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May 25, 2006
Back Row Series Continues June 1
The Back Row Film Series continues at the Hunter Museum on Thursday, June 1 at 5:30 p.m. with special guest "Cowboy" Jack Clement and the screening of the film Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: Jack Clement's Home Movies. In addition to the screening of this popular documentary directed by music historian Robert Gordon, there will be discussion and music provided by Cowboy Jack Clement.
Note: $5 discounted tickets are available for anyone with tickets to the George Jones concert on the same date.
AEC and Hunter members and UTC students and staff $5; all others $12 (admission +$5 movie charge), cash bar.
Visit www.BackRowFilms.com for more details.
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Screenwriter Needs Your Help!
A sweet lady named Janine contacted me yesterday. She is looking for a charitable and creative writer-type to give her his or her unbiased opinion on -- possibly make a contribution or two to -- her new screenplay.
The piece is a drama based on a true story with dark comedic twists.
Janine has an agent who is waiting for the script to be finished so it can be marketed.
If you are interested, contact Janine at (423) 320-6895 or E-mail her at jjbaragone@aol.com.
Thanks!
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May 22, 2006
"Anti-Arktikos" Premiere at CTC
The world premiere of Anti-Arktikos (an animated film by local artist Judy Mogul) will take place on Thursday, June 15 on the main stage at The Chattanooga Theatre Centre (400 River Street). Showtimes are 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Contact the CTC box office at (423) 267-8534 for more information.
Anti-Arktikos
Written and Created by Judith Mogul
Cinematographer and Editor: Jarrod Whaley
Music and Sound Design: Bob Stagner & Dennis Palmer
Combining live action and stop motion animation, puppets and children, Anti-Arktikos follows the adventures of a young girl named "Momo" and her penguin friend "Pipi" in a land first identified by Greek geographers. Believing that a large continent existed at the "bottom" of the world, to balance the land that they knew about, early Greeks named this place "Anti-Arktikos".
Constructed primarily of paper, Judith Mogul's puppets and sets are brought vividly to life by the cinematography of Jarrod Whaley and the soundscape created by musicians Dennis Palmer and Bob Stagner.
Based on a dream by the artist herself, the film is set in a fantastical landscape of paper-sculpted glaciers--inhabited by demons, shamans, and a skeptical colony of penguins. Multiple layers of reality co-exist, as we travel from two- to three-dimensional animation and storytelling.
Click here to see a clip. (Real media player required.)
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Jarrod Whaley's "The Amaranth" Now Online
Here's Jarrod's description of his latest project:
"The Amaranth is an open-ended movie produced and presented in parts. New, sequentially numbered parts will appear from time to time. At some time in the future, the parts will be presented together as a complete movie. Each part is produced independently. They are improvised. The whole is a sort of a one-man exquisite corpse piece.
The original idea: I wanted to make an infinite movie for the internet. I wanted to broadcast a continuous video stream 24/7. I wanted to use a combination of looped video and webcam "footage" to produce a movie of indeterminate length; I wanted it to be at least a year long. I still want to do this someday. For now, I can't afford the necessary bandwidth.
The compromise: I'll just make the movie in parts instead, and post them from time to time. Kind of like a video blog. Only this is one big movie--shot, edited, and released on a part-by-part basis. We'll see what happens."
Click here to see the first installment.
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"Chattanooga's Homeless Challenge" Documentary Premiere
"Chattanooga's Homeless Challenge," Wes Rehberg’s feature-length documentary exploring the lives of Chattanooga’s homeless and those who minister to them, premieres Thursday, May 25 at 6 p.m. at the Memorial Auditorium (399 McCallie Avenue). Admission is free. Call (423) 642-8497 for more information.
Click here to see some clips.
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May 09, 2006
Shaking Rays' New Film Collaboration Coming Soon
The Shaking Ray Levi Society has collaborated with artist Judith Mogul on a stop-motion short film entitled, "Anti-Arktikos." A Chattanooga premiere and a DVD are planned.
Click here to see a clip. (Real Media Player required.)
Click here to hear the end credit music by the Shaking Rays' Bob Stagner and Dennis Palmer.
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UTC Rock Bottom Video Clips Online
Click here to check out the "Michael Jackson Acquittal Party" from the now-defunct, UTC student-produced "Rock Bottom" TV show.
There are other clips available on the right side of the page.
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