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New documentary “Enemies of the People” explores Cambodian atrocities under the Khmer Rouge

Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , on July 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »

This past January, the new documentary Enemies of the People had its premier at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, winning the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Prize. Taking on an incredibly difficult subject — the atrocities of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge — filmmakers Thet Sambath and Rob Lemkin lead us on difficult personal journeys through the Killing Fields [...]

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TONIGHT! “The Nature of Cities” screens at Shedd Park Pavilion in Lowell

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

THE NATURE OF CITIES Wednesday, August 18 7:30 PM: Social time, meet-n-greet Sunset: Film screening Shedd Park Pavilion, Lowell FREE admission! * The Shedd Park Pavilion is located on Rogers Street (Rt. 38) and is visible from the street. Please bring your own lawn chair for use under the Pavilion! The LFC continues its great [...]

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“Star Wars,” “Twilight,” and “Harry Potter” screen outdoors at Lowell’s LeLacheur Park!

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For those not in the know, Lowell has a mighty cool baseball field called Edward LeLacheur Park (locally known as “LeLacheur Park”) that is home to the Lowell Spinners, the official Class A affiliate team to the Boston Red Sox since 1996. All Spinners players are drafted and/or signed by the Boston Red Sox with [...]

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The LFC Review – “Winnebago Man”

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, Screenings and Events, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

By the time he became a YouTube celebrity earlier this decade, Jack Rebney had already established himself as a cult phenomenon in the 1990s. He found his fame courtesy of copied and recopied VHS tapes in circulation that depicted the mustachioed Winnebago salesman going off on angry profanity-filled rants between takes of an infomercial shot [...]

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Electric documentary on the New York Cosmos screens at Pollard Library!

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) Friday, July 16  @ 1PM Pollard Memorial Library 401 Merrimack Street, Lowell Free admission! It’s July 12 — one day after the 2010 World Cup has come to a close. Still aching for that football frenzy that brought the world together? Then join [...]

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The Maine International Film Festival, Day 3

Posted in Film Festivals, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Although the MIFF promised another full day of independent and foreign films on Sunday, Suzz and I had to head back late in the afternoon, so we only caught two. Being a huge fan of old skool funk and soul music, I was personally bummed we wouldn’t get the chance to see Wheedle’s Groove, which [...]

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The Maine International Film Festival, Day 2

Posted in Film Festivals, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Unfortunately, when you visit a city for the first time in order to partake in a film festival, you spend most of your time there cooped up in theaters watching films without the chance to truly experience the city. Fortunately for Suzz and me, Waterville is a pretty small town, and we’ve managed to take [...]

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The Maine International Film Festival, Day 1

Posted in Film Festivals, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Suzzanne and I drove up from Lowell on Friday for a fun weekend of film at the 13th Annual Maine International Film Festival (MIFF). We did make a quick pitstop in Brunswick for a sandwich at Frontier, our favorite cafe/cinema/gallery in New England (not to mention dessert at Gelato Fiasco, THE best gelato I have [...]

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The LFC Guide to Summer Film Festivals in New England

Posted in Film Festivals, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

With the summer in full swing and record temperatures blanketing the Northeast, we decided it might be a really neat idea to give everyone an overview of all the fantastic film festivals that are on the horizon here in New England. After all, no one wants to get sunstroke or severely dehydrated after being in [...]

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TONIGHT! Don’t miss our outdoor screening of “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »

SCREENING AT SUNSET: “E.T. : THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL” Tuesday, August 3 C.W. Morey Elementary School (lawn & parking lot) 130 Pine Street, Lowell 6 PM: Fire truck, Lowell Police Department’s K-9 unit, & family activities onsite 8 PM – film screening Ladies and gentlemen, the summer is in full swing, and no one is more excited [...]

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