National Film Registry 2010
Classic Movies Listed for Preservation by the Library of Congress
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National Film Registry 2010
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010Epic film flops
Monday, November 15th, 2010Epic film flops
We’ve all seen them: Those big-budget movies that make you feel like you want your money and two hours of your life back. Those are the movies known as flops. They can ruin careers and lose studios large amounts of money. Nathan Rabin argues, however, that without flops we would never have Oscar winning-movies such as ‘Avatar.’ Take a look at some of the top flops, and then tell us which ones …
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No breakouts at this year’s Boston Jewish Film Festival
Sunday, October 31st, 2010No breakouts at this year’s Boston Jewish Film Festival
The 22d annual Boston Jewish Film Festival begins Wednesday night, and this year finds the venerable event in something of a midlife crisis. There are many fine films to be seen in the festival’s 12 days of screenings — movies about the Holocaust, the diaspora, life in modern Israel — but there doesn’t appear to be a breakout experience on …
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Olympic medalist J.R. Celski sets sights on film producing
Saturday, October 16th, 2010Olympic medalist J.R. Celski sets sights on film producing
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — JR Celski usually shoots high – national championships, Olympic medals, things like that. Now he’s wants to make movies. He has hung up the short-track skates for a while, hooked up with a couple of pals, formed a production company and is busily shaping a 90-minute documentary focusing on the Seattle area hip-hop music scene. He’s 20. He has zero experience making movies …
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50 Cent Scores $200 Million Fund for His Film Company
Wednesday, October 13th, 201050 Cent Scores $200 Million Fund for His Film Company
Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News , Movies 50 Cent ’s acting and production career got a boost this week, when his company Cheetah Vision Films inked a new, 10-picture movie deal that will be backed by a $200 million hedge fund. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his partner Randall Emmett — who launched Cheetah Vision in 2009 — have teamed up with George Furla’s Hedge Fund Film Partners to …
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Faith-based, family-friendly film festival opens this weekend
Thursday, October 7th, 2010Faith-based, family-friendly film festival opens this weekend
Projecting Hope Film Festival, which specializes in free faith-based and family-friendly movies, will return to the Pittsburgh area this weekend. For the first time, it will offer movies at two locations during successive weeks — Cranberry Cinemas Friday through Sunday and Waterworks Cinemas near Fox Chapel next weekend. The event promotes itself under the banner of “Inspire … Uplift …
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Telluride Film Festival announces lineup
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Telluride Film Festival announces lineup
The annual event is a reliable gauge on which movies will screen well and stand the test of time. This year’s festival includes some high-profile adult dramas. The annual event is a reliable gauge on which movies will screen well and stand the test of time. This year’s festival includes some high-profile adult dramas.
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Plaza Classic Film Festival Opens Tonight
Thursday, August 5th, 2010Plaza Classic Film Festival Opens Tonight
El Paso- Love old movies? Good news for you film buffs as the 3rd Annual Plaza Classic Film Festival begins tonight.
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S.F. Jewish Film Festival theme goes gangster
Sunday, July 18th, 2010S.F. Jewish Film Festival theme goes gangster
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival chose an unusual theme for its 30th year: gangsters. For today’s cover story, Ruthe Stein takes a look at movies telling the tales of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, Arnold Rothstein and more, and we… Film festival – San Francisco Jewish Film Festival – Arts – Movies – Arnold Rothstein
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Film fans find ‘real movies’ at Waterfront Film Festival
Saturday, June 12th, 2010Film fans find ‘real movies’ at Waterfront Film Festival
Check out picks for what to see Sunday at the Saugatuck event.
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