Archive for the 'Film' Category
Short films — everything from $99 specials to music videos — will be impressive segment at Slamdance
0 Comments Published by Professor Les December 21st, 2008 in Film, Salt Lake City, Community Dialogue, Communication, Tourism, Current Events, Business News.Emerging talent just isn’t confined to narrative and documentary feature films. As the Slamdance Film Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2009, 86 short films in four different competition categories - documentary, narrative/experimental, animation and music video, which is a new classification this year - will be showcased and be eligible for a […]
Slamdance documentaries literally will have something for everyone
0 Comments Published by Professor Les December 11th, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Film, Community Dialogue, Tourism, Business News.A look at bondage websites, the story of an oil industry diver-turned-filmmaker in the heart of Fallujah, a tale of two Crow Indian brothers, and a behind-the-scenes chronicle of a 12-year-old Texas girl who made a feature-length zombie film are among the documentaries that will be screened at next month’s Slamdance film festival.
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Genuine appreciation for the right sense of history: ‘Milk’ emerges as superbly written, acted film
0 Comments Published by Professor Les November 26th, 2008 in Film, Salt Lake City, Community Dialogue, Politics, Current Events, Communication, Pop Culture.The biopic genre often is not easily executed. A director often shuffles between the demands of scrupulous historical accuracy and the need for a marketable, viable vehicle of entertainment in telling a story that must reflect the appropriate themes and epiphanies of that individual’s life. The film’s leading star must be careful to shade the […]


