ARTHOUSE FILM NEWS - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene at Facets, Chicago 11/29/23

Not a fan of the movie "Che" since it appeared to be just a one sided bio-epic made for fans of Guevara (I'd like to see a more HBO's John Adams type movie about Guevara & the Cuban revolution - covering the positive & the negative - both the anti-colonial beginnings & the eventual military dictatorship outcome aspects of the still unfolding historical event - maybe watching "Che" & "Before Night Falls" & " The Lost City " & "Buena Vista Social Club" in one sitting would do :) , but, the movie did look good. Here's a video about making the movie using the Red camera (thanks Shadow & Act for the video), (also, re: Cuba, we should definitely lift the embargo , the economic benefits of free trade will most likely be for Cubans a great ambassador for all things good about America): Che and the Digital Cinema Revolution from high rez on Vimeo . ::  :: ADVERTISEMENT Alfonse Maiorino

For info on upcoming screenings, go here . And here's the trailer for the doc: :: :: ADVERTISEMENT Alfonse Maiorino - Italian Genealogy, Public Strategy Group, & more! - http://alfonsemaiorino1.blogspot.com/ Blogger: User Profile: alfonse maiorino http://www.blogger.com/profile/01850766319936497029 Alfonse Maiorino / Al Maiorino blog -  almaiorino .blogspot.com/ Alfonse Maiorino - Linkedin http://almaiorino.blogspot.com/2012/04/al-maiorino-linkedin.html New Projects COMING SOON at: Alfonse Maiorino blog 2 http://alfonsemaiorino2.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorino.html Alfonse Maiorino blog 3 http://alfonsemaiorino3.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorino.html Alfonse Maiorino blog 4 http://alfonsemaiorino4.blogspot.com/2012/04/alfonse-maiorino-blogger-profile.html Alfonse Maiorino blog 5 http://alfonsemaiorino5.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorino.html Links at Alfonse Maior

A message from Portland's NW Documentary : "NW Documentary, a non-profit organization, is building a documentary resource center and lending library that will support and enhance our dynamic catalog of educational workshops and make materials available to anyone in our community with a passion or curiosity for non-fiction storytelling. This unique resource center will house a circulating collection of non-fiction DVDs, books and reference materials that support the curriculum of workshops offered by NW Documentary, a collection of local music for use in student projects, and a website featuring links to online resources. With this project, it is our goal to make available an array of independently produced documentary films to a wide audience that might not otherwise have access to them. To achieve this goal, we need the help of independent filmmakers around the country. NW Documentary is asking for donations of non-fiction films on DVD to help fill our shelves and make this u

So, let's say one day you find yourself caught in the middle of an Aliens and Predators fight, as described in the trailer below: And let's say you have the ability to bring one or two of the producers from the Sundance Producers Round table to help you survive & win against the two types of monsters mentioned above. Who would you bring? And why? Please elaborate. In order to properly formulate your answer you may want to watch all 3 parts of the Producers Round Table. Part 1 is below, and you can find part 2 here , and part 3 here . The person who provides the best answer (best as determined solely by me, using classified criteria) will win brunch (keep it under $20) from a Brooklyn restaurant. Good luck! And here's Part 1 of the Producer's Round Table:

One of my arch enemies once complained that I spend too much time blogging. Yup, that happens - and quite often I start new blogs but I end up using most of them only once in a great while after a while - not sure how often this new one - The Bestest NYC Bookstores Blog Ever - my 34th or 35th blog I think - will be used. But it is now alive! Yaiee, more diversion for you :)

Inspired by my policy (started oh about a year ago i think) of not reviewing films by other indie filmmakers (since i may have to work w/ them in the future & thus a negative review would get in the way of our working relationship) I won't go into details about what I did not like about the customer service experiences I had at 2 out of the 3 NYC bookstores that I visited this week for various purposes - mostly work related. But, perhaps a little bit of information - one bookstore is on the west side (should west side be in caps? probably) - an independent bookstore - pretty good service. The second bookstore has "miles and miles" of books - another independent bookstore - again, pretty good service - better this week than the last time I was there - about two weeks ago. But, the winner - for best customer service that I experienced - out of the 3 NYC bookstores that I visited this week (so far) goes to Borders near Penn Station . Had a very upbeat & enthusiastic

