By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com
Top of the Morning From New York
I am sure we have met somewhere before, but just in case: Hello. My name is S.T. VanAirsdale, and The Reeler is my blog covering news, gossip, business and personalities from around the New York City film community. I have been on the beat since June–most of which time I spent on indieWIRE’s blog network–and I am excited to join Movie City News in a kind of NYC eyes-and-ears capacity.
Obviously, nobody sees and hears everything. Nevertheless, that is my goal. So please feel free to send me your tips, hints and story ideas–I am open to anything and everything happening here in town. You will find me hanging around premieres, crashing parties or chatting with everyone from mainstream Oscar favorites to self-distributed indie geniuses. But I am equally excited to bring you the latest on the heroic Harvey Weinstein, the “anti-studio” Lionsgate, or any especially awful colorectal spasms that happen to wind up in Roger Friedman’s Fox 411 columns. I work pretty hard to supply original reporting when I can, and I break stories as gleefully as I quote them from around the Web. Nothing much is going to change around here except for the main server.
Which reminds me: Take some time to browse The Reeler archives as I prepare to move them here (I know, I know–moving during the holidays. Totally ridiculous), but please refresh your bookmarks and RSS feeds if you are a regular visitor. I am hoping to settle in for the long haul, and I genuinely appreciate you joining me.