By Mark | August 30, 2012
A few weeks ago, upon hearing that a local film competition was being planned, I submitted a list of questions to the organizers. Well, I just received the following answers from Mark Ducker, the man behind the Ypsi 24-Hour Film Shootout. (As his response came in the form of one long message, I’ve broken it […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Cinema Sports, Corner brewery, Film, film competition, Hump, independent film, Mark Ducker, Mix Marketplace, Shadow Art Fair, The Ipsy, WDEE-TV.COM, Wild Rose Pictures, Ypsilanti Convention and Visitors Bureau |
By Mark | August 14, 2012
After living among us for the past half dozens years, Adrianne Finelli will be leaving shortly for Pennsylvania. I took the opportunity to ask her a few questions. MARK: Where will you be moving to and what will you be doing there? ADRIANNE: I’m moving back to Pennsylvania, not back to Philly, but the other […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Special Projects | Also tagged Adrianne Finelli, Bethlehem, Bethlehem Steel, Dan F. Friedlaender, documentary film, Edinboro University, exit interviews, Film, film making, home movies, independent film, Lehigh Valley, MFA, Nancy Heers, pain, Pennsylvania, Perspective on Pain, Philadelphia, Prison Creative Arts Project, Roseto, School of Art & Design, Shadow Art Fair, Shirley Axon, Slate, steel, suicide, teaching, Temple University, The Dance of My Grandmothers, time-based media, University of Michigan, urban farming, Work Gallery, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews |
If you’ve walked around Ann Arbor these past few days, you likely encountered free film, video and moving image installations, in the windows of stores, projected onto buildings, etc. The initiative, called 50 Screens, was undertaken by our friends at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, in order to engage with members of the public who […]
In a few short weeks, the Ann Arbor Film Festival will begin celebrating its 50th anniversary. It’s a huge milestone that, to my knowledge, no other North American independent film festival has reached, and, as you might expect, organizers are pulling out all the stops. As luck would have it, I had the opportunity to […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1963, 2 Live Crew, 3D, 826Michigan, A2Geeks, American Falls, animation, Ann Arbor District Library, art films, Arthur Lipsett, Barbara Hammer, Ben Rivers, Bentley Historical Library, bike-powered zoetrope, Bruce Baillie, burlesque, corporate rats, costumes, Craig Baldwin, culture jamming, Devo, Don Hertzfeldt, Donald Harrison, Encore Records, experimental film, Exquisite Motion Corpse, family-friendly shorts, feral films, Festifools, Film, film archives, film festival, founders syndrome, Gallery Project, George Manupelli, Gus Van Sant, Hauling Toto Big, Irina Leimbacher, Japanese avant-garde film, Jodie Mack, Krampus, La Jetée, Leighton Pierce, LGBTQ, Luther Campbell, Mark Toscano, Mark's Carts, Martin Thoburn, Matthew De Gennaro, Michael Robinson, Michigan Theater, MOCAD, Neutral Zone, Nickels Arcade, Pat Oleszko, Paul Clipson, Peter Rose, Phil Solomon, Robert Nelson, Scott MacDonald, Silvio's, Slusser Gallery, Spatial Shift, Star Wars, Summer Festival, Tate Modern, UMS, Voluptuous Sleep, Work Gallery |
By Mark | August 31, 2011
A friend of mine named Forest is going to be leaving his home in Ann Arbor soon, for the west coast. I thought that I’d take the opportunity to ask him a few questions about his decision to go, and ask his thoughts on the arts scene that he’ll be leaving behind. Following are my […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Crimewave USA, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged A&W, Ann Arbor arts scene, avocados, B. Thomas Hunter, Blind Pig, Blood Club, Book of Zines, boxty, Brian Hunter, Canterbury House, Chacho, Coney McGillicutty, Dark Matter, Depot Town, Dreamland Theater, Erin Nicole Bratkovich, Forest Juziuk, Gerlado, Google, Hall Of Owls, Hillers meat counter, Hollis, hot dogs, HOTT LAVA, Irish food, Jeremy Wheeler, John Hieftje, Lauren Hill, mall frog sales, Manhole, Mariah Cherem, Midwest Scene Report, music venues, Name Brand Tattoo, Nomo, Portland, Rick's American Cafe, San Francisco, Shelley Sallant, Skate Laws, Ted Kennedy, The Ballad of Genesis & Lady Jaye, The Bang, The Whip, the Ypsi arts scene, Van Houten, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews |
