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"Long Pigs" makes U.S. premiere in Milwaukee at The Times Cinema


Published April 22, 2010 at 5:40 a.m.


Canadian film "Long Pigs" is making its U.S. premiere, three years after it debuted at home. And it's making that premiere here at The Times Cinema on Thursday, April 22. Also, UWM Union Theatre hosts two interesting films this weekend.

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No need to run to "The Runaways"


Published April 14, 2010 at 8:13 a.m.


When "The Runaways" finally made its way to Milwaukee last Friday -- it's on the main screen at The Oriental Theater -- needless to say I was extremely stoked. Too bad it didn't live up to expectations.

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Making it Home Film Festival serves up movies and environmentalist McKibben


Published April 13, 2010 at 5:17 a.m.


A visit by environmentalist and bestselling author Bill McKibben kicks off this week's Making It Home Film Festival, April 16-18 at the Urban Ecology Center, 1500 E. Park Pl., on Milwaukee's East Side.

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"How To Train Your Dragon" will fire up your kids


Published March 25, 2010 at 1:01 p.m.


The PG-rated "How To Train Your Dragon" opens Friday, March 26. Last weekend, my 6-year-old son and I saw a sneak peak of Dreamworks' latest offering, and here's what we thought of it.

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Is "Alice in Wonderland" your kid's cup of tea?


Published March 24, 2010 at 3:03 p.m.


The new "Alice in Wonderland" film is most likely appropriate for kids who are at least 6 years old. Younger children -- as well as very sensitive older kids -- might be afraid of a few scenes. But don't take my word for it. Here's a list of film facts that might help you decide whether or not "Alice" is a good fit for your lil' rabbit.

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Crowd Funding vs. Hybrid Film Financing


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Published March 5, 2010 at 5:03 p.m.

There’s seems to be all kind of fuss lately about ‘new’ film financing models such as Crowd Funding. And for good reason! Independent Producers are making real headway financing their films this way. Almost every day I hear of a new case study of someone successfully raising money for their film utilizing crowd funding methods- [ ... ] ...

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Take me out to the ... sofa


Published Feb. 25, 2010 at 2:16 p.m.


The action has started at Maryvale Baseball Park, but opening day is still weeks away. Pop in a baseball movie to get your fix.

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Pressing Issues: Film Distribution 2.0


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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 12:28 p.m.

After a couple of weeks exploring the topic of Distribution 2.0 virtually (via this blog, Facebook, and my Film Specific newsletters) AND in person live (at my Micro Major Berlin workshop), I can tell you this — there are THREE Key Issues that everyone seems to be grappling with right now in regards to Distribution [ ... ] ...

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Crazies opens February 26th, 2010 (wide)


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Published Feb. 21, 2010 at 3:28 a.m.

Horror master George Romero earns credit as executive producer for this remake of his own 1973 film. In THE CRAZIES, a small town is the setting for a virus infection that turns the inhabitants into corpses and the insane ...

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Film Business Plans In A 2.0 World


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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 12:01 p.m.

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about all the new revenue models for independent film distribution and how to communicate them effectively to potential investors.I mean, in the past when you would do a film business plan it was quite simple – project revenue from traditional distribution platforms like Broadcast, Theatrical, DVD, and [ ... ] ...

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