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  Nashville (1975)
Nashville (1975) is maverick director/producer Robert Altman's classic, multi-level, original, two and a half-hour epic study of American culture, show-business, leadership and politics - and one of the great American films of the 1970s.
The fund-raising rally is to be held at the Parthenon in Nashville [the replica of the Greek Parthenon, a symbol of democracy, was erected in 1876 for the nation's first centenary].
There are Nashville residents, civic leaders, populist politicians and their frontmen, singing stars and managers, wannabes, reporters, fans, and other drifters, hangers-on, and misfits, who move through various locales including the Grand Ole Opry itself, the airport, the freeway, recording studios, parking lots, motel and hospital rooms, private homes, and nightclubs.
www.filmsite.org /nash.html   (2636 words)

  
 Nashville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-18)
Her position as the dean of film reviewers was so prominent and her praise so extravagant that it may have caused a reaction among the reviewers, if not the public, when the film appeared in the theaters.
Nashville came and went from the theaters, Saigon fell and the Vietnam war retreated into history, Nashville came and went on videotape and was forgotten, Altman continued to make films, some great, some good and some indifferent, all distinctive.
The film was conceived and developed by writer Joan Tewkesbury and by Altman as a celebration of the country's bicentennial anniversary in 1976, but its attempt to depict the complexity of a large and diverse country only then beginning to extricate itself from Vietnam was too dark for universal popularity.
www2.selu.edu /kslu/nashville.html   (633 words)

  
 Music Films in Music City; The 35th Nashville Film Festival
Nashville is a rare breed of film festival; it's a regional festival that can offer varied films so there's something for everyone in the local community, but it also has enough focus - as a showcase for music films - so that it isn't just another generic stop along the festival circuit.
The film was shot in a verite style with scenes in an actual Chinese take-out restaurant, the repitition of his daily drudgery was a poignant look at how difficult immigrant life can be in America.
The film was beautifully shot on super 16, super 8, and still photography, and the entire short was quite poetic and affecting.
www.indiewire.com /onthescene/onthescene_040507nash.html   (1721 words)

  
 Film & TV: The Secret Cinema (Nashville Scene . 07-02-97)
But Nashville's new film directors are not all teenage kids with camcorders; their ranks also include thirtysomething directors, middle-aged screenwriters, and established production companies.
But Nashville is a "contract town" where production companies are accustomed to bidding on projects and getting paid a flat fee for their work, Van Roon says, and that system has little to do with the way movies are actually financed and shot.
Nashville's hopes for an independent film industry have been encouraged by the development of the Watkins Film School, which in a mere two years has attracted students from across the country.
weeklywire.com /ww/07-02-97/nash_cover.html   (4286 words)

  
 Nashville (1975 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nashville is a 1975 film which mixes themes of U.S. presidential politics with those of the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 2002, a CD "Tribute to Robert Altman's Nashville" was released, featuring new interpretations of the movie's songs by the likes of such respected country figures as Carolyn Mark, Kelly Hogan, and Neko Case.
Altman had enough footage to produce a four-hour film, and he considered creating an expanded version of "Nashville" to be broadcast on ABC in two parts, "Nashville Red" and "Nashville Blue." Plans for the project were scrapped, and the additional footage has not been made available on DVD releases.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nashville_(1975_movie)   (519 words)

  
 Nashville Film Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-18)
Nashville Film Circle (NFC) is the membership organization for Nashville Film Festival (NaFF).
Begun as the Sinking Creek Film Celebration in 1969, it is currently one of the longest-running film festivals in the country.
Selections for films cross all genres from drama, comedy, animation, family and children to experimental, foreign, documentary and shorts with a special emphasis on music in film.
www.nashvillefilmfestival.org /index.php?main=circle&sub=info   (269 words)

