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RetrospectiveHappy Trails to BoomtownTue, 08/01/2006 - 00:00Posted in
By Ellen Mills
In the early days of television, and for two decades after, children in New England found a hero in a cowboy named Rex Trailer. Massachusetts native Michael Bavaro’s film, Rex Trailer’s Boomtown is an affectionate portrait of the show and its star. The film screens this month at the Rhode Island Film Festival.For New Englanders of a certain age the name Rex Trailer brings instant recognition and nostalgic childhood memories. For 20 years, beginning in 1956, Trailer starred as cowboy Rex Trailer in a popular western themed children’s show called Boomtown. read more...Remembering John Marshall (1932-2005)Fri, 07/01/2005 - 00:00Posted in
By Alice Apley & David Tamés
A retrospective of the career of John Marshall who spent five decades filmmaking the everyday lives and struggles of the people from Nyae Nyae in Bushmanland, Namibia."When I first watched John Marshall’s "N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen" (1969), an observational film about a Ju’/hoansi trance dance filmed in the Kalahari Desert in the 1950s, I wanted to reach out and wipe the sweat off the dancers’ brows. That’s how enveloping were the rich sounds of singing and stomping feet, the images of the tight circle of dancers. Marshall’s camera wove in and out of the circle of pulsating bodies, as if it was just another dancer. From the heat of the dance, read more... Lucky 7: NewEnglandFilm.com Celebrates a B-DaySun, 08/01/2004 - 00:00
By Michele (LaMura) Meek
Have a look at this visual retrospective of the past years at NewEnglandFilm.com. Also take a look at an interview with Michele Meek, the founder/publisher of NewEnglandFilm.com in the August 2001 isssue. And for a unique look at the past decade of NewEnglandFilm.com, visit WayBackMachine Internet Archive. read more...A Retrospective of the Designs of NewEnglandFilm.comWed, 08/01/2001 - 00:00 – michele
By Michele (LaMura) Meek
 August 1997 The very first issue of NewEnglandFilm.com featuring 2 articles and a "Seen on the Scene" section. read more... Remembering Richard BroadmanWed, 03/01/2000 - 01:00
By Holly Madden
A talented and uncompromising documentary filmmaker, Broadman left behind a loyal following of friends and film peers.John Lennon sang, "In the end, the love you make is equal to the love you take." If the same philosophy applies to filmmaking, then the late documentarian Richard Broadman will leave this world with a stockpile of gritty, honest and always thought-provoking cinematic images. One thing's for certain: Broadman left behind a loyal following of friends and film peers who will sorely miss his uncompromising vision and "just do it" attitude. Broadman passed away in early January at the age of 53 after a brief illness. read more...Film Festival Celebrates Paul RobesonThu, 07/01/1999 - 00:00
By Gina Harris
In May, a film series at the African Meeting House of the Museum of Afro American History in Boston featured the Robeson legacy.For his steadfast commitment to his social
conscience, the actor Paul Robeson was pushed off America's cultural stage during the
McCarthy era and into its wings. For a generation, his memory was obscured and his
achievements nearly forgotten. But the centennial of his 1898 birth sparked renewed
interest in his filmography and new fans. read more... |
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