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. [...]
Archive for December, 2009
“Scenes from a Parish” to Debut on PBS This Weekend
Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged Father Paul O'Brien, James Rutenbeck, Labels are for Jars, Lawrence, PBS Independent Lens, Scenes from a Parish on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding” – Join us and chase away the winter blues!
Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged Athenian Corner Greek Restaurant Lowell, Food & Film series lowell, John Corbett, Lowell Film News, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos, Northern Exposure, Sex and the City on December 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Tim Burton Descends on MOMA: A Brilliant Retrospective!
Posted in Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged Beetlejuice, Big Fish movie, Edward Scissorhands, Frankenweenie, Museum of Modern Art New York, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton exhibit, Tim Burton Museum of Modern Art, Vincent movie Tim Burton on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
The Golden Age of Hollywood Comes to Lowell!
Posted in Lowell Film Festival 2010, tagged lowell film events, Lowell Film Festival 2010, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Movies of the 1930s on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Vintage Holiday Film Shorts Galore!
Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, tagged A Christmas Dream, Casablanca, Castle Films, Pal Joey, Singin' in the Rain, Tangier movie, That's Entertainment, xmasflix.com on December 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
– 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 [...]
Motion Picture Award Season is Upon Us …
Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged Academy Awards, Avatar, George Clooney, Golden Globe nominations, IFC, Independent Spirit Awards, Oprah Precious, Oscars, Precious movie, Push Sapphire, The Hurt Locker, Tyler Perry Precious, Up in the Air on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… 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 [...]
Lanoue Film Arts, the Hollywood East Curators
Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged Boston, Fever Pitch, Lanoue Film Arts, Lanoue Fine Art, Newbury Street, Surrogates, Susan Lanoue, The Women on December 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
FREE film screenings from Independent Lens Community Cinema!
Posted in Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged Boston Public Library, Independent Lens, Independent Lens Community Cinema, Young At Heart on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Agricultural-themed “Food & Film Series” comes to Lowell’s Life Alive Cafe
Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged Agricultural film series Lowell, Asparagus the Movie, Big River, Eating Alaska, Food Inc., Fresh, Fridays at the Farm, King Corn, Ladies of the Land, Lowell Film Festival, Lowell Film News, Media That Matters Film Festival. Life Alive Cafe Lowell, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, World Peas CSA on December 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]





