Film

HOW TO SHARPEN PENCILS from Pricefilms on Vimeo. Official Selection: 2013 Austin Film Festival 2013 SF Docfest 2013 Sidewalk Film Festival (Winner: Best Documentary Short) 2013 Indie Memphis Film Festival (Winner: Special Jury Prize) 2013 Cucalorus Film Festival A practical and theoretical treatise on the artisanal craft of pencil sharpening. The number one #2 pencil…

Animation, Film

Film: Abduckted

by JOHN ADAMS • 11.19.2013

Abduckted from Seth Boyden on Vimeo.

Film, Nature

Film: Yellowstone in Time-Lapse

by JOHN ADAMS • 11.12.2013

Timelapse: Yellowstone National Park from Roadtrippers on Vimeo.

Film, Poll

Poll: Another Star Wars Film?

by JOHN ADAMS • 11.08.2013

Disney’s announced a date for the next Star Wars film, the seventh in the series: “Star Wars: Episode VII” has an official release date: Dec. 18, 2015. “We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII,’ where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but also…

Development, Economy, Film

What a Film About Janesville Really Says

by JOHN ADAMS • 10.29.2013

Much has been said about Brad Lichtenstein’s As Goes Janesville, and it’s usually about how the film depicts Gov. Walker. There’s much more to the film, though, and particularly interesting to me is how Janesville tries to entice a startup to locate in that city by offering millions in public incentives. The startup, Shine, promises a new…