Archive for the 'At Risk Films' Category

Jump! trailer is up

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Los Angeles: Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? Nov 7

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Come to a FREE screening of Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Linwood Dunn Theatre. All info here! Wednesday, November 7th 7:00 pm Director Frank Popper will be in attendance. Screens with An Unreasonable Man. FREE parking in the back. The 26th annual Contemporary Documentaries […]

Mr. Smith on Netflix…

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

I’m proud to say that Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? is available NOW through Netflix! Go put it in your queue and give it 5 stars!

Fridays at the Farm airs on Sundance Channel this Tuesday…

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Watch the Sundance Channel‘s GREEN programming this Tuesday to see At Risk Films’ Fridays at the Farm. Check your local listings.

2007 Los Angeles Film Festival…I can still find parking in Westwood…

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

I took my first venture over to Westwood yesterday for the LA Film Festival. It seems….uh…festive. As with 2006 Film Independent has taken over many of the theatres in Westwood Village for their annual celebration of film. I would say “independent” film…but that’s not totally the case. There are however a lot of films and […]

JUMP! in LA Weekly today…

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

From today’s LA Weekly – it’s a GO pick!: GO JUMP! (USA) The ever-growing documentary subgenre that could be called “Schoolkids Do the Damnedest Things!” (Spellbound, Mad Hot Ballroom, et al.) has now given rise to Jump!, which details the up-and-coming school sport of competitive jump rope. Anyone who has seen a Rocky movie knows […]

Countdown to LAFF…

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Silverdocs is happening and I’m not there. The past two years I made my way across the country for AFI/Discovery Channel’s celebration of documentary film – but this year I just couldn’t make it. They’ve got a terrific slate, program and conference including screenings of The Fighting Cholitas! I’m in LA surviving the noise of […]

Big Smith and Homemade Hillbilly Jam in Memphis…

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Can Mr. Smith Get to Chicago? Yes!

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? opens Friday, December 22 at FACETS Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? opens Friday, December 22 at FACETS Chicago.

My Life With Count Dracula in Portland

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

Are you in Oregon? Do you like textured documentaries with great music and spellbinding characters? Go see My Life With Count Dracula. Playing Oct 10, 11 & 12 7:30 & 8:00 Hollywood Theatre Here’s what MetroBlogging Portland has to say.