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Need Crew? Need Locations? Need... Lights, camera, editors! Whatever it is you need for your production, list it here! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
325 | 342 | Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:08 pm Amanda Blakley  |
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Need Cast? If you are holding auditions for an upcoming production, please post them here! You are also more than welcome to ask us for suggestions... e-mail mac@midwestfilm.com anytime! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
278 | 285 | Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:43 pm Mike_McNamara |
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Services Offered for Film Production & Post Production What is it that you can offer to an independent film? Whether you're professional actor, sound designer, cinematographer or if you're brand new and are simply looking to volunteer as a PA on set, post it here! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
69 | 72 | Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:18 am afarris |
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Post Your Film, Your Trailer, Your Music Videos Here You asked for it, you got it! A brand new board here on the Midwest Film Forum... Post links to your trailers, your shorts, your music videos here! Feel free to include a few words to introduce your work... |
2 | 2 | Sun May 17, 2009 9:54 pm Mike_McNamara |
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Upcoming Midwest Film Events Festivals, film screenings, discussion panels, fundraisers, post it here! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
235 | 253 | Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:47 pm Mike_McNamara |
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Other Midwest Arts Events Music, theatre, photography, acting workshops, anything in the arts other than indie film. Let us help you spread the word! NO TICKETS PLEASE! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
108 | 108 | Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:21 pm Amanda Blakley |
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Comments or Suggestions for Our Festival? We are here to support the Midwest filmmaker, celebrate his or her work and strengthen our independent film community. If you have a suggestion for how we can improve the festival, we want to know! Compliments are also always appreciated. Either way, leave it here and it will be heard. Moderator Mike_McNamara |
7 | 15 | Fri May 15, 2009 12:04 pm blondie |
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Comments or Suggestions for Our Forum? Are there other topics you'd like to see up here? Also, IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY TECHNICAL TROUBLE WITH THE FORUM, PLEASE E-MAIL MAC@MIDWESTFILM.COM IMMEDIATELY and we'll take care of it! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
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Say Something Nice About Us! Brand New Forum! We are going to be putting together some new promos for The Midwest Indie and we would love to include some quotes from our filmmakers and filmlovers. Please leave us a quotable quote here and be sure to include your full name and title (even if it's "Filmlover"). We really appreciate it! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
2 | 2 | Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:09 pm KillaB |
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NEW! Rant or Rave About Any Film You Like Right Here! Is there a film everybody MUST see? Is there a movie that should be avoided like the plague? Sound off right here! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
170 | 208 | Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:33 pm LastBlog |
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June 2009: Comedic Shorts Program Which comedic short was your favorite of the bunch? Please let everyone know right here - please include your pick and why you loved it so much! If you need a refresher on the lineup, you can head here: http://www.midwestfilm.com/pages/june_2_2009___final/355.php |
1 | 1 | Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:54 pm dankuhlman |
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May 2009: BABY ON BOARD The story of Angela -an ambitious, image-conscious businesswoman working for over-demanding boss Mary. When Angela becomes unexpectedly pregnant at the peak of her career, her life with her divorce attorney husband, Curtis, is turned upside-down. Post your comments here! |
7 | 12 | Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:17 pm sidewinder3000 |
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April 2009: THE MERRY GENTLEMAN The film begins with a woman who leaves an abusive relationship to begin a new life in a new city, where she forms an unlikely and ironic relationship with a suicidal hit man (unbeknownst to her). Enter a worn, alcoholic detective to form the third party in a very unusual triangle, and this story begins to unfold. Post your comments about this film here! |
1 | 4 | Sat May 02, 2009 5:00 pm LastBlog |
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March 2009: SONG SUNG BLUE SONG SUNG BLUE is the alternately inspiring and tragic love story of Lightning & Thunder, a homegrown Milwaukee husband & wife singing duo who pay tribute to the music of Neil Diamond. For Mike and Claire Sardina, aka Lightning & Thunder, dreams are the fuel and music the engine of life. SONG SUNG BLUE goes behind the curtain with this brave couple, from their humble beginnings over 20 years ago to the threshold of fame, from disaster to rebirth through to the final chapters in the lives of these authentic American dreamers. |
2 | 3 | Wed May 06, 2009 10:44 am Mike_McNamara |