  
 CNN.com - Career - Review: Altman's career summit revisited - November 6, 2000
Of course, young viewers raised on "Jurassic Park" might be bored out of their minds with the relevance of "Nashville." The film fits into modern movie genres like Elvis in a tuxedo.
A metaphor in her own right, Tewkesbury was a divorced mother enjoying newfound freedom when she traveled to Nashville on a research trip for Altman and discovered most of the inspirations for her characters.
While it might carry a flavor of Nashville itself, ultimately his voice is reminiscent of that of a genteel Southern gentleman who likes to hear himself pontificate at dinner parties.
archives.cnn.com /2000/CAREER/readingup/11/06/nashville/index.html   (1284 words)

  
 City Paper Blog: Nashville Film Festival Archives
Film Fest Winners Finally Up “Chris” (who it looks like was responsible for an animation short in this year’s fest called Smile?) in a comment below is still waiting to hear about the Nashville Film Festival winners.
A staple at every Nashville Film Festival, Pouria Montazeri is the fest’s theatre floor manager extraordinaire.
Ascher was on hand for a Q&A after the film, fielding questions about the ALS center chronicled in the movie and about how he and his wife whittled 900 hours of footage shot over four years into an hour-and-a-half.
nashvillecitypaperblogs.com /arts_and_culture/nashville_film_festival   (2455 words)

  
 WPLN News - "Chances" at Nashville Film Fest- April 19, 2006
But “Chances,” a new documentary showing tonight at the Nashville Film Festival tells how Clemmie and others like her found a new life.
He just volunteered to film the ground-breaking for its new building; but when he heard the women’s stories, he was hooked.
Neff spent two and a half years filming Magdalene’s story, sticking his nose and his camera into everything connected with the program and to the women.
www.wpln.org /news/featuretranscripts/chances_filmfest_041906.html   (718 words)

  
 Film Festival Today - Features - Dailies - Item
The Nashville Film Festival has unveiled a few of their film highlights and featured screenings scheduled for their 2004 festival.
Feature films that children, young adults and their parents should enjoy, is Elina, a beautiful, moving film about a young person who has the courage to fight for justice and stand up for what she believes.
The feature film depicts the touching and humorous story of Gram Parsons' road manager, Phil Kaufman and his quest to fulfill the promise he made to transport Parsons' body to Joshua tree for a proper burial in 1973, after the music cult hero dies of a drug overdose.
www.filmfestivaltoday.com /dailies_item.asp?ID=365   (449 words)

  
 indieWIRE: With Focus on Global Issues and Music, Nashville Film Fest Shines
The film plays as a thought-provoking investigation into how race and class impact such attitudes, while at the same time never letting generalizations interfere with each girl's humanity.
Nashville is, after all, the home of country music.
It was the opening-night film because the story ostensibly is set in Tennessee and based on a historical 19th Century case known as The Bell Witch.
www.indiewire.com /ots/2006/04/with_focus_on_g.html   (1112 words)

  
 CHROMATICS NASHVILLE - Film Processing
With less film to support the effort, the cost per roll of providing these services continues to rise.
They occur most often at or near the film edge, at the drive sprockets, but may also extend toward the center.
The best solution is to keep camera as warm as possible and not to use rapid film advance when a camera or film is still cold.
www.chromatics.com /Serv-Film_Process.htm   (801 words)

  
 The 48 Hour Film Project: Nashville Blog
The Nashville filmmakers share stories from their wild weekend of filmmaking.
And even though the lack of sleep was a problem, getting to sleep on Sunday night after the film was turned in was even harder.
This was my first experience with film, and I hope it is not my last.
www.48hourfilm.com /nashville/blog.php   (690 words)

  
 The 2006 Nashville Film Festival
The stories were very interesting, and the audience seemed to like it, as applause erupted throughout the theater at the end of the film.
The history of the Nashville Film Festival goes back to the year 1969, when a woman named Mary Jane Coleman, from East Tennessee, decided to show films on her barn wall.
Today, the Nashville Film Festival is held at the Regal Green Hills Stadium 16 in the Green Hills area of Nashville, Tennessee.
teacher.scholastic.com /scholasticnews/indepth/nashvillefilm.asp   (491 words)

