FYI: Columbus talks about RENT on television

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:36pm

I've also posted this on the latebreaking news thread, but I'm giving it its own thread because it's already lost amidst the many unrelated posts on 'latebreaking.' This should be interesting.
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Director Columbus Shopping 'Underground' Film
Fri Oct 29, 2004 08:32 PM ET
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By Carla Hay NEW YORK (Billboard) - Little Steven's Underground Garage Festival, which took place Aug. 14 at New York's Randall's Island, may be headed to the big screen. Director Chris Columbus, whose credits include "Home Alone," the first two "Harry Potter" films and the upcoming screen adaptation of "Rent," is shopping a concert documentary to film studios. Sources say he wants the film to be a high-definition, 3-D experience. Steven Van Zandt, aka Little Steven of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, organized the festival, which featured such acts as Iggy Pop & the Stooges, Big Star, Nancy Sinatra, the Strokes, the New York Dolls and the Pretty Things. Reuters/Billboard



"The Directors" Documentary Feature on Chris Columbus

"The Directors", a critically acclaimed documentary series, will feature Harry Potter director Chris Columbus. Airing November 6th on Encore, part of the Starz! cable film channel, this one hour show on the director will feature interviews and clips from the first two Harry Potter films, as well as information about his newest production "Rent." A press release had this about the show:


"The Directors episode features clips from Columbus's films Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Nine Months, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Mrs. Doubtfire, Adventures in Babysitting, Stepmom, and Rent, his latest production. The segment includes extensive exclusive chats with Columbus, plus interviews with Robin Williams, Sally Field, Daniel Radcliffe, and others."

Again, this show will air on Encore Saturday November 6th at 11:00 AM(est).

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:37pm

Cool! Thanks for the information! But I don't get that channel

[Plum]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 11:09pm

3-D? As in put little glasses over your face 3-D? What the heck is the point of that? And what does he mean by high-definition? That's a television term, I thought.

Bizarre.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 11:16pm

Aw, I don't get the channel either.

[cvapb]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 11:17pm

yea like HD-TV better picture

[Plum]

Posted: 10/30/04 at 12:15am

That makes no sense when talking about movie production. Films are filmed on, well, film. The way they're broadcast on TV is something decided much later and has nothing to do with the film's director.