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So Baaad it’s Good? “Step Up 3D” Tells the Honest to Tea Party Truth

erin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Erin Trahan: So, why did you implore me to see Step Up 3-D? It’s not exactly an A+ movie, nor is it independent.

Courtney Sheehan: Dunks. Step Up 3-D is about Nike Dunks. Step Up 3-D is about American values.

Trahan: I can watch Tea Party rallies if I want to conflate Nike with American values. Please elaborate.

3-D (Like it Used to Be) in ‘53

erin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000

In 1953 and ‘54, this critic was popping the popcorn, changing the marquee, and patrolling the aisles of the Ritz Theater in Indianapolis, making sure couples kept both feet on the floor at all times. Being on staff at a neighborhood movie house as a high school student was the perfect introduction to the film business—particularly to 3-D.

Exhibitor FAQ: Emerging Pictures

erin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000

With about 70 theatrical venues, Emerging Pictures is the largest network of digital theaters in the country. Existing and burgeoning theaters pay a fee for its servers, which come with hard drives chock full of specialty films, re-issues, mini-festivals and series, and their biggest hits—cultural programming—including opera and ballet.

The Show Must Go Green

cristina — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Miranda Bailey's recent film-within-a-film documentary, Greenlit, portrays the hopes and eventual challenges of making the production of The River Why "green." There's an initial hope that making the Why production eco-friendly is doable, and even money-saving.

Distributor FAQ: FilmBuff

cristina — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

FilmBuff is a digital distribution service provided by Cinetic Rights Management (CRM). Although FilmBuff is less than three years old, its sister company, Cinetic Media, has been a major player in film sales since 2001.

Fantasia’s Programmer Simon Laperrière Wants You to See More Genre Films

cristina — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Montréal’s Fantasia International Film Festival may well be the largest film fest you’ve never heard of. If you haven’t been following genre film at all, you might be excused...but not for much longer.

How an Innovative Web Doc Secured Traditional Distribution

courtney — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Prison Valley, a multimedia prison reform project, tells the tale of Fremont County, Colorado: a tiny patch of the Southwest packed with 13 prisons and a local economy that revolves around the incarceration of 7,735 people—many of whom are the county’s own residents.

A Meeting of Worlds: YouTube Biennial at the Guggenheim

courtney — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

The Guggenheim Museum: one of the art world’s most venerable institutions, home of masterpieces from the Impressionist movement to the modern era.

Exhibitor and Distributor FAQ: Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum

courtney — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Located in Seattle, the Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) is an invaluable resource for independent filmmakers in the Pacific Northwest, providing production grants and access to equipment and post-production facilities. The Film Forum also boasts a 364-day exhibition calendar of independent films, many of which are hard to come by at other theaters in the region.

Funder FAQ: Playboy’s Surprising Mission

cristina — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Damned in the U.S.A. (1991)
Heart of the Matter (1994)
In the Family (2008)
The Most Dangerous Man in America (2010)
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
When Billy Broke His Head…. And Other Tales of Wonder (1999)

What do all these films have in common?