbery Live!, host Nic LaRue speaks with The Film Festival Doctor, Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith about a variety of topics including commons misconceptions of submitting to film festivals, how to deal with the constant barrage of “no” that we hear in our industry, ...

01/02/2024

We have some cool magnets to give away to folks we see while we're out at film festivals or other places while we're promoting our new book!

01/02/2024

Tune in to our show TONIGHT at 8pm EST / 5pm PST and watch our chat with prestigious indie film professional and educator Ira Deautchman! Link shown in the image!

30/01/2024

We've got a veteran of the trenches on the show this week. We welcome filmmaker, consultant, and professor Ira Deutchman to FilmSnobbery Live! What questions would you ask him?