Esteemed writer and film critic Philip Lopate has named “For the Love of Movies” one of the top undistributed movies of 2009. We’re in very good company with films such as “Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl,” “Ghost Town,” and “Min Ye.” Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for December, 2009
That’s pretty special, man!
On December - 14 - 2009
I am pleased by a great honor for “For the Love of Movies” from my distinguished peers, the Boston Society of Film Critics, who, at their annual meeting December 13, voted Amy and I a Special Commendation for “their timely, eloquent elucidation and vindication of our beleaguered profession.”
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Upcoming Screenings
On December - 9 - 2009
We slowed down on purpose this fall, but still showed For the Love of Movies at selected film festivals, such as our Canadian screenings at the Montreal World Film Festival and then, 3,000 miles away, at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Gerry was at both, the receptions were great, and, for the first time, our DVD was sold at the screenings. It was amazing to see Vancouverites lined up after, and we actually ran out of DVDs!
After that, Gerry traveled with the film to the Starz Center in Denver and to the St. Louis Film Festival, and, on both occasions, he was part of a panel with local reviewers about the state of film criticism. He also returned to Boston raving about both of these livable cities, which he’d never visited before. He said: check out Denver for some fabulous used bookstores, and you haven’t lived until you’ve stood under the totally incredible St. Louis Arch.
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