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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 | Leave a Comment »

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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News from director Scott Kennedy and “The Garden”

Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The LFC has been fortunate enough to screen many, many wonderful locally made and independent films over the past 2 years. We delight in keeping tabs with these filmmakers and their projects, especially if we find their films are booming and enjoying acclaim. One of the films we’re particulary proud of is The Garden, which [...]

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The LFC Review – “Splice”

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, Movie Rants-N-Raves, tagged , , , , on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Courtesy of Brett Cromwell – Went to the Lowell Showcase Cinemas today to see the new biological horror flick Splice. I call it biological horror because that’s how they bill it in the trailer, but it’s definitely more biological than horror. As suspense films go, it was decent but not outstanding, and despite an interesting [...]

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Vote for your favorite Disposable Film Festival short — voting closes May 31!

Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , on May 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Cast your vote for “Best of the Fest” – The Disposable Film Festival awaits your input! It’s no secret: The LFC are huge fans of the Bay Area-based Disposable Film Festival (read our past entry on the DFF HERE), so much so that plans are in the works to partner with the DFF (thanks to [...]

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Psssst! Have you heard? The Babies Are Coming!

Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, tagged , , , , , , on May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It’s all over the indie film world — the babies are coming, the babies are coming! The LFC got wind of this gem of a film last year and have been waiting with great anticipation for its release. It’s Mother’s Day weekend — no better time for Focus Features to debut their positively glorious, uplifting [...]

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Cult Horror – An LFC Guilty Pleasure

Posted in Lowell Screenings and Events, Movie Rants-N-Raves, Screenings and Events, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As those of you who followed or attended our 2009 Mill City Mayhem event know, the Lowell Film Collaborative has a soft spot for horror films. This weekend, we are getting the chance to indulge in our guilty pleasure at not one but two unique events easily categorized as “cult horror.” The ghoulish fun began [...]

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Great film, great big buildings: We’re off to New York City!

Posted in Lowell Film Festival 2010, Movie Rants-N-Raves, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

First of all, a big Film Collaborative THANK YOU to everyone who came out to our screening of Good Food at Life Alive last night — what a turnout! Thanks goes to all our parters, including the Life Alive staff! The LFC is taking a quick little trip to the Big Apple to catch come [...]

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America’s Lost Band

Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, tagged , on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Just read about a great-looking documentary called America’s Lost Band. Narrated by Boston legend Peter Wolf, the film is about The Remains, a Boston pop band from the 60s who apparently were on the road to being the best thing since sliced Beatle…until they broke up when their debut album was released. They were four former Boston University students that [...]

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The LFC’s New Year in Woodstock, NY: Cinematic Discoveries!

Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, Screenings and Events Outside Lowell, tagged , , , , , , , on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Happy 2010 Everyone! We hope you had a joyful New Year’s Eve! To ring in the New Year, we spent several days in beautiful, hippy-historical Woodstock, NY. It was a grand weekend of relaxation, film-watching, and as always, perusing the area for any cinematic activity. We were not disappointed! The Woodstock Film Festival Upon entering [...]

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Vintage Holiday Film Shorts Galore!

Posted in Movie Rants-N-Raves, tagged , , , , , , , 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 [...]

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