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From Michael SellersWoke up this morning to “Breaking News” alert on CNN and other studios — Microsoft offering $44.6B to buy Yahoo. Pretty amazing but my guess is that this is going to go through. It’s based on $31/share and Yahoo is currently at $19/share, and Microsoft needs Yahoo, particularly the search aspect, to keep […]
by Michael SellersIt’s very hectic here at NATPE and very informative. The MovieBank team has been attending seminars and having some very interesting meetings with people and internet studios who are interesting to our digital development strategies at MovieBank.Here are links to some of the companies we’ve been meeting with and talking to. We will […]
by Michael D. SellersI’m at NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) with a small team from MovieBank and Quantum in Las Vegas for the next two days. This is a very useful and important conference which this year, more than in the past when it has been more focused on traditional television programming for the major […]
by Michael SellersWell, like just about everybody else, I’ve been following the netbuzz about Cloverfield and wondering whether this would launch the film (think “300”) or kill it (“Snakes on a Plane”). So I lined up with wife and a couple of 17 year old guinea pigs in tow and went to see it […]
by Michael D. Sellers A month or so ago I blogged that the studios were excited and all of us involved with MovieBank and Quantum should keep an eye on “Cloverfield”, the JJ Abrams (“Lost”) produced $30M monster flick which boasts no stars and is shot as if what the audience is seeing is raw footage […]
by Michael D. Sellers Here it is. We knew this was coming. It’s unclear yet whether this is a breakthrough opportunity or a threat to us here at MovieBAnk, but whatever it is — it’s news and it gives a big boost to internet downloads as a concept whose time has come. Apple’s entry, and […]
by Michael Sellers, MovieBankIf you haven’t heard of “Juno” yet — you will soon. The studios got lucky with this one and indies like MovieBank and Quantum need to take note. It’s a wonderful indie comedy-drama directed by Jason Reitman and released by Fox Searchlight on December 7. It had wonderful buzz from festivals […]
by Michael D. SellersToday’s Hollywood Reporter which provides an overview of indie films in theatrical release in 2007 and provides some context for Eye of the Dolphin and other films that did not originate with the major studios. This is very interesting material for the likes of MovieBank and Quantum Entertainment. A cautionary note […]
monterey media Press Releasemonterey media presents Eye of the Dolphin, an Award Winning film by Michael D. Sellers starring Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, Katharine Ross, and George Harris, a MovieBank Studios Quantum Entertainment Production.Hitting stores and rental outlets today is Eye of the Dolphin, a heartwarming family film about a girl whose friendship with a […]
by Michael D. SellersThis is just a quick note to let you know we’re all back at MovieBank in Florida and Quantum in Los Angeles and pounding away after the holidays. It’s been a big holiday season for the studios and indies alike, some great entertainment out there — and as you might imagine there […]
by Michael D. SellersA number of you have been asking how the WGA strike is affecting us at Moviebank and Quantum Entertainment. At present, the main effect is that we are at a point in the development of the Way of the Dolphin screenplay where I would normally have brought in Wendell Morris (who co-wrote […]
by Michael D. Sellers As we track/discuss/analyze the trends from the studios that might have impact on MovieBank and/or Quantum Entertainment and other indie film entities, I think it’s important to keep an eye on Cloverfield, a film coming out in January which is produced by JJ Abrams (the TV series Lost) and which is […]
by Michael D. SellersAs you know we’ve been working hard on our internet strategy for the next year as MovieBank and Quantum Entertainment work to keep up not only with the traditional studios, but also with internet studios. Today I’m pleased to be able to start the process of unveiling it. As you know, our […]
by Michael D. SellersThe Times Square Eye of the Dolphin Jumbo-tron is up. Here are some pictures of it. This is a 15 second spot that will be playing for the entire month of December. It plays right over FAIO Schwartz in the heart of times square.
