Needless to say, I’m a pretty big fan of independent film. Sure, there’s little promise of red carpet receptions and interviews with Joan Rivers -- wait, does she still do that sort of thing? -- still, indie film is imbued with a passion and a purpose all its own.
Independent film allows filmmakers to seize the opportunity to take risks with their creativity and to explore subjects that are off the beaten path of popular trends which, more often than not, ends up being very entertaining and thoroughly thought provoking.
This can, without a doubt, be said about Black Scorpion Film’s production Company M: A Mob of Soldiers.
It is really amazing. For the most part, we’re dealing with characters that are based on historical figures, people who lived and loved and dreamed not too terribly far from where I’m sitting now.
As I stand by and watch talented actors breathe life into these long dead individuals, actors like Mike Pniewski, Kevin Wayne, Richard Tyson, Jim Harper, and Doug Young -- just to name a few -- I can’t help but wonder if the people who actually lived the tale had the slightest notion they would one day be portrayed on the big screen, a medium that was still in its infancy when they were alive.
That is part of the magic of filmmaking, isn’t it? Bringing the dead to life.
Independent film allows filmmakers to seize the opportunity to take risks with their creativity and to explore subjects that are off the beaten path of popular trends which, more often than not, ends up being very entertaining and thoroughly thought provoking.
This can, without a doubt, be said about Black Scorpion Film’s production Company M: A Mob of Soldiers.
It is really amazing. For the most part, we’re dealing with characters that are based on historical figures, people who lived and loved and dreamed not too terribly far from where I’m sitting now.
As I stand by and watch talented actors breathe life into these long dead individuals, actors like Mike Pniewski, Kevin Wayne, Richard Tyson, Jim Harper, and Doug Young -- just to name a few -- I can’t help but wonder if the people who actually lived the tale had the slightest notion they would one day be portrayed on the big screen, a medium that was still in its infancy when they were alive.
That is part of the magic of filmmaking, isn’t it? Bringing the dead to life.
