CIFF 34 Preview: THE GRADUATE

Posted by on Mar 20, 2010 in Festivals | 0 comments

You know this movie, but if you’re like me you probably haven’t seen it on the big screen. Thanks to the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival’s “From the Page to the Projector” program, now you can get a chance to watch Mike Nichols’ landmark dramedy The Graduate the way it was meant to be seen. Mark Harris, EW columnist and author of Pictures at a Revolution, will receive the CIFF’s From the Page to the Projector Award after the screening for writing what is the definitive book about the change that occurred in Hollywood (and America) in the 1960s. Don’t miss it. The Graduate screens today at 1:40 p.m. at the 34th  Cleveland International Film Festival. Tickets are available at the box office...

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CIFF 34 Preview: THE APE

Posted by on Mar 19, 2010 in Festivals | 0 comments

The Ape has already made a splash in Toronto, Venice and London. Now it will debut in Cleveland in the CIFF’s “Someone to Watch” category. Directed by Jesper Ganslandt, The Ape is, as described by the CIFF, ” the story of a series of untidy events – just like in real life.” From Sweden. Screening tonight at 10 p.m. (tickets at the box office only) and tomorrow at 2:15 p.m. at the Cleveland International Film...

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Cleveland International Film Festival starts tomorrow #CIFF #HappyinCLE

Posted by on Mar 17, 2010 in Festivals | 0 comments

Sure SXSW may be going on in Austin right now, but in my backyard, it’s Cleveland International Film Festival time. The 34th Cleveland International Film Festival, March 18-28, 2010,  kicks of tomorrow night with a screening of the film TiMER, director Jac Schaeffer’s first feature. I won’t be at the opening, but I  don’t think I won’t be living at Tower City Cinemas in downtown Cleveland every other day of the festival. Last year, I saw my No. 1 movie of 2009, Ramin Bahrani’s Goodbye Solo, early on at CIFF. That’s reason enough for me to head back again. And like last year, I sat down and dug through the more than 300 feature and short film selections and pulled out a few dozen nuggets that cannot be missed. Here’s a quick and dirty list for right now: The...

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