kram
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6/24/2007 4:23 PM
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Local film action - festivals, organizations, groups?
All right, this one is especially important to me: Of course the local movie house is what it's all about, but what about what goes a little deeper - the people really into film, showing off cool stuff (new or old, popular or obscure), or maybe even into filmmaking itself? I took some classes at the Film Arts Foundation a million years ago before heading out of town to go to film school. Who else is around? Does anyone do outdoor movies during the summer? (That's one thing about Seattle I miss!) Interesting festivals around? (Seems like I keep hearing about them just after they've finished!) And what about passionate film-lovers who get together to support each other in running around and shooting stuff? I spent the last ten years or so with awesome groups of high school kids by running an after school filmmaking workshop. Now that I'm back here in town I'm excited to meet local film folks! What do you know about what's happening in the area?
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joem18b
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6/25/2007 2:31 AM
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Re: Local film action - festivals, organizations, groups?
I'm a Blockbuster/local library/dvd/couch type of viewer, so you can probably write me off. My neice is in the industry but she left SF for Glendale. Do you listen to Mick LaSalle's podcast (available on ITunes and The Gate) from the Chronicle? His guest host several times lately has been the director of the silent film festival (going on now? or just over?). Among other things, LaSalle goes over the letters that he publishes in the pink section of the Chron on Sundays. The city's film festival happened a month or two ago. The past 50 years were recapitulated over a series of weeks in the Chron by Ruthie Stein.
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joem18b
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6/29/2007 9:27 PM
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Re: Local film action - festivals, organizations, groups?
Mick LaSalle's podcast this week begins with a brief discussion of the first film to be shown at the Silent Film Festival, which starts in SF on July 13.
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Ladyalibug
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7/1/2007 2:47 PM
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Re: Local film action - festivals, organizations, groups?
You mention outdoor film festivals....Palo Alto is hosting a Promenade of Film and Music Festival on Friday jUly 20th from 4-10pm. I am still accepting film submissions and would be happy to send you the information or go to either paloaltodowntown.com OR communitymediacenter.org Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions...
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joem18b
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7/1/2007 3:00 PM
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Re: Local film action - festivals, organizations, groups?
wow, i hadn't heard about this. will follow up. thanks!
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joem18b
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7/14/2007 7:09 PM
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Re: Local film action - festivals, organizations, groups?
Tim O'Brien, the TV columnist for the SF Chronicle, has a weekly podcast (available on Itunes). He's had several long interviews with Ken Burns, and he catches up with him for 30 minutes this week. Ken mentioned that his new, 14-hour documentary on WW II will have an advanced screening at Letterman Theater at the Presidio in SF, beginning Sept. 4 (I think). There will be guest lists of course, but also some walkup admission.
Burns saw one of the two-hour episodes there this week and he said that Lucas has created an incredible, perfect theater and that he, Burns, saw things in the film that he had never seen before, ditto the sound.
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