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Archive for August, 2009

Frontier Cafe + Cinema + Gallery Fort Andross / Brunswick, ME A summer getaway this past weekend found us visiting friends in Brunswick, ME, and making a new cinematic discovery: the Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery. For anyone seeking a twist on your cafe or movie-going experience, we recommend a visit to the Frontier as [...]

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While Lowell is in a fervor with camera crews and star sightings related to The Fighter, which is being filmed right here in the City, we here at the LFC are feeling the excitement and anticipation of the premiere of The Invention of Lying (TIOL), formerly This Side of The Truth (TSOT), which stars British [...]

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Join the Lowell Film Collaborative for “The Best of the Hinterland Film Festival,” a selection of shorts culled from a two-day program held at the spectacular Montague Book Mill on April 24-25 and May 1-2 of this year. We attended the Fest and asked the organizers, Sara Blaylock and Brian Baldi, if they would be interested [...]

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The moment the LFC has been waiting for is finally here! In recognition of National Park Day (Tuesday, August 25) and the release of Ken Burns’ newest documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, Lowell National Historical Park will be screening an evening film program dedicated to the National Park Service — Lowell National Historical Park [...]

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Sam Raimi’s 2009 cult wannabe Drag Me to Hell is making the scene this September as part of UMass Lowell’s Student Activities entertainment lineup. But public beware: the peculiar, predictably shocking flick is for the UML community only. Those of us who’ve moved beyond our college years will need to be content with home viewing or [...]

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“Medicine for Melancholy” [2008] Thursday, August 20 @ 7PM Studio A / Lowell Telecommunications Corporation 246 Market Street, Lowell $5 suggested donation It’s been hailed as “tender, smart, and soulful” by the Village Voice. Legendary film reviewer Roger Ebert gave it 3 1/2 stars,  describing it as ”beautifully photographed by James Laxton” and stating that the actors are “effortlessly engaging.” It’s Medicine [...]

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EXTRA! EXTRA! … READ ALL ABOUT IT! 3rd Annual Lowell Film Festival “Movie Magic of the 1930s” Thursday, April 1 – Sunday, April 4, 2010 It’s official! The 2010 Lowell Film Festival Planning Committee has unanimously decided to focus next year’s film festival on Movie Magic of the 1930s – a theme that guarantees a [...]

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As fans of independent film, we here at the Lowell Film Collaborative can’t help but feel giddy when we hear about a group that actively welcomes any independent filmmakers, and Boston Open Screen is a great case in point. First started in 2003, Boston Open Screen has fostered an open and democratic exhibition space for [...]

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We are delighted to bring Medicine for Melancholy to Lowell audiences on Thursday, August 20, as part of the Lowell Film Collaborative and Lowell Telecommunications Corporation “Cinema at Studio A” Summer Independent Film Series. For several weeks now, Studio A has been our home for indie film — if you haven’t been able to join us, [...]

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Killer Poet: The Double Life of Norman Porter [2008] Special Guest: Director Susan Gray Tuesday, October 6 @ 7PM Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center 246 Market Street, Lowell  Free admission  The Chicago poetry world was dramatically affected by the discovery and eventual arrest in 2005 of one of their [seemingly] renowned poets, J.J. Jameson. In [...]

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