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February 2009: THE POKER HOUSE An ordinary day in young Agnes' life is anything but. With a strung-out mother, a pimp father figure, and a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns, Agnes is simply trying to survive. What did you think of THE POKER HOUSE? Post your comments here! |
2 | 2 | Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:25 pm LastBlog |
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November 2008: ELECTION DAY Screening! Forget the pie charts, color-coded maps and hyperventilating pundits. What's the street-level experience of voters in today's America? In a triumph of documentary storytelling, Election Day combines eleven stories--all shot simultaneously on November 2, 2004, from dawn until long past midnight-into one. Factory workers, ex-felons, harried moms, Native American activists, and diligent poll watchers, from South Dakota to Florida, take the process of democracy into their own hands. What did you think of ELECTION DAY? Post your comments here! |
1 | 1 | Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:19 am LastBlog |
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October 2008 Screening: Home of the Giants Home of the Giants is a coming-of-age story told through the eyes of "Gar (Haley Joel Osment)", a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads toward a state championship. Gar's best friend, Matt (Ryan Merriman), is the team's star ; when Matt is asked by a drug dealer and small-time hood to throw the big game, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle. What did you think of the film? Sound off here! |
1 | 1 | Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:40 am LastBlog |
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September 2008: THE PROMOTION! Let your voice be heard here about this dark comedy starring John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott, written and directed by Steve Conrad. If you agree or disagree with what someone has to say about the film, don't be shy! |
4 | 4 | Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:54 pm KillaB |
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August 2008: Surprise Premiere Screening of I.O.U.S.A. Few are aware that America may be on the brink of a financial meltdown. I.O.U.S.A. explores the country's shocking current fiscal condition and ways to avoid a national economic disaster. Let your opinion of this film be heard right here! |
2 | 3 | Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:18 am Mike_McNamara |
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July 2008: Chicago Premiere of DIMINISHED CAPACITY First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival continueD with a special Chicago premiere screening of the Steppenwolf Films comedy Diminished Capacity on Tuesday, July 1st at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema, beginning at 6 p.m. the feature stars Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen and Alan Alda and premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. What did you think of the film? Sound off right here! |
1 | 6 | Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:44 pm LastBlog |
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June 2008 Screening: IN THE FAMILY What did you think of IN THE FAMILY? Post your comments here! In the Family, a film by Joanna Rudnick produced by Kartemquin Films, takes an intensely personal look at what follows the results of a predictive genetic test. |
4 | 6 | Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:10 am schmudde |
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May 2008 Comedic Shorts Program First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival continue with the 2008 Comedic Shorts Program, screening on Tuesday, May 6th at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema, beginning at 6 p.m. This laughworthy lineup includes recent South by Southwest selections Train Town and The European Kid. Here's your chance to rant or rave about the evening's films! |
12 | 27 | Sat May 10, 2008 6:46 pm Casie Ernst |
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April 2008 Screening: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL In a society where "celebutantes" like Paris Hilton dominate newsstands and models who weigh less than 90 pounds die from malnutrition, female body image is one of the more dire problems facing today's society. America the Beautiful illuminates the issue by covering every base. Child models, plastic surgery, celebrity worship, airbrushed advertising, dangerous cosmetics - no rock is left unturned. |
7 | 10 | Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:34 pm Jeana Kalie |
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March 2008 Documentary Shorts Program This impressive lineup featured world premiere screenings and award-winning films covering a diverse range of topics. What did you think of these films? What was your favorite? Least favorite? Post your comments right here! |
7 | 13 | Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:50 pm Dieter Frank |
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February 2008: OSSO BUCCO World Premiere! The Midwest Independent Film Festival launched its 2008 season with the World Premiere of the Chicago-produced comedy Osso Bucco on Tuesday, February 5th. The feature stars Illeana Douglas (Ghost World, ABC’s Ugly Betty), Mike Starr (The Black Dahlia, Goodfellas) and features an exceptional supporting cast of Chicago talent. |
6 | 11 | Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:34 pm Jeana Kalie |
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December 2007 Screening: GRACE IS GONE Grace Is Gone is a film starring John Cusack as a father who does not want to tell his two daughters that their sergeant mother has died in Iraq. Desperate to delay telling the children they embark on a spontaneous road trip. The farther they drive the closer they become yet Stanley knows he must face the inevitable task of changing their lives forever. Post your comments here! |
