Category: Articles

In the genesis of “The Woman in the Room”, a bright light emerged. This light took the benevolent form of Frank Darabont and his dedicated assistant, Denise Huth. Their confidence in me and my...

James Cole and I shot our Dollar Baby decades ago, but it was the most formative film experience I could have had – as a teenager living in a small town, I never would...

With ‘October Roses,’ I aimed to create a film that embodies the essence of dark and gritty storytelling. My vision was to craft a cinematic experience that not only entertains but also pushes the...

My feelings towards my Dollar Baby have fluctuated over the years. From mailing that single American dollar bill to Stephen King’s office, to the day we all arrived on set, the process of making...

NOTE: The article you are going to read below is published with permission from James Douglas, director of The Doctor’s Case Dollar Baby film. It was written by Tom Douglas, James’ father. We from...

8 years ago I started my career in the world of cinema and audiovisuals. One of my first works was Mute. It was like a bet. I read about the dollar baby thing and...

Technology is wonderful, right? Right? Yes, I think so. Without the advances in tech – seemingly jumping leaps and bounds almost daily – we indie filmmakers might not be able to fully realize our...

“A sonnet commands make Violante, but in my life I didn’t see me in such mare’s nest.” This is how Lope de Vega began one of his best-known sonnets. The truth is that we...

It’s strange that Stephen King’s Dollar Baby program is finished, and to realize that my film is one of the last. It’s a program that has done so much good, and has helped so...

I first read Harvey’s Dream as Stephen King’s short story in 2009 and realized I didn’t like. I set aside my copy of Just After Sunset but a strange thing happened; of the 13...