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Archive for December, 2009

Earlier this year, the Lowell Film Collaborative hosted the Lowell area premiere of James Rutenbeck’s powerful documentary Scenes from a Parish, including a Q&A with the director himself. We’re excited to announce that the film is making its television premiere via PBS’s Independent Lens series on WGBH 44 this Sunday, January 3 at 9 PM. [...]

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Monday, February 22 @ 7PM
Athenian Corner Greek Restaurant
207 Market Street, Lowell
Suggested donation: $5
Menu items include specials for the 2nd Annual Great Plates of Downtown Lowell!
Join us this February as our “Food &  Film” series continues at Lowell’s renowned Athenian Corner Greek Restaurant with an upbeat screening lovingly selected to take your mind [...]

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TIM BURTON
On view at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York City
November 22 –  April 26, 2010
“Big Fish.” “Frankenweenie.” “Beetlejuice.” “The Nightmare Before Chrismas.” “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure.” “Edward Scissorhands.” “Vincent.” All amazing.
ALL Tim Burton.
Enter the fantastical mind and creative world of Tim Burton at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) through April [...]

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Nick, Nora & Asta say: “The 3rd Annual Lowell Film Festival cannot be missed!”

3rd Annual Lowell Film Festival
“Movie Magic of the 1930s”
Thursday, April 8 – Saturday, April 10, 2010
{ Downtown Lowell }
It was a decade of glitz, glamour, and financial turbulence. Join us as we showcase a selection of films that defined America’s Golden Age of [...]

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– On the road with Suzz Cromwell in Texas –
Spending the week with my film-obsessed family in Houston has led to pretty much no sleep. While we take in the local food scene by day, the evenings are spent around a roaring fire watching whatever we can get our hands on, projected onto my brother’s [...]

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… Could it be a Precious year?
As most of you may already know, yesterday marked the announcement of award nominees for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, set to be televised on Sunday, January 17. It was good to see Globe best picture nods to a certain couple of films, mainly Precious: Based on the Novel Push [...]

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We love to blog about films here at the Lowell Film Collaborative, and most of the time, it’s about films that we’ve seen or that we’ll be screening in the future. But what about the “behind the scenes” aspect of moviemaking? The things that we as moviegoers may take for granted while we’re enjoying Owen [...]

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This great film setup hasn’t infiltrated the Merrimack Valley yet, but it is still very worthy of praise. If you’re in the Amherst, Boston, or New Bedford area, then you’re in luck: ITVS, the co-presenter of PBS’s fabulous film series Independent Lens, presents Community Cinema, a free monthly screening series, offered in over 50 cities [...]

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Here are some brief local updates on the Lowell film scene:
We’re sad to say that the Sunday Buffet and a Movie series at Mickey’s Bar &  Grill on Central Street has ceased. Our friend Mike Doyle has run into a problem that we’ve experienced at our own screenings at local restaurants: how to provide a [...]

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Hot on the heels of their successful collaboration on a November 21 community screening of Food, Inc., The Lowell Film Collaborative, Life Alive Urban Oasis & Cafe, and Tufts New Entry Sustainble Farming Project/WorldPEAS CSA will continue to spread the good word on sustainability and supporting local food growers while keeping a close watch on those corporate food [...]

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