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Baby, It's Cold Outside, Especially at the Backcountry Film Festival

November 2, 2009 at 3:34 PM | by Heidi Atwal | 0 Comments

Experience the Australian Alps from the comfort of a movie theater

Film, at its best, has the ability to transport us to a different time, place or state of mind. The great leisure of cinematic travel is that you do so parked in a plush theater chair for two or so hours, with a jumbo pack of Milk Duds and Red Vines by your side. The Fifth Annual Backcountry Film Festival aims to take theatergoers on a tour of wintry locations the world over, from Vermont to Japan.

Your lift ticket to mountainous and blistering-cold regions comes in the form of films shot in the backcountry of different nations, including unlikely places such as Australia. It's a little-known fact that there is snowboarding along with surfing down under.

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Come Artists And All To Cinema Arts Festival Houston

October 21, 2009 at 4:28 PM | by egw | 0 Comments

Austin gets all the credit for being the arty city in Texas, and Houston residents probably like it that way: When no one's depending on you to bolster your state's reputation, you get a lot more work done! But the city where "Reality Bites" and "Rushmore" were filmed is stepping into the limelight with next month's Cinema Arts Festival Houston.

Held November 11 to 15, the fest says it focuses on "films by and about artists," offering events like a conversation with screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga ("Babel") Nov. 13 and a screening of the new documentary "Yes Men Fix The World" with one of the Yes Men, who have been wreaking havoc in Washington D.C. this week with fake press conferences and silly costumes—that's on November 14 and 15.

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Hawaii Heats Up the Film Festival Circuit

October 13, 2009 at 3:38 PM | by Heidi Atwal | 0 Comments

A scene from Noriben, playing at this year's Hawaii International Film Festival.

Though the time for Tribeca, Cannes, and Toronto has come and gone, the film festival circuit hasn't screeched to a halt. There's Sundance to look forward to, of course, but a welcome alternative to similar large-scale hype galas are festivals held far away from Los Angeles, New York, and other metropoles.

Hawaii may not be Hollywood, but there's still creativity abound on the big island. And while it may not attract as much attention as, say, Berlin, the Hawaii International Film Festival has earned a well-respected reputation among cinema's inner circle, with people like Roger Ebert praising its East-meets-West sensibility.

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No More Hiding In Switzerland, Especially For Roman Polanski

September 28, 2009 at 12:14 PM | by egw | 0 Comments

What's surprising about Roman Polanski's arrest isn't that it happened 32 years late, it's that police waited for him to make an actual border crossing before they arrested him on that 32-year-old warrant.

The director of "Chinatown" and "The Pianist" was detained Saturday at Zürich Airport en route to the Zurich Film Festival, on a warrant given to Swiss authorities a few days earlier by the U.S. Justice Department by request of the Los Angeles county district attorney's office. Polanski fled the United States in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and serving 42 days in prison, not returning even to accept his Best Director Oscar for "The Pianist" at the Academy Awards in 2003.

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Visit Cooperstown, NY To Celebrate Baseball On Film For Free

September 22, 2009 at 12:38 PM | by cmb | 0 Comments

The National Baseball Hall of Fame is holding their annual Baseball Film Festival on Oct. 2-4 at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. The festival will feature 13 baseball-themed movies including The Lost Son of Havana about Major League Baseball star Luis Tiant's return to Cuba and She's Baseball Mad!, a look at the role women played in building Seattle's family-friendly ballpark.

Tickets for each screening are free, and can be reserved in advance. Members can reserve their tickets now and any remaining seats will made available to the general public on Monday, Sept. 28. For more information call the Membership Department at 607-547-0397 and be sure to check our suggestions below for getting the most out of your weekend in Cooperstown.

Where to stay and eat and what to do while in Cooperstown:

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Hugo Chavez and Paris Hilton Take Venice Film Fest By Storm

Where: Venice, Italy
September 11, 2009 at 2:45 PM | by Heidi Atwal | 0 Comments

The big news at the 66th Annual Venice Film Festival—aside from George Clooney introducing his latest girlfriend to the world—has to do, as always, with movie debuts that tend to get film buffs riled up in their plush, reclining chairs. This year's festival drew names including Oliver Stone, Matt Damon, Michael Moore, and—oh, god—Paris Hilton to the celebration of international film.

Stone had one of the more memorable red carpet moments of the festival when he walked buddy-buddy style with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to the premiere of South of the Border, his film about the leader and stereotypes associated with him. As The Telegraph UK reports, the two were surrounded by a swarm of 50 bodyguards. Necessary, sure, but also in keeping with Stone's penchant for controversy.

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It's Clooney On A Boat! George Sings For His Superfans in Venice

Where: Venice, Italy
September 9, 2009 at 12:41 PM | by egw | 0 Comments

Often overshadowed by its cousins in Toronto and Cannes, the Venice Film Festival isn't so much forgotten as snuck into most A-listers' schedules in a rush of press trips. But attendees at this year's Venetian outing got a treat yesterday: George Clooney, performing live! One night only!

