Song of Silence a film written and directed by the multi-talented Alexander Kaletski will be previewed at 7 p.m. on Friday February 24, 2012 at Tribeca Screening Room, 375 Greenwich Street. Children under 17 not admitted and space is limited.
The film features Kaletski, Anna Zorina, Jerry Joseph, Perry Lewis Jr., Sean Rouse, Cindy Joseph, Bruce Kocher and Rick DePOFI.
You must RSVP to zorina.an@gmail.com.
Keep your eyes open for an interview with Kaletski here a Mapanare.
Midwest Independent Film Fest does a lot of neat stuff and I always mean to post their premieres and always wait too long. Well NOT this time. On August 2 their First Tuesday film is the Chicago Premiere of Meet Monica Velour, with Brian Dennehy, Dustin Ingram and Kim Cattrall (presumably not playing a mannequin).
This indie premiered at Tribeca and was shot in Michigan. That’s awesome. Screw Hollywood! Up with Detroit!
Educational & Industrial films are often entertaining—although often for reasons that would seem a complete mystery to the people who made the films. They were not supposed to be entertaining or funny but they are.
Lew Ojeda, a Facets Personal Video Consultant, Copywriter and VP of the Underground Multiplex, presents a primer on these films and a screening. Edupalooza; The Educational/Industrial Film Fest and the Chicago Connection takes place at 11:30, July 16 at Facets, 1517 West Fullerton in Chicago. Cost is $5. Films that will be shown will include; Lunchroom Manners, Grill Skill and The Flintstones Sell Busch Beer. I am sure Fred fires up a Marlborough during that last one.
This is part of Facets Multimedia’s “Night School” presentations.
Writer, Rob Elder, and Director, John Waters, are presenting The Wizard of Oz at the Music Box Theater at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday June 11.
This is the first in a series based on Elder’s book, The Film That Changed my Life. Waters is introducing the film and Elder will interview him on the film after the screening.
Tickets are available and they are disappearing fast. Go HERE for more tickets. And keep an eye on Elder’s website for info on upcoming screenings.
Ernie Kovacs is a television legend. But, like many who garnered fame mostly from a talk show environment, once they are off the air? Their star fades. Of course, Kovacs did skit comedy that was way way ahead of its time… think proto-Montly Python… The skit comedy of Kovacs is still hilarious today.
Anyway Keith Olbermann moderates a panel with Joel Hodgson (Mystery Science Theater 3000, a certain descendent of Kovacs), Roger Smigel (comedian and writer), George Schlatter (of Laugh-In), and Jolene Brand (Kovacs cast member). Other guests are planned for this panel, titled, It’s Been Real: The Works Of Comic Genius Ernie Kovacs.
The event will include screenings in addition to the panel. Kovacs work has been archived at the Paley Center since the eary 70s.
Sponsored, in Los Angeles, by theNew Media Film Festival, this is a collection of audiences in 203 cities on all the continents (excepting I assume Antarctica) judging the finalists of the Manhattan Film Festival. The L.A. screening at 7 p.m., Sunday, September 26 at Kess Pro Studions, 435 South Molino Street, Los Angeles, California. You can find out more on a worldwide venue near you HERE.
There will be a red carpet special screening of the first short (Red Princess Blues) to have an iApp with an introduction by director Alex Ferrari.
Four hundred forty entries were received from 43 countries; ten of these 15 minutes or under films were selected as finalists. Past finalists have gone on to be nominated and win the Oscar for short film. A winner from these ten finalists will be announced in New York City on October 3.
Films include: WATCHING( UK) , PUSH BIKE ( AUSTRALIA ), UNDERGROUND( MEXICO ),LITTLE INCONVENIENCE ( CANADA ),PARTY( CROATIA ), ECHO ( POLAND ),MADAGASCAR( FRANCE ), 12 YEARS ( GERMANY ),THEPOOL ( IRELAND ) and WAR ( ITALY )
Remember the film Style Wars from the mid 80s? It was a documentation of the hugely influential NYC street culture of the time—Hip Hop, Grafitti art and more. This was a seminal time and I remember, even as a young, snot nosed punk rocker, that I really got something out of this film. As hard as it is to believe the negatives for this film, including the bits that wound up (figuratively) on the cutting room floor, are decaying and in need of restoration.
Style Wars won the Grand Prize for Documentaries at the then very new Sundance Film Festival. So how can you help? On September 9 there will be a fundraiser at BAM in NYC. Three screenings of the film will be combined with a reception (food provided by Farinella Bakery). Graffiti artists, ,b-boys and other guests will also be on hand. DJ Kay Slay will be spinning
Screenings are at 4:40, 6:50 & 9:15 p.m. with a question and answer session at 6:50 (when the reception begins).
I am not sure if this is a GOOD thing or a very very BAD thing but 150 international artists and animators chose their fave scenes from the classic 1968 zombie classic, Night of the Living Dead and “re-imagined” those scenes into a collective “mash up” (God…I hate that term) entitled, Night of the Living Dead : Reanimated.
Video art meets zombies? HELL that is what video art has been missing all along. Everything is improved when you add zombies.
There will be a screening at the upcoming Comic-Con at 930 p.m., July 22 in Room 5AB. Confirmed Attendees include; John Chesnut and Josh Barnett (claymation and cut-out animation), Jacquelyn Bond (watercolor paintings), Grant Fuhst (mixed-media artwork), Sean Williams (hand drawn animation), Zina Lahr (toy modification/ experimental animation), Brad Uyeda (stop-motion animation), Anthony Amos (digital animation), and Eric Schock (comic book illustration).
The DVD release is coming July 27 and is chock full of extras.
Mabe and Halprin met watching Super 8 films at Chicago filmmakers. Years of bar room conversations (we assume or at least hope alcohol-fueled conversations) about film later and the two are presenting a selection of their own shorts for the perusal of film aficionados in Chicago. Of course, you CAN drive in from elsewhere or even fly in. No one is going to check ID.
Films—and these are films and not digital work—are from various times and both have worked in 8 and 16 mm. The filmmakers will also chat on their films (or since this is bound to be more intellectual let’s say “there will be elucidations”..I like that. It was in the press release).
This 90 minute (or so) program is at Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 North Clark St)
Admission: $8 general, $7 Student and Seniors, $4 Members
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