  
 Nashville film company to shoot independent drama around state - Saturday, 07/19/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-18)
The film's Big Chill-like storyline centers on two couples who were best friends in college but, after an infidelity that led to partner-switching, have been estranged from each other for 18 years.
As the film begins, one of the men, a Nashville architect, decides to look up his former girlfriend, which brings the couples back together.
''We want to make films that are driven not by computer graphics and special effects but by great stories and great actors who are attracted to the kind of material that might get them nominated for Academy Awards for their performances.
tennessean.com /local/archives/03/07/36239723.shtml?Element_ID=36239723   (551 words)

  
 Nashville Film Festival - Thursday, 04/24/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-18)
The Nashville Film Festival is one of the coolest entertainment events the city has to offer, and this year's schedule is especially rich.
The Nashville Film Festival is the most fabulous event of the year for people who love movies, so don't miss it.
Cutting between images of a river trip filmed 25 years ago and the current lives of five people from that trip, the film explores bodies, time's passage and living with one's life choices.
www.nashvillerage.com /movies/archives/03/04/31955066.shtml   (3325 words)

  
 The Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission - Press Release
All members of the television and film industries in West Tennessee are encouraged to attend.
Keith has a long career in film and is perhaps best known for his role in “An Officer and a Gentlemen.” Depending on schedules, other notable industry figures may also appear at the hearing.
The Committee has been directed by Governor Bredesen to study film and television production in Tennessee, determine the economic impact of film and television on the State, and evaluate incentives now being offered by the State as well as those offered by neighboring states.
www.memphisfilmcomm.org /news/news7.htm   (511 words)

  
 Nashville Is Talking: Film Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-18)
The film is an attempt to make some sense of 9/11 — exposing the naked emporer that is the official story & speculating as to what might have actually happened.
That it fell short of achieving all that it set out to achieve as a film does nothing to diminish what it does achieve: a gripping, nearly overwhelming story about addiction and the lengths to which addicts will go to protect their stash.
Films that are sold as "funny" are actually dark and depressing, and films that are sold as thrillers are actually nice love stories about slightly crazy cult groups in Villages.
www.nashvilleistalking.com /archives/film   (8885 words)

  
 Existo . Nashville Scene . 09-20-99
Last June, the Saturday-night shows at the Nashville Independent Film Festival triggered the biggest demand for tickets in the fest's 30-year history.
Any film this scattershot by design is bound to be uneven, and indeed Existo stumbles over patches of slack pacing and self-indulgence among the belly laughs.
And with memorable bits from the cream of Nashville's theater community, as well as surreal production numbers and a genuine political point of view, the result is the year's most original American indie to date.
www.filmvault.com /filmvault/nash/e/existo1.html   (888 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Nashville: DVD: David Arkin,Barbara Baxley,Ned Beatty,Karen Black,Ronee Blakley,Timothy Brown,Keith ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-18)
Nashville is not only the film's setting but a metaphoric microsm of the American dream with all of its attendant illusions and problems.
But the film also manages to convey deep sympathy toward the 20 plus characters, each of whom is likely to become inscribed in the perceptive viewer's memory.
Altman essentially says that there was no grand plan for the film, that he just wanted to throw a bunch of scenes at us that would collectively paint a picture of life in the Nashville music circuit, because all that stuff was lively and interesting to him.
www.amazon.com /Nashville-David-Arkin/dp/6305918880   (1989 words)

  
 Macworld: News: Apple dealer involved with Nashville Film Festival
The MacAuthority, an Apple specialist in Nashville, Tennessee, will have a presence at the 2003 Nashville Film Festival, which is running this week (April 28-May 4).
The Nashville Film Festival (NFF) was founded in 1969 and is one of the longest running film festivals in the country.
Hosted by Regal Cinemas 16 in the Green Hills area of Nashville, the festival has seen double-digit growth in the past five years.
www.macworld.com /news/2003/04/30/film/index.php?pf=1   (374 words)

