patches
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10/27/2006 2:08 PM
posted awhile ago
So what's playing this year?
Anybody excited about any upcoming films?
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kabush
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11/11/2006 7:58 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: So what's playing this year?
hey patches,
tell all your friends at the festivals (especially film geeks) to see "cinematographer style," a
nice little documentary about cinematography from leading voices in the craft.
cheers,
smatches
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Smavitz
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11/13/2006 11:29 AM
posted awhile ago
My take...
Hey Patches,
I loaded up with tickets for the Denver Film Festival and so far have seen very pleased with this years crop of flicks. I avoided some of the gala events and some of the films which will no doubt be hitting the art film houses soon enough. Denver has a great selection of art film houses and I wanted to focus (pun intended) some of the movies we might not get later.
Highlights so far? Animated Shorts - big hit! Great Happiness - interesting subject, artfully crafted documentary. Chalk - not to be missed, well done. And, talking to the directors and actors... what a treat to actually meet these people.
Not-so-much? Uprooted - I wanted so much to be educated, instead the film got in the way. Bad editing, odd black & white clips, rambling interviews all made for a 2 hour mess of which I could only endure for 75 minutes. The director missed a golden opportunity to bring the audience with her on her "quest" for understanding.
I been attending this festival for over 10 years and love it! Good, great, or bad - it's all good every year.
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patches
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11/13/2006 4:32 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: My take...
Smavitz... sounds like you're a veteran festival-goer. Get any information about how people not in the festival circuit can check out Chalk, Great Happiness?
Have you been listening in to the incredible little interviews on the SpoutBlog? There's a link in the header too... http://www.spoutblog.com/
What else was worth seeking out?
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Smavitz
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11/14/2006 12:04 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: My take...
Hey Patches,
Thanks for the link to the interviews. Great feature of this web site. As for how to see some of these festival flicks outside of the festival - good question. I understand from hanging out in the Filmakers Lounge that these festivals are very important to getting a film distributed. As to the politics of how distribution is done... I don't know. I've heard some of these movies go straight to DVD, some are picked up by the Sundance Channel and the lucky few are picked up for the art film houses nationwide.
Last year I saw "Brooklyn Lobster" and was sure I was going to see it again in the theaters and it would be a big hit. Never heard of it again. Shows what I know. Ha!
Last night's big hit for me was "Madeinusa". About a small village in Peru on the eve of their yearly Holy Time festival. Fabulous camera work and stellar art direction. Some of the best I've seen at this level of filmaking! I sadly missed the showing of "Our Own Private Bin Laden". From what I heard, it was an interesting take on how Bin Laden has become the global bad guy. (Appologies for bringing the movie down to one sentence without even seeing it!)
More movies lined up for tonight... can't wait!
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JScott
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11/14/2006 3:57 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: My take...
This sounds like a really cool festival. The only one I've been to is Telluride, but I am hoping to move to Colorado next year (Colorado Springs, perhaps) and Denver wouldn't be all that far away. I should check this out. How do you get invited? Or do you just need to buy the tickets?
What type of films usually show here? It seems like an entirely different crop than Telluride.
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Smavitz
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11/15/2006 10:59 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: My take...
The Denver Film Festival is in November every year and is well advertised. They publish the movies in a program and on the web. Then you just pour over the summaries and schedule and pick as many as you wish. Tickets can be purchased on the web and in person. The advantage to buying them in person is that you can quickly make another selection if some are sold out. The festival is held at the Starz Theaters at the Tivoli Center of the Auraria Community College campus. The campus is smack dab in the center of downtown Denver. It's a nice venue for the hundreds of movies playing over 11 days. Here's the link for this years festival. www.starzfilmcenter.com
There is usually a bunch of documentaries, several animation selections, and movies from all over the globe. I try to pick from all styles of film making. Personally my favorites are films from China and India.
So what kind of movies are at Telluride? I've never made it to that festival but have always wanted to.
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ChunPan9
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11/15/2006 12:09 PM
posted awhile ago
Test audience for a feature length film
I am a low budget independent filmmaker making my first feature length film called “Whispers from Poland”. It is a dramatic immigrant love story, dealing with the emotional struggles that comes with the immigrant experience. I need a test audience for a screening.
I have two different cuts of the movie, mine and my editor’s. I am trying to determine which version is better. He is so convincing with his arguments that I am beginning to doubt my judgment. Thus I need a test audience and gauge their response.
The movie is a character driven film that one would likely see at a Landmark theater. If you are interested, please email me at ChunPan9@yahoo.com. Also include your five most favorite foreign films. Thanks.
Chun
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JScott
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11/15/2006 2:26 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: My take...
 Smavitz:So what kind of movies are at Telluride? I've never made it to that festival but have always wanted to.
At Telluride this year we saw Babel, Volver, 12:08 East of Bucharest, Venus, Fur, Infamous and a bunch of others that played at Cannes and such. We also got to see some old forgetten gems like Dodsworth (1936, where I ran into Paul sitting in line, who introduced me to Spout) and Lonesome (1928) but also a lot of shorts which come from all over the world and range from live action to animation.
It is pretty diverse but you also get a shot to see things that probably don't come to a lot of multiplexes (at least not in my town of 60,000...) and its a great experience. I just gave a presentation yesterday on it for one of my former film professors trying to urge the students this year to apply for it and go. I would suggest everyone go to Telluride, its a big time festival than almost anyone can get to.
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