New Masses

01/29/2022

🎥 Made with ❤️ in Wausaukee, Silver Cliff + Crivitz, Wisconsin

10/01/2020

BETTY BUCKLEY "For The Beauty Of The Earth / Jesus Loves The Little Children"

"I think part of this moment is American artists realizing that this is also what art is for. I was telling someone a few weeks ago - we folks on the left dropped the ball in sticking too much with facts/data/wonk when we are fighting a battle that is happening in the emotional/mythic realm. And we are gonna have to respond with images, music, archetypes and stories that center on life, not death. Like this!"- Stefene Russell ✍️ Arts for Biden-Harris

Producer - Betty Lynn Buckley Director/Editor - Matt Amato Music Arranger - Christian Jacob Audio Recording + Mixing Engineer - Jason Wormer Children's Vocal...

10/01/2020

New Masses updated their website address.

New Masses updated their website address.

06/27/2016

"Good Boy" - A Short Film On Toxic Masculinity and Intolerance

Director Chris Coats talks to The Huffington Post about his movie, GOOD BOY

Like most gay men, the idea of masculinity has always been an enigmatic thing for me. Being gay, you are automatically at odds with the standard masculin...

05/19/2016

Soko steals the show in a gothic black gown with funky tartan socks

NEWS: SoKo kills it at the Festival de Cannes - Page Officielle with 2 movies: La Danseuse + Voir du Pays! Watch her collaboration with director Matt Amato here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TYGM2f3830

Stephanie 'Soko' Sokolinski, 30, opted for a gothic ensemble for The Stopover (Voir Du Pays) photocall in Cannes on Wednesday in a black gown with a sheer overlay and lace detailing.

05/19/2016

Sister Crayon "Anti-Psalm"

NEWS: Sister Crayon signs with Warner Bros. Records! Watch their Matt Amato directed video featuring a cameo by Vancouver!

Director: Matt Amato Cinematographer: Matt Amato AC/AD: Grant Leuchtner Editor: Brian Lam Colorist: Elliott Sellers

02/24/2016

Douglas Slocombe, OBE, BSC, ASC (10 February 1913 – 22 February 2016)

01/04/2016

Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC (June 16, 1930 – January 1, 2016)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
The Hired Hand (1971)
Images (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Scarecrow (1973)
The Sugarland Express (1974)
Obsession (1976)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Rose (1979)
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Blow Out (1981)

12/28/2015

Haskell Wexler, A.S.C. (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015)

America, America, 1963
The Loved One, 1965
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966
In the Heat of the Night, 1967
The Thomas Crown Affair, 1968
Medium Cool, 1969
American Graffiti, 1973
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1975
Bound for Glory, 1976
Coming Home, 1978
Days of Heaven, 1978
Matewan, 1987
The Secret of Roan Inish, 1994

11/16/2015

L'Atalante I Jean Vigo (1934)

Vive le cinéma, vive la différence!

Follow us also on: https://www.facebook.com/Avids-I-Network-862911800491055/?ref=hl Title: L'Atalante Director: Jean Vigo Country: France Year: 1934

11/05/2015

Daughn Gibson's Daddy I Cut My Hair | St. Louis International Film Festival 2015 http://www.cinemastlouis.org/sliff/2015/st-louis-filmmakers-showcase-sampler

10/17/2015

The Diabolical review – brisk, atmospheric haunted-house horror

BRAVO to Masses alum + writer/director Alistair Legrand on the release of his maiden voyage, The Diabolical!

Fright fans looking for Halloween kicks could do much worse than this decent if unoriginal chiller

09/02/2015

Coming Home (1978) trailer

Happy Birthday to the great editor/director/sound+image maestro, Hal Ashby!

Great movie starring Jane Fonda and Jon Voight in their Oscar-winning performances.

07/17/2015

Experimental & Music Videos | www.cinemastlouis.org

Daughn Gibson's Daddy I Cut My Hair | St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase

DADDY I CUT MY HAIR dir. MATT AMATO
SUNDAY JULY 19 - 9PM
TIVOLI THEATER

07/15/2015

OMG Los Angeles 2014 - Behind the Scenes!

