Published by rwatstein September 27th, 2008
in politics and film.
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is thanking his fans by offering a free download of his forthcoming film Slacker Uprising. University and school libraries can get a free DVD, too. Moore’s camp asserts that this will be the first major feature-length film by a noted director to debut for free via the Internet. While Slacker Uprising traces Moore’s 62-city tour of the swing states during the 2004 Presidential election “and records the thrilling—and frightening—response he received across the country,” his overriding goal is to bring out new and young voters. “This is being done entirely as a gift to my fans,” said Moore. “The only return any of us are hoping for is the largest turnout of young voters ever at the polls in November. I think Slacker Uprising will inspire millions to get off the couch and give voting a chance.”
Read the full article here
Download site for film here
Share This
Published by rwatstein September 27th, 2008
in libraries and film.
Dewey Readmore Books, the cat who lived at the Spencer (Iowa) Public Library from 1988 until his death in 2006, is getting more media attention than ever. Written by former Spencer Library Director Vicki Myron with Bret Witter, Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World (Grand Central) was published this week and already there is talk of a movie deal. “Helen Hunt. Meryl Streep. I don’t care,” says Myron of who might play her. But who will star as Dewey?
Read the full article here
Share This
Published by rwatstein September 21st, 2008
in books and film.
Marjorie Kehe writes: “It used to be that you read the book and then, a couple of years later, you saw the movie. But recently, it’s been happening the other way around. Especially interesting is the fact that sometimes the book starts as a figment of the filmmaker’s imagination. The forthcoming Christian movie Fireproof features an imaginary book, The Love Dare, as a plot point. But the codirectors of the movie sat down and penned such a book in the space of a few weeks. It hasn’t hit bookstores yet, but has already sold 300,000 copies and may become the bestselling Christian book of 2008.”
Read the full article here
Share This
Published by rwatstein June 21st, 2008
in internet and film.
The nonprofit Tribeca Film Institute in New York is creating a digital marketplace for films and videos that have been stuck in archives with limited circulation or have been otherwise unavailable through conventional retail and web outlets. The service, called Reframe, launched June 9 and offers some 500 features, shorts, and documentaries, although it plans to provide about 10,000 over the next year or so. The service will act as a nonprofit clearinghouse for digitizing elusive works while giving rights holders a mechanism by which they can sell or rent downloads or DVDs through Amazon.com.
Read the full article here
Share This
Joy Piedmont identifies 18 movies where significant scenes play out in a library, from Desk Set (1957) to Jumper (2008). In The Mummy (1999), she writes: “We first glimpse librarian Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) in a less than adventurous moment, but her reaction after toppling several bookcases (‘oops!’) reveals her sense of fun.”.
Read the full article here
Share This
