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Video: Highlights from the Sidewalk awards ceremony
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Ginger Swan
Tuesday September 30, 2008, 8:18 AM
| Sidewalk 2008 Awards |
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Sidewalk Motion Picture Festival 2008 Recap: One festival goer's take
by Ginger Swan / Guest review by Siobhan Sullivan
Monday September 29, 2008, 1:01 PM
Another September come and gone and another Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival come to an end. This was my 4th year at the festival, and decidedly the most fun I've had at Sidewalk to date. I attended this year as a wearer of many hats - filmmaker, volunteer, and member of the media, giving me the chance to see the festival from several different sides.
Continue reading "Sidewalk Motion Picture Festival 2008 Recap: One festival goer's take" »Cook County, Intimidad win top prizes at Birmingham's Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
by Bob Carlton
Monday September 29, 2008, 8:00 AM
A feature about crystal meth addiction and a documentary about a Mexican couple's struggle to survive won the top two prizes at this year's Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival.
The three-day festival, which took place at the Alabama Theatre and several other venues in downtown Birmingham, ended Sunday night.
Sidewalk festival announces encore films
by Ginger Swan
Sunday September 28, 2008, 1:37 PM
Sunday, 9/28 @ 6:30 p.m.
Regions Center Auditorium
Like their home state of Alabama, the Trawicks are slam - full of oddities, idiocy, contradictions, traditions, and rednecks. In pursuit of McAndrews and the city championship, JD and company are opposed by the dastardly Cletus Yoates and his henchman Bart, who will stop at nothing to destroy the Trawick family, business, and football legacy. Along the way, the Trawicks discover the hidden and absurd underbelly of the South - and punch it.
Sunday, 9/28 @ 6:45 p.m.
Carver Theatre
"In 1999, Governor George W. Bush buys a ranch in Crawford, Texas and calls it "home"; an insular community explodes overnight. Bush soon declares candidacy for President and months later, he thrusts the town of 705 into the spotlight as his token symbol - the President's "Western White House." Left to deal with the aftermath are the real people of Crawford. Their lives are changed forever. And their story is our own." [Read review | Watch trailer] Continue reading "Sidewalk festival announces encore films" »
Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival is underway!
by Ginger Swan
Saturday September 27, 2008, 9:59 PM
CLICK HERE to view more photos from the festival.Ari Gold's goofy, air-drumming comedy 'Adventures of Power' opens Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
by Bob Carlton - Birmingham News Friday September 26, 2008, 6:14 AM
"Each shoot was its own adventure," writer-director-actor Ari Gold says of his experience making "Adventures of Power." "It's almost like we shot five different short films.""It was a big hit with the audience, but the judges were confused by what to do," Gold recalls. "Some of them gave it top scores, but apparently, they were then told they were not allowed to let me win because I was not playing air guitar."
Inspired nevertheless, Gold mined that experience to create his first feature film, the quirky comedy "Adventures of Power." It shows tonight at the Alabama Theatre as the opening-night film at the 10th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival.
The festival continues through Sunday at the Alabama and six other venues in downtown Birmingham.
Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival: The schedule, venue map
by Birmingham News
Friday September 26, 2008, 6:14 AM
DETAILS
What: Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
Where: Seven venues in downtown Birmingham
When: Tonight through Sunday
Tickets: $12 advance, $15 at the door for opening night; $30 advance, $35 at the door for weekend passes; $8 for single film tickets, $20 for three film tickets; discounts available for students and Sidewalk members
Web: www.sidewalkfest.com
Countdown under way for 10th Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in downtown Birmingham
by Bob Carlton -- Birmingham News
Thursday September 25, 2008, 6:30 PM
The countdown to this weekend's Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival begins tonight as filmmakers from around the country arrive in Birmingham for the three-day festival that begins Friday.
This year's lineup, which celebrates "Ten Years of Independents," includes more than 150 features, documentaries and shorts. For more, see City Scene in Friday's Birmingham News.
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