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Cannes 2013: For 'Blue Ruin' helmer, a new path to career-building
CANNES, France--Most of the attention at the Cannes Film Festival this week centers on the big names--Nicolas Refn, Alexander Payne, James Gray. But the springtime cinema gathering can sometimes makes room for someone a little different. Someone, say,...Tags: Octavia Spencer, Festive Events, Genres, Cannes Film Festival, Arts and Culture
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Zach Braff donation helps Monte Rio theater buy digital equipment
Even as Zach Braff was taking heat for asking the public to help finance his next movie, the actor and director was contributing to another Kickstarter campaign -- to help save a historic theater in Northern California. Braff was among nearly 500 donors...
Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Lobbying, Celebrities
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Small-town movie theaters threatened by shift to digital cinema
MONTE RIO, Calif. — On the redwood-lined banks of the Russian River, dozens of local residents and tourists gathered in a grassy field on a hot Sunday afternoon, lining up to buy raffle tickets and $10 plates of barbecued chicken as a bluegrass...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Iron Man (movie), Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Q&A: Zach Braff on Kickstarter, indie filmmaking and the skeptics
Zach Braff made headlines last week when he became one of the first top-tier Hollywood personalities to try -- and succeed in -- financing a movie via Kickstarter. Just a few days after listing his idiosyncratic project “Wish I Was Here,”...
Tags: Politics, Gardens and Parks, Finance, Oz the Great and Powerful (movie), Travel
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Zach Braff's 'Wish I Was Here' hits its Kickstarter mark
Haters, hate away. Despite facing criticism in the media and online for allegedly milking cash from fans, actor and director Zach Braff’s Kickstarter campaign to fund his latest film “Wish I Was Here” reached its $2-million fundraising...
Tags: Natalie Portman, Justin Bieber, Jim Parsons, Celebrities
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Raiford Rogers raising funds for new ballet on Kickstarter
Taking a cue from musicians, filmmakers and other independent artists, Los Angeles choreographer Raiford Rogers has launched a $7,500 fundraising campaign on the crowd-sourcing website Kickstarter for his latest ballet, “Schubert’s Silence.&...
Tags: Artists, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Fine Artists
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Marshmallows! Kristen Bell to talk ‘Veronica Mars’ film on Twitter
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times“Veronica Mars” star Kristen Bell, and the show's creator Rob Thomas know you probably have some questions about how their ...... -
'Veronica Mars' lovers kick start new path to film in Hollywood
Los Angeles Times Television CriticAnd so there will be a "Veronica Mars" movie, because on Wednesday some 30,000 fans (and counting) pledged $2 million (and counting) via Kickstarter, the popular crowd-funding website, to make it so. I very much liked the show, which was created by...Tags: The CW (tv network), Kristen Bell, Rob Thomas, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Movies
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‘Veronica Mars’ fans will get movie after huge Kickstarter success
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesHoly cow marshmallows: You sure do love your “Veronica Mars.” On Wednesday morning, the show's creator Rob Thomas, and its ...... -
'Veronica Mars' film a go, thanks to a kick from Kickstarter
Illustrating the power of social media, more than 30,000 fans of the cult favorite television series "Veronica Mars" pledged $2 million in a single day — or 10 hours, to be exact — to finance an independent film based on the teen drama....
Tags: The CW (tv network), Politics, Kristen Bell, Terriers (tv program), Rob Thomas
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'Inocente' is first Kickstarter-backed film to win an Oscar
"Inocente," the story of a 15-year-old homeless San Diego girl who pursues her art despite her bleak surroundings, is the first Kickstarter-backed film to win an Academy Award. The makers of the documentary short film raised $52,527 from 294 backers...
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Digital projection has drive-in movie theaters reeling
As the night grew darker, a cold wind whipped across the asphalt expanse of the vintage Rubidoux Drive-In Theatre in Riverside. A howling gust banged open the door to the snack bar, where hot dogs glistened on metal spits and the black-and-white...
Tags: Hot Dogs, NATO, Passenger Cars, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Walmart
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