News to me - very interesting (i am a fan of his books Running in the Family & Anil's Ghost, & he is most widely known for writing The English Patient) - the films are available on DVD from Mongrel Media . About the movies, from Mongrel's site : "THE CLINTON SPECIAL: A Film About The Farm Show (1974, 71 mins.) chronicles a group of actors who in 1972 went into an Ontario farming community to build a play of what they saw and learned. This famous experimental collaborative `grassroots` play by Paul Thompson and Theatre Passe Muraille brought to that community a sense of awe, delight and reflection of their own language and culture. In SONS OF CAPTAIN POETRY (1970, 29 mins.) Ondaatje documents the work and spirit of bpNichol (1944-88), "Canada’s convention-shattering voice of poetry" (Globe and Mail). CARRY ON CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (1970, 5 mins.) Ondaatje’s whimsical slapstick `docu-drama` follows a couple of crooked Canadian Poets who try to kidnap

Since Haiti is in the news a lot these days & since I am also hearing a lot about the new doc about Basquiat , I wondered if Basquiat's parents (or he himself) were from Haiti. Looks like his dad was (or is, not sure if he is still alive), according to Wikipedia . Maybe whoever releases the doc will do a Haiti related event with it. - S ::  :: ADVERTISEMENT Alfonse Maiorino - Italian Genealogy, Public Strategy Group, & more! - http://alfonsemaiorino1.blogspot.com/ Blogger: User Profile: alfonse maiorino http://www.blogger.com/profile/01850766319936497029 Alfonse Maiorino / Al Maiorino blog -  almaiorino .blogspot.com/ Alfonse Maiorino - Linkedin http://almaiorino.blogspot.com/2012/04/al-maiorino-linkedin.html New Projects COMING SOON at: Alfonse Maiorino blog 2 http://alfonsemaiorino2.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorino.html Alfonse Maiorino blog 3 http://alfonsemaiorino3.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse

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Director of the doc "Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child" talks about the painter: :: :: ADVERTISEMENT NYC Real Estate Blog 1: http://nycrealestate1.blogspot.com/ By Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Sujewa Ekanayake ::

... but it wasn't on youtube, so this will have to do: :: ADVERTISEMENT NYC Real Estate Blog 1: http://nycrealestate1.blogspot.com/ By Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Sujewa Ekanayake ::

Check out the interview here . In it Jarmusch talks about a planned movie called The Garden of Divorce, one that was never made. Interview also features Chris Parker, star of Jarmusch's first feature Permanent Vacation. :: ADVERTISEMENT NYC Real Estate Blog 1: http://nycrealestate1.blogspot.com/ By Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Sujewa Ekanayake ::

This is the 3rd & final part (thanks Shadow & Act for the link): :: ADVERTISEMENT NYC Real Estate Blog 1: http://nycrealestate1.blogspot.com/ By Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Sujewa Ekanayake ::

Check out Brian Newman's post re: diversity on film panels . People sometimes feel more comfortable approaching people/experts who look like them, so, if the indie film biz/scene wants to get more diversity going in its ranks, adding some minority/"non-white" experts to the panel discussions would probably be a useful thing - as far as increasing participation by minority artists in indie film. But, on the other hand, most social divisions are just a thin & temporary veil/layer of how society is set up - a small part of the machine that's set up in a certain way to attempt to create certain predictable results - & ultimately does not have to be a strong barrier against personal development, so, feel free to approach any expert & ask them for advice & or talk to them even if they do not look like you. :: ADVERTISEMENT NYC Real Estate Blog 1: http://nycrealestate1.blogspot.com/ By Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Sujewa Ekanayake ::