Crude
Dates: 12/8/2009 - 12/8/2009
Location: Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Columbus, OH
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Times: Tue. 07:00 p.m. - 09:15 p.m.
Email: Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 614-292-3535
Address:
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH
Description:
"A fascinating and important story...does an extraordinary job of merging journalism and art" - CNN From the director of His Brother's Keeper and Paradise Lost, Crude is an impassioned David vs. Goliath story about an indigenous group in Ecuador's Amazon region who found their society threatened with devastation by Chevron's oil drilling operations. The Ecuadorians are the film's focus, as they take on multinational corporate interests in defense of its own human rights. They bring their cause to the attention of the global media, pointing to corporate malfeasance on the highest levels while at the same time arguing for self-determination in ecological and environmental terms. (Joe Berlinger,, 2009, 105 mins., video) Image courtesy of First Run Features.
The Cowtown Film Series 2009
Dates: 12/6/2009 - 12/6/2009
Location: The Screens at the Continent
Columbus, OH
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Times: Sun. 03:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Email: Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 614-378-5941
Address:
6360 Busch Blvd
Columbus, OH
Description:
The Cowtown Film Series will host a collection of short films from Columbus & Ohio filmmakers, admission is FREE, and we're showing some of the best filmmakers' works on Sunday December 6th 2009 at 3:00PM. Please attend and bring a friend. Many of these will be world premiere screenings of movies made here. Most of the filmmakers will be in attendance for Q&A and socializing. THE SCREENS at the Continent 6360 Busch Blvd, Columbus OH 43229 | 614.318.0550
Zoom: Family Film Festival, Mr. Bug Goes to Town
Dates: 12/6/2009 - 12/6/2009
Location: Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Columbus, OH
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Times: Sun. 03:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Email: Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 614-292-3535
Address:
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH
Description:
In the silent film and early sound era, the pioneering Fleischer Brothers ran one of the most popular animation studios in the country. The characters they featured in cartoon shorts include Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman, and Koko the Clown. The colorful musical Mr. Bug Goes to Town (the studio's second and last feature) involves a young, idealistic grasshopper who must save his community of bugs from the rapid expansion of a neighboring city. A newly restored print of this seldom-seen classic shows off the Fleischers' clever visuals and treatments of songs by such popular composers as Hoagy Carmichael ("Stardust") and Frank Loesser (Guys and Dolls). See if you can spot Mr. Bug's influence on such recent Pixar films as A Bug's Life and Wall-E. Recommended for ages 3 and up. (Dave Fleischer, 1941, 78 mins., 35mm) Contributions from Wexner Center members help us offer free admission to this film for everyone.
Zoom: Family Film Festival, Beauty and the Beast
Dates: 12/5/2009 - 12/5/2009
Location: Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Columbus, OH
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Times: Sat. 12:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m.
Email: Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 614-292-3535
Address:
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH
Description:
Pure magic! This 1946 French version of the classic story is perhaps the most enchanting live-action fairy-tale ever made, as well as a landmark in fantasy filmmaking. Some of the astonishing effects in the film, such as the human candelabras, were incorporated into the Disney animation, but nothing has matched the sense of wonder and imagination created by this interpretation. Jean Marais' sensitive, frightening, and tragic performance as the Beast is astonishingly moving. In French with English subtitles. Recommended for ages 7 and up. (Jean Cocteau, 1946, 93 mins., 35mm)
Zoom: Family Film Festival, Kid Flix Mix
Dates: 12/5/2009 - 12/5/2009
Location: Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Columbus, OH
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Times: Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Email: Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 614-292-3535
Address:
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH
Description:
OHIO PREMIERE There's something for everyone in this kaleidoscopic collection of animated films selected from the best pieces in the 2009 New York International Children's Film Festival. The musical and narrative shorts come from all around the world and feature a spectacular array of animation styles: traditional, CGI, collage, and stop-motion among them. Among the surprises are a music video by They Might Be Giants and adaptations of the inventive children's books The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith) and Knuffle Bunny (by Mo Willems). (65 mins., video)