  
 Watkins Film School
All film students take film courses their very first semester and begin production within their first or second year, depending on their program of study.
In addition to film coursework, students are required to complete a fine arts foundation along with liberal arts courses, all designed to create a program for a well-rounded filmmaker and visual artist.
The Film School's advisors are an essential part of the Watkins Film School.
www.watkins.edu /degree/film   (948 words)

  
 The 2006 Nashville Film Festival
One of the Nashville Film Festival's premiere categories is "Youth or Consequences," a category that features many films directed by teens.
I got a lot of advice from my school advisor and film teacher Steve Smail, and my school—the University School of Nashville—allowed me to use their digital lab and Final Cut Express to edit the film.
Giving me the opportunity to show a film that really means something to me (and hopefully to other people) at the movie theatre I go to regularly [makes] me proud.
teacher.scholastic.com /scholasticnews/indepth/nashvillefilmqa.asp   (1216 words)

  
 Nashville Film Festival winners - Movies
Films repeated by popular demand included ‘The Trials of Darryl Hunt’, ‘51 Birch Street’, ‘Forgiving the Franklins’ and ‘Chances: The Women of Magdalene’.
"Film goers experienced the thrill of a scary movie, some great music on film, a peek into the lives of people from over 40 different countries, and documentaries and animation for everyone.
Nashville Film Festival is the longest running film festival in the South and the third longest running in the USA.
movies.monstersandcritics.com /news/article_1161130.php   (523 words)

  
 Nashville Film Festival Opens in Green Hills | WKRN.COM
Next week, Nashville does its best impersonation of Tinseltown, when the Annual Nashville Film Festival opens in Green Hills.
David Bennett is the head of the Tennessee Film Commission.
The Film Commission claims 5,000 people work on the technical side of film making in the state of Tennessee.
www.wkrn.com /news/nashville-film-festival-opens-in-green-hills   (341 words)

  
 Nashville Film Review - Time Out Film
Certainly its disdain for the tidy niceties of conventional narrative (it merely follows the mostly none-too-consequential fortunes of 24 musicians, managers, politicians, promoters and punters variously involved in, or connected to, a weekend music festival in Nashville, Tennessee) makes for an unusually illuminating perspective in terms of character, mood and moral insight.
But the impressionistic vignettes, coupled with the expert use of overlapping dialogue, also build slowly but surely to create a coherent and persuasive portrait of a society that has somewhere along the way carelessly abandoned its original ideals and turned instead to the false gods of fame, fortune, easy sentiment, self-congratulation and political expediency.
If, as some claim, the final assassination attempt is a rather weak attempt at gathering up the many loose ends, that invalidates neither Nashville's vision of a world where appearances count for more than substance, nor the originality and imagination with which it expresses that vision.
www.timeout.com /film/63163.html   (206 words)

  
 Gore to present Nashville Film Festival award - Nashville Business Journal:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-18)
Former Vice President Al Gore will present a documentary award during the 36th Nashville Film Festival on behalf of the cable network he and a consortium of investors plan to launch next month.
Seigel's film was chosen by Gore out of five documentaries scheduled to screen during the Nashville Film Festival.
Last year, Gore announced he was leading a consortium of investors that includes Joel Hyatt, former finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee, in a deal to buy the Newsworld International channel from Vivendi Universal Entertainment for an undisclosed sum.
nashville.bizjournals.com /nashville/stories/2005/03/21/daily4.html   (596 words)

  
 Nashville Film Festival
Hosted by Regal Cinemas 16 in the Green Hills area of Nashville, Tennessee, the NFF has enjoyed double-digit growth in the past five years.
Over 200 top entries from all genre's (including comedies) are selected for the competition and shown on four state-of-the-art screens throughout the event.
The NFF may represent the only opportunity to see these films in a theater in the Nashville area.
www.filmcommissionhq.com /event.jsp?id=365   (122 words)

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