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Indie Film Pioneer, Richard Glasser, Dies

Independent film pioneer, Richard Glasser, died Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke days earlier. He was 50. The son of famed film producer Bernard Glasser, Richard began his...

Feb 27, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Festivals

This Week: FREE Third Thursday Screening of ‘CSA: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA’

This Week: FREE Third Thursday Screening of ‘CSA: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA’

What: February’s Third Thursday FREE Screening of CSA: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA . The film will be followed by a panel discussion with director Kevin Willmott & other special guests. The...

Feb 15, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Official Best of Fest Aims to Revolutionize Indie Film Distribution

Official Best of Fest Aims to Revolutionize Indie Film Distribution

Did you know that a movie or a short film is made somewhere around the world every four seconds? For the casual film lover looking for a quality movie-going experience, and even for the professional...

Feb 11, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Festivals

2010 Tallgrass Film Festival Announces Call For Submissions, Plus Cash Prizes, Kansas and High School Filmmakers Submit For Free!

2010 Tallgrass Film Festival Announces Call For Submissions, Plus Cash Prizes, Kansas and High School Filmmakers Submit For Free!

Wichita, Kan. – The Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) and the Tallgrass Film Festival announced their call for submissions for the 8th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival which will...

Feb 10, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Blogs

TMA FilmCast #27 – Up in the Air, It’s Complicated

TMA FilmCast #27 – Up in the Air, It’s Complicated

What do Peter Sellers’ character in Hal Ashby’s 1979 flick, “Being There” and Jason Reitman’s Oscar-bait movie, “Up in the Air” have in common? More than you might think. Also, can a middle-aged,...

Feb 6, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Festivals

Tallgrass Third Thursdays Partner with Ulrich Museum for February to present “CSA: The Confederate States of America”

Tallgrass Third Thursdays Partner with Ulrich Museum for February to present “CSA: The Confederate States of America”

WICHITA, KAN — Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts/Tallgrass Film Festival announces February’s Tallgrass Third Thursday screening: CSA: The Confederate States of America, directed by...

Feb 2, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Festivals

WAMPA Names New Executive Director

WAMPA Names New Executive Director

WICHITA, KAN — The Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts has named Mike Marlett as Executive Director for 2010. WAMPA is the parent organization of the Tallgrass Film Festival, which will...

Jan 26, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

2010 Art By Chance Film Festival

2010 Art By Chance Film Festival

With ever-advancing digital video technology making its way into the hands of amateur and professional filmmakers alike, movie-making is slowly becoming less an exclusive club and more a universal...

Jan 21, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Festivals

‘Afgahn Star’ to Screen at Wichita State

‘Afgahn Star’ to Screen at Wichita State

WICHITA, KANS—Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts/Tallgrass Film Festival and Wichita State University’s International Education Office announces a special screening of the acclaimed...

Jan 20, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Blogs

Up in the Air (2009)

Up in the Air (2009)

“How much does your life weigh?” George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a hit man. He doesn’t kill people, well, at least not directly. He’s a corporate hatchet man who fires people for a living — people...

Jan 6, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Blogs

TMA FilmCast #25 – Precious, Invictus (Written Reviews)

TMA FilmCast #25 – Precious, Invictus (Written Reviews)

This week we’re trying something a little different. Scott, my usual co-host, was absent from class during the recording of the show so instead of scrambling to find a temporary replacement I decided...

Jan 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Cutting to the Chase

Jackson: ‘Hobbit’ Casting to Begin This Week

Jackson: ‘Hobbit’ Casting to Begin This Week

Bilbo Baggins will soon have a face. Peter Jackson, director of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, revealed in an interview that casting on the highly anticipated “The Hobbit” would begin this week....

Dec 9, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Festivals

2009 Tallgrass Film Fest Stats, Special Screenings

The 2009 Tallgrass Film Festival has been a great success. You can read our full round-up here . The Tallgrass folks have just released the statistics. The Stats: Films Submitted: 189 Features & 263...

Nov 12, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Festivals

Tallgrass Third Thursday Presents ‘Nollywood Babylon’ in Conjunction with International Education Week

Tallgrass Third Thursday Presents ‘Nollywood Babylon’ in Conjunction with International Education Week

WICHITA, KANS—Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts and Tallgrass Film Festival announces the latest film in the Tallgrass Third Thursdays screening series. “Nollywood Babylon,” will be...

Nov 4, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

2009 Tallgrass Film Fest Roundup

2009 Tallgrass Film Fest Roundup

As they say, all good things must come to an end. The 2009 Tallgrass Film Festival has come and gone. Another year, another successful event Wichita can count among its artistic and cultural...

Oct 29, 2009 / Brian Gray
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