LET'S GO! Still taking applications for OMG Los Angeles, our free filmmaking camp for kids taking place August 10-14! If you know awesome kids aged 10-13 who have not yet experienced the crazy fun inspiration of OMG, let them know they can apply here: http://www.omgeverywhere.org/omg-la-2015/

From July 28th to August 1st, a group of kids from all over Los Angeles and an amazing group of filmmakers collaborated on a series of movies and music videos. There…

06/18/2015

Robert Chartoff (August 26, 1933 – June 10, 2015)

Point Blank (1967)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Leo the Last (1970)
Up the Sandbox (1972)
Rocky (1976)
New York, New York (1977)
Valentino (1977)
Raging Bull (1980)
The Right Stuff (1983)

06/14/2015

CLIPTIP

Daughn Gibson's new video | Cliptip

Daddy I Cut My Hair by Daughn Gibson Directed by Matt Amato

06/02/2015

Daughn Gibson's 'Carnation' Out Now - Watch the New Video for "Daddy I Cut My Hair"

Sub Pop Records premieres new video directed by Matt Amato

Daughn Gibson's Carnation is available now on CD / LP / DL in North America from your friends in the music business, Sub Pop Records. Conveniently enough for fans and newcomers alike, a brand-new Daughn Gibson official video for “Daddy I Cut My Hair” is also available as of today and was direct...

05/28/2015

- Album on Imgur

Giant

05/26/2015

First Listen: Daughn Gibson, 'Carnation'

Hear Daughn Gibson's brilliant new record on NPR Music. And stay tuned for his new video for Daddy I Cut My Hair directed by Matt Amato. Coming soon!

On his surprising, complex third album, Gibson outlines dark and alluring tales of horror and despair, human struggle and eternal regret.

05/06/2015

BFI

“A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.”

– Orson Welles, born 100 years ago today

04/30/2015

CLICK HERE to support GOOD BOY - A Short Film

Please support Masses director Chris Coats as he gears up for his next project.

A short film about two estranged friends and the secret that has shaped both their lives. | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support the fundraising needs of your community. Make a contribution today!

03/26/2015

2015 Sarasota Film Festival Official Selection | The Masses

FESTIVAL NEWS: Sarasota Film Festival

The Sarasota Film Festival presents The Makings Of You on April 11, 2015. Actress Sheryl Lee will be in attendance alongside writer/director Matt Amato and producer Jack Richardson.

03/18/2015

A hearty congrats to Masses alum, Alistair Legrand. Alistair premiered his first movie at this year's SXSW. Check out the RAD poster! Bravo, Alistair!

03/08/2015

Up The Sandbox /1972/ trailer

We love movies about women !

A young wife and mother, bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother b...

03/07/2015

Salesman 1968

Goodbye Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) This movie is one of the greatest.

Four relentless door-to-door salesmen deal with constant rejection, homesickness and inevitable burnout as they go across the country selling very expensive ...

03/05/2015

BFI

“Death does determine life.”

– Pier Paolo Pasolini, born on this day in 1922

02/22/2015

GENA ROWLANDS: A TRIBUTE | The Masses

Though she + her husband John Cassavetes never won an Academy Award, start your Oscar celebration with our tribute to the brilliance of actress, Gena Rowlands.

On January 10, 2015, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) presented its Career Achievement Award to actress Gena Rowlands.

02/22/2015

"Just find some good stories. Never mind the gross, the top ten, bottom ten, what's the rating, what's the demographic. You know something, the biggest grossing picture is not necessarily the best picture. So just tell stories that move us to laughter and tears, and perhaps reveal a little truth about ourselves." Norman Jewison's Oscar acceptance speech

02/03/2015

The Makings of You: Premiere + Reviews | The Masses

MOVIE PREMIERE + REVIEWS

November 13th 2014 marked the world premiere of THE MAKINGS OF YOU. The opening night selection of the 24th St. Louis International Film Festival, the movie received an enthusiastic response from the sold-out crowd at the historic Tivoli Theater. The celebration continued till dawn at the Fortune…

12/25/2014

TOMMY The Movie - "CHRISTMAS Scene"

Xmas gift from KEN RUSSELL

dir. Ken Russell
starring: Ann-Margret & Oliver Reed

12/09/2014

BFI

“As an artist, I feel that we must try many things, but above all we must dare to fail.”

– John Cassavetes, born on this day in 1929