December 2005

By Michele Meek A report of news & happenings in the local industry for December 2005.

By Andrea MaxwellConnecticut filmmaker and Pastor J. Stan McCauley explores the future of religion in the third part of the series "Contending for the Faith," which screens in Hartford this month and will air on PAX this spring.

By Erin Trahan Filmmaking trio Chris Tyrrell, Stacey Cruwys, and Tom Mariano debut their darkly comic holiday feature "Naughty or Nice" this month in Arlington, Massachusetts.

By David Tames In part one of a two-part article, learn about the who, what, why and how behind the newest form of media information and entertainment -- podcasting.

By Sara Faith Alterman If you can dream it, you can do it... even if it takes a decade. Ted Cormey took a dream about an astronaut ventriloquist dummy and turned it into his latest film: "Aerodynamics."

By Ellen Mills The Tasty Diner was a fixture in Harvard Square for over 80 years before being evicted from its spot in an historic building. In "Touching History," filmmaker Federico Muchnik documents the struggle to preserve this local institution and highlights similar debates across the country over historic preservation and support for local businesses.