Archive for the 'Film' Category
And the Webby goes to…
1 Comment Published by Ryan May 7th, 2008 in The West Side, Web, Film, Career.Here, the nitty-gritty from our press release:
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 6, 2008 - The 12th Annual Webby Awards today named The West Side as Best Drama Series of 2008. The show is self-produced by co-creators Ryan Bilsborrow-Koo and Zachary Lieberman.
Described as an “Urban Western,” The West Side transforms contemporary New York City into […]
The connection between “The Wire” and On the Road
1 Comment Published by Ryan March 23rd, 2008 in Reading, Film.I just finished the final season of what will go down as the greatest standard-definition TV series in history, HBO’s “The Wire.” And while someday I’d like to write a eulogy for my now-concluded favorite show, at this point it’s easiest to react to the reactors: I’ve been following along with Slate’s episode diary. […]
A couple of years ago on this site I deemed Crash “one of the worst films I’ve seen in recent memory.” Shortly thereafter, the film went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Affronted, I quoted an overwhelmingly negative review by LA Weekly critic Scott Foundas to back up my claim.
This year, […]
The resurgence of the Western
4 Comments Published by Ryan October 17th, 2007 in The West Side, Film.After a full year spent writing and producing our urban Western, The West Side, Zack and I finally premiered the first episode of the serialized feature in July. Now, months later, Western films are dotting the Hollywood landscape like so many buffalo on a windswept plain. I’ve been joking with friends that, similarly […]
Last week I saw an ad for the upcoming ABC primetime television show Cavemen, a spin-off of the GEICO television commercials that have been airing for the past couple of years. First I’d like to point out that the show is a runner-up for the Most Unoriginal Title award (for whatever reason, my personal […]
My creative juices have been diverted to my new internet film project for so long that I don’t have much left in the tank to write the oh-so-clever blog post that this ought to be. Functionally, this post should suggest I’m a self-deprecating, talented writer in addition to a resourceful no-budget filmmaker… but I’ve […]
