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

Until then I'll be busy with getting everything in shape for the most awesome of screenings - Lo-Def screening #1 - Date Number One the new version on 5/22. When the DNO trailer is ready, it'll be here, plus any other DNO related stuff, between now and 5/23. Several exciting non-DNO stuff coming to this blog after 5/23; a Mary Bronstein (Yeast director) interview, a Jed Dietz (Maryland Film Festival Director) interview, perhaps a James Spooner (White Lies, Black Sheep director) interview, plus reviews (or at least mini-reviews, or at worst link roundups to reviews) of several new real indie movies. See ya then. & see ya on Thu 5/22 @ Back Room @ Jackie's @ 8 PM (doors @ 7 PM, FREE show, so get there early - small venue) if you live near Silver Spring, MD! * Go here for more info. on the screening. - Sujewa

check it out here , along w/ links to several other photos from Maryland Film Festival - sujewa

Read all about it here . Go here for Ouat! Media's website . And here's the knock.knock trailer: - Sujewa

Even though I have not yet seen Jay Hollinsworth's feature Broken , I am somewhat impressed with the project already because of the packaging for the DVD; the DVD comes with a board game, in a board game looking box, and inside the box are the DVD (in its own box), an actual board game, a sharpie, cards, and little plastic pieces for the game. Hollinsworth & gang should get some kind of a prize for this "excellence in DIY film DVD packaging" achievement. Here is the trailer for Broken: For more on Broken, go here . Will post more about Broken later this month. - Sujewa

Check it out here . - Sujewa

Found this on the Cucalorus Film Festival's site: Midnight Kiss's site . - Sujewa

Barry Levinson at MD Film Fest Opening Night (photo by Jason Putsche) L-R; Barry Levinson, MFF director Jed Dietz, MFF programmer Skizz Cyzyk (photo by Jason Putsche) Melvin Van Peebles, right, and assistant enter Charles Theatre for MFF 2008 Closing Night May 4, 2008 (photo by George Hagegeorge) YEAST Q+A at MD Film Fest 08 left-to-right: Yeast producer Marc Raybin, co-star Benny Safdie, star Greta Gerwig, writer/director/star Mary Bronstein, host Matthew Porterfield (director of Hamilton) (photo by George Hagegeorge) :: Says the MFF in this press release: "MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL's 10th ANNIVERSARY DRAWS LEGENDARY FILMMAKERS, RECORD-BREAKING CROWDS The 10th Annual Maryland Film Festival drew to a close Sunday, May 4, 2008, having shattered all previous attendance records and drawing over 100 filmmakers to beautiful downtown Baltimore. The festival opened Thursday, May 1st with its Opening Night Shorts Program, hosted by Oscar-winning, Cannes-bound native son Barry Levinson,

Click on the poster to go there: Check out the post below for La Americana trailer. - Sujewa

Saw this movie at MDFF last weekend, liked it a lot, sad story though - but very much worth checking out & thinking about & possibly doing something about. Trailer:

Check it out here . Good movie. - Sujewa