by Michael D. SellersEye of the Dolphin’s modest trek through the theaters is just about over and we have managed to keep alive for 15 weeks, a first for MovieBank and Quantum Entertainment. Yesterday I received notice that the Marion Theater in Ocala, Florida is asking to have the film back for an encore performance. […]
By Michael D. SellersAs we near the street date for Eye of the Dolphin, illegal downloads of the film are popping up here and there on various BitTorrent sites. If any of you come across any of these, please send me the link at sellers.michael@mac.com. So far we have had two in the last couple […]
By Michael D. SellersI hesitated to put this up because it’s a bit arcane and frankly I wouldn’t have put as much time into it as I did had it not come up over the weekend. But on reflection I think it’s interesting enough to warrant posting about. It is something that has significance for […]
by Michael D. SellersPaul Mockler (our underwater cinematographer), Ken Levasseur (dolphin specialist), and I had an interesting conference call yesterday to discuss ways that we can achieve a kind of “dolphin cam” — means of communicating the point of view perspective of a dolphin including high speed underwater travel and the way that a dolphin […]
by Michael D. SellersOne of the things that is going to figure very prominently in Way of the Dolphin is an attempt to portray and explore “dolphin consciousness”. In connection with this I’ve been doing a lot of research and one of the most interesting things I’ve come across is the way in which […]
by Michael D. SellersHere’s a now-famous newclip showing actress Hayden Panatierre and others trying to intervene in the annual dolphin slaughter in Japan. This is a bizarre event in which 23,000 dolphins are killed. It’s a pretty heartwrenching video but I have to say that it brings into question one of the issues that are […]
MovieBank Studios and Quantum Entertainment’s Eye of the Dolphin walked away with all the major awards at the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival in Melbourne, Florida, picking up the Audience Choice Award for Best Picture, as well as Best Cinematography for Guy Livneh and Best Actress for Carly Schroeder. Michael D. Sellers, the film’s writer […]
by Michael D. SellersKen Levasseur just sent me the link to a very interesting but sad story coming out of Kewalo Basin — the University of Hawaii Marine Lab where Ken used to work under Lou Hermann, a top level (but controversial) dolphin researcher. I know some of you are familiar with Ken’s story, but […]
By Michael D. Sellers for MovieBank and Quantum Entertainment.One of the things that plays a role in the script we are developing for Way of the Dolphin is something based on an actual event — the strandings of beaked whales and dolphins in the Bahamas in 2000. I’ve previously written about this and provided links […]
by Michael D. SellersAs technology marches on, we come to expect great things but it all generally increases incrementally, so it’s really rare when something comes along and seems to take a huge leap past all the competition. That’s what’s happenig now with the revolutionary Red Digital Cinema Camera system which seems almost too good […]
From Michael SellersOne of the things that has always frustrated me as a film-maker is that in the “indie” world we inhabit, it has always been necessary to “lock the picture” before beginning work on the sound, and never “unlock” it thereafter.In other words — you finish shooting the movie, then you edit the picture […]
By Michael D. SellersClick here to go to a gallery where you will be able to view many of the Eye of the Dolphin DVD elements. This includes things like the menus, the cast bios, etc. These are just coming through the approval process between us and Monterey at this point. There are still […]
by Michael D. SellersJust got back from the Freeport, Bahamas Premiere for Eye of the Dolphin. It’s been a long 24 hours without sleep since leaving LA almost exactly 24 hours ago…. but worth it. Local Film Commission chief Donna Mackey put on a great show – they did a red carpet, the works — […]
by Michael D. SellersA couple of months back I was contacted by a certain “Luciano Marzotto” of Milan, Italy, who said he represented a Russian “billionaire” who wanted to invest in film. “Marzotto” is, to Italians, a name on the level of “Rockefeller” here. He didn’t identify the Russian but said he was part of […]
From Michael SellersMovieBank and Quantum’s Eye of the Dolphin has won the Honors Award from the National Association of Parenting Publications Awards in the fim/dvd division. This is a well established and quite prestigious award progam which will be one more “brick” in the structure we’re building for EOD’s longterm life. The NAPPA awards are […]
Following are review quotes on MovieBank and Quantum Entertainment’s film Eye of the Dolphin, written and directed by Michael D. Sellers, starring Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, and Katharine Ross. “There’s real heart to be found in the story”. James Berardinelli, Reelviews“Family films tend to suffer from an overabundance of sentimental sap, but this delightful […]
Year of the Spy Book Trailer
Above is the Year of the Spy Book Trailer — for my upcoming non-fiction book about espionage upheavals on the streets of Moscow in 1985.
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My eBook — Just released Dec 5, 2012
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