Polluted Pictures is proud to debut the poster for our film “The Weather Outside” which is currently in Post Production.
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Portland,OR-based filmmakers Brandon Roberts and Tara Johnson-Medinger look to the community and Kickstarter to raise $20,000 by October 31st, 2011 to fund the next phase of effort in this classic “girl meets boy” tale with a gothic twist.
Continue reading... ““My Summer as a Goth” Feature Film Production Launches Kickstarter Campaign”
On September 25 Gus Van Sant and James Franco will be at the Hollywood Theater to screen their film “My Own Private River” which is a re-imagined look at Van Sant’s classic film ‘My Own Private Idaho”. After their collaboration on “Milk”, Gus shared with Franco the original dailies from the film and the two came up with the idea of re-cutting the film. For more details on the event go to the Hollywood Theater website.
The film recently was shown at the Toronto Film Festival and received largely positive reviews. Continue reading... “Gus Van Sant and James Franco to Screen “My Own Private River””
OMPA welcomes the Creative Conference with party and Health Care panel for creatives
OMPA welcomes the Creative Conference with the 2nd annual “Oregon’s Got Talent” event at Indent Studios on Friday night, September 16th. OMPA is a trade group for professionals in Oregon’s commercial, film, television and new media production business, and has been a supporter of the Creative Conference since its inception, as the event promotes Oregon’s broad creative industry. Continue reading... ““Oregon’s Got Talent” Friday at Indent Studios”
Today the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced that Amanda Needham and Niki Dimitras from “Portlandia” won an Emmy for best Costumes in a Variety or Music Program. We picked up the story from Kristi Turnquist’s post today in the Oregonian. Amanda and Niki won the Emmy for their costume design on the episode titled “Farm” which I believe was the premiere episode of the first season (you know the one with Colin the chicken). Congratulations to Amanda and Niki and the entire cast and crew of “Portlandia”. Continue reading... ““Portlandia” wins an Emmy for Costumes”
Today LAIKA announced it has optioned the film rights to the recently released novel “Wildwood”. The novel was written by Decemberists front man Colin Meloy with the book illustrations done by Carson Ellis. This announcement is more proof that Oregon’s creative industry is in full swing on many different levels and now those entities are collaborating. The novel is the first of a planned three books set in an alternative version of Portland focusing on Forest Park. LAIKA’s announcement appeared in this Variety article. Continue reading... “LAIKA Acquires Rights to Develop Colin Meloy’s and Carson Ellis’ “Wildwood””
“Rid of Me”, directed, written, and produced by James Westby and Produced by star Katie O’Grady has been acquired by Phase 4 films. The film has already had great success in several film festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival earlier in the year. As announced today in Deadline Hollywood the film will get a theatrical release through the deal. Phase 4 has a wide array of titles in it’s catalog most recently being Kevin Smith’s “Red State”. No details on the exact release date but the announcement referenced a fall date. Continue reading... “Local Film “Rid of Me” Secures Distribution with Phase 4”
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River Network National River Rally (a Portland based national nonprofit since 1998) will kick off with the benefit screening of The River Why on September 9th, 7pm at the Hollywood Theatre. Actors William Hurt, Zach Gilford (“Friday Night Lights”), Alex Hurt and Producer Kristi Denton Cohen will be on hand before the screening and for a post-film Q&A.
The River Why was shot entirely on location in Oregon and tells the story of 20 year old fly-fishing prodigy, Gus Orviston (Zach Gilford), who, in an act of rebellion, shuns his prior life and family for what he thinks will be a secluded existence of fly fishing heaven on the banks of a beautiful river. Continue reading... “Portland Premiere Of “The River Why” To Benefit The River Network”
The Decemberists’ most recent music video to the track “Calamity Song” off The King Is Dead album made its worldwide debut this morning and is already getting plenty of acclaim from music fans and the press alike. Directed by “Parks & Recreation” co-creator Michael Schur, the video portrays a group of kids playing what to the non-literary mind looks like tennis but is in fact Eschaton – the athletic game leading to global nuclear crisis from David Foster Wallace’s dystopic opus “Infinite Jest.” Continue reading... ““Calamity Song” Premieres – Directed by Michael Schur in Oregon”
by Francesca Serra
Oregon Film Intern from Napoli, Italy
In Italy, the idea of American cinema is tightly connected with Hollywood and sensationalist movies where the hero is always handsome and honest and the audience knows that. By the end of the movie, he will defeat all his enemies who, of course, are ugly and bad.
Why do Italians have this vision of American movies? Because, most of the American movies that arrive in Italy always have the same features: a big international secret, a woman in distress, and a hero that saves her. Continue reading... “An Italian Perspective on American Cinema”