Also, one song only: After technical problems hit a screening of his new movie "Men Who Stare At Goats," the world's favorite bachelor (despite bringing along his new girlfriend) serenaded the crowd with "O Sole Mio"—tune of stereotyped gondoliers everywhere. Who knew he could sing, besides everyone who saw "O Brother Where Art Thou"?

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The San Fran International Film Festival Begins Tonight

April 23, 2009 at 12:54 PM | by kjb | 0 Comments

The 52nd edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival gets underway this evening, and it'll be celebrating movies through May 7. Plenty of locals will be getting their shot at famedom, as well as international filmmakers looking to wow the crowds with films that barely make sense—to us at least. Organizers have chosen “La Mission,” a story about the struggles that take place in San Francisco’s Mission District, to kick of the festival.

Robert Redford and Francis Ford Coppola will both be receiving awards next week at the Film Society Awards Night. If you want to watch, it’ll cost you $500 for the cheap seats—but at least it goes to charity. Evan Rachel Wood and Elijah Wood will receive Midnight Awards this weekend since they are young and have made the judges feel warm and fuzzy.

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PaleyFest 09 Brings the Small Screen's Biggest Stars To L.A.

April 6, 2009 at 3:06 PM | by cmb | 0 Comments

The end of the 08-09 television season is quickly approaching but the biggest annual celebration of small screen gems is just getting started. PaleyFest 09 brings together the cast and crews from 14 of television’s most popular shows for two weeks of panel discussions and exclusive screenings, all of which are open to the public.

The Paley Center for Media’s annual festival begins on April 10th with the FX sitcom “It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia”, and ends April 24th with CBS' “Swingtown”. All screenings will take place at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, and all after parties (including a special closing night “Swingtown” soiree) will take place at The Paley Center.

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The Philadelphia Film Festival Begins Tonight

March 26, 2009 at 8:46 AM | by cmb | 0 Comments

Today, The Philadelphia Film Festival and Cinefest 09 kicks off in Philadelphia. The 12-day festival includes several special events like awards ceremonies honoring Jeff Daniels and Alfre Woodard and Danger After Dark, a collection of the most horrifying genre films from around the world. In addition, Daniels will be attending a screening of his latest, The Answer Man, which also happens to be the opening film at the Sonoma International Film Festival next week.

Where to Stay:
You don’t have to worry so much about the cost of tickets to the festival because you can get a hotel room in the City of Brotherly Love for only a dollar a night. That’s right, The Alexander Inn is offering $1 rooms, Thursday-Sunday, through May 21st. Of course, there are stipulations. The rooms will only be confirmed with advanced reservations on a first-come, first-serve basis for the first night of the guests' stays and you may only make one reservation for one room during the promotion. To guarantee a reservation you can contact the inn by telephone at (215) 923-3535, or 1-877-253-9466.

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The GenArt Film Festival is Coming To NYC

March 17, 2009 at 1:55 PM | by cmb | 0 Comments

The Gen Art Film Festival (GAFF) provides access to film fanatics and celeb stalkers who want to experience a movie premiere like an insider. All event tickets include admission to a premiere and after-party with the cast and filmmakers. The festival runs for seven nights from April 1st-7th, each evening one feature film and one short film will be screened. The premieres will take place at the state-of-the-art Visual Arts Theater on West 23rd Street between 8-9th Avenues in New York City.

Where to Stay:
The Wyndham Garden Hotel Chelsea West recently opened, just blocks from GenArt and the Visual Arts Center, at W. 24th St and Broadway. The hotel has all of the Wyndham’s usual amenities like Herman Miller ergonomic chairs, signature Wyndham Be Well bedding, 32 inch flat screen TVs, and Bath and Body Works True Blue Spa bath care amenities. With a new "Friends & Family" deal, rooms can go as low as $100 a night.

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Clive Owen's Not-So-Secret Mission

Where: Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
February 6, 2009 at 9:44 AM | by egw | 0 Comments

Owen... Clive Owen. The "Children of Men" star poses at the Berlin Film Festival. Owen was there for the premiere of his new thriller "The International," costarring Naomi Watts, about a global bank which is sucking up all the stimulus money. Just kidding! It is about an evil bank though (from "Run Lola Run" director Tom Tykwer.

While the Berlinale, held through Feb. 15, runs counter to the American screening-and-award season, the fest can still turn up some gems. Highlights of this year's Berlinale include the Nick Hornby-scripted coming-of-age tale "An Education," which garnered raves at Sundance, plus Best Foreign Film nominee "The Baader Meinhof Complex" and the new British terrorist drama "London River." Tickets to most films, which are held at 35 venues all around the city, are €8,50 ($10.90) plus a €1,50 booking fee online (boo!). And yes, there is child care.

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· Programme [Berlinale.DE]
· Reckless Bank is Villain at Berlin Film Festival [Reuters]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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