2 | 8 | Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:10 pm filmfan |
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November 2007 I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH James is a frustrated and underappreciated Chicago actor who lives with his mother and has only really wanted three things in life: someone to love him, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. Post your comments about this film right here! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
8 | 14 | Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:49 pm cathyerica |
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October 2007 Screening: INDESTRUCTIBLE It was truly an honor to present the Midwest Premiere of the award-winning documentary INDESTRUCTIBLE on Tuesday, October 2nd. Named Best Documentary at this year’s Cinequest Film Festival and fresh from the Montreal Film Festival, this autobiographical tour-de-force marks the debut for Chicago filmmaker and ALS patient Ben Byer. Post your thoughts on the film here! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
5 | 7 | Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:40 pm Mike_McNamara |
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September 2007 Screening: CRIME FICTION The Midwest Independent Film Festival (www.MidwestFilm.com) is honored to present the locally produced thriller CRIME FICTION on Tuesday, September 4th. Featuring a cast and crew loaded with Chicago talent, this film received its world premiere at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival. Crime Fiction is the story of murder, betrayal and outrageous artistic fortune. Moderator Mike_McNamara |
4 | 5 | Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:33 am Orpheus |
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August 2007 Screening: STREET THIEF! Our sixth straight standing room only crowd in 2007. What did you think of STREET THIEF? Here is your opportunity to rant or rave to your heart's content. Moderator Mike_McNamara |
3 | 8 | Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:22 am sabline |
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June 2007 Screening: D.O.A.P. Directed by Gabriel Range. Winner of the International Critics' Prize at the Toronto Film Festival, DEATH OF A PRESIDENT is conceived as a fictional TV documentary broadcast in 2008, reflecting on another monstrously despicable and cataclysmic event: the assassination of President George W. Bush on October 19th, 2007. Let us, let your filmmakers and let your fellow filmlovers know what you thought of the film right here! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
2 | 5 | Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:05 am Mike_McNamara |
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May 2007 Screening: Comedic Shorts Program Voice your opinion on one or all of the films in this month's Comedic Shorts Program. If you agree or disagree with what someone else has to say about a particular piece, don't be shy! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
7 | 10 | Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:54 pm lbrbproductions |
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April 2007 Screening: ROCK THE BELLS Directed by Casey Suchan and Denis Henry Hennelly. Personifying the fierce independence and do-it-yourself spirit of the Hip Hop generation, entrepreneur Chang Weisberg puts everything - his reputation, his sanity, his family, his mortgage - on the line for his impossible dream of reuniting genre superstars and notorious no-shows The Wu-Tang Clan. Let us, let your filmmakers and let your fellow filmlovers know what you thought of the film right here! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
1 | 10 | Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:38 am sabline |
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March 2007 Screening: STEEL CITY Written and directed by Brian Jun. Starring 2007 Golden Globe winner America Ferrera, Laurie Metcalf, Independent Spirit Nominee Raymond J. Barry! Voice your opinion here! Let other people know what you think of their critiques! Have fun! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
1 | 2 | Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:51 pm cfolkens |
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February 2007 Midwest Shorts Program Voice your opinion on one or all of the films in this month's Midwest Shorts Program. If you agree or disagree with what someone else has to say about a particular piece, don't be shy! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
6 | 15 | Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:11 pm ayca |
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November 2006 Screening: IOWA! Matt Farnsworth's cautionary tale of love, crime, fantasy, and addiction. Voice your opinion here! Let other people know what you think of their critiques! Have fun! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
6 | 13 | Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:43 am gooseswan |
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October 2006 Midwest Shorts Program Voice your opinion on one or all of the films in this month's Midwest Shorts Program. If you agree or disagree with what someone else has to say about a particular piece, don't be shy! Moderator Mike_McNamara |
11 | 45 | Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:40 am djpico80 |
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June 2009: Comedic Shorts Program Which comedic short was your favorite of the bunch? Please let everyone know right here - please include your pick and why you loved it so much! If you need a refresher on the lineup, you can head here: http://www.midwestfilm.com/pages/june_2_2009___final/355.php |
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