For The Love Of Movies

“For the Love of Movies” Video Contest

We love movies, and so do film critics.  That’s why we made our feature-length documentary, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. In our film, famous critics like Harry Knowles (ainitcoolnews.com), Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly), Elvis Mitchell (KCRW), J. Hoberman (The Village Voice), divulge their earliest, most potent movie memories. They tell us about films that freaked them out, that changed their lives!

Do you want to see our film? It’s easy to order our DVD.

If you adore movies as much as we do, then prove it!  In two minutes or less, make your own video in which tell us about, or show us, how one film had a major impact on your life.  It could be the one that scared you when you were a wee one, the one that made you laugh till you regurgitated buttery popcorn, the one that convinced you to quit your job and try to make a difference, or the one that showed you the mysterious, dream-like wonders of the cinema.  If it made a seminal impression on you, then share it with us!
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For the Love of Movies: the Story of American Film Criticism, played at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) three times on Tuesday, June 1. Amy and I did a Q&A at the 4:30 screening, and there was an all-star critic panel at the 6:50 screening with The Village Voice’s Jim Hoberman, Entertainmant Weekly’s Lisa Schwarzbaum, and the very talented young web critic, Brandon Harris.

These were great screenings, but we’d still like to play Manhattan. Any ideas? Or for the three biggest cities in North America which we haven’t cracked: Philadelphia, Dallas, Toronto? Please e-mail ftlom.info@gmail.com

Also, check out Dave Kehr’s piece in his Sunday New York Times video column.

Check out Gerry’s interview with Charles Horak on his show, On Film.  Charles and Gerry talked by phone with El Paso’s NPR Station when the film went through the Southwest last month.  From the show’s website:

On Film has been on the air since 1993 and showcases the talents of local filmmakers and their work. The program provides listeners with a forum for the discussion and understanding of what makes quality films, and helps foster an appreciation for the art of cinema. Through its weekly presentations of information and interviews, On Film encourages listeners and film lovers to support local filmmakers, productions, film series, and other film related events.

On Film also covers current and past cinema by providing coverage of first-run theatrical films and noteworthy releases on DVD. With its film reviews, On Film surveys and analyzes both the noteworthy and the notorious in current cinema through honest and insightful commentary.

You can listen to the interview here!

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 »