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BIFF Thinks Globally, Presents Locally

The Berkshire International Film Festival, running May 31 – June 3, takes the international part of its name seriously. For her seventh annual Festival, founder Kelley Vickery has slated more than 70 independent films from more than 15 countries, from Estonia to Tanzania. BIFF’s global scope also encompasses talent and

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Shorts: A Filmmaking Roundtable and A Juried Contest for Young Filmmakers

The Columbia Land Conservancy  and The Chatham Film Club are seeking entries for a juried competition. Filmmakers 16 to 25 are invited to submit original shorts (max. 30 minutes) about land conservation, agriculture, land-use planning, environmental education, or outdoor recreation, all aspect of the Conservancy's work. A jury

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Crandell Celebrates Anniversary with Special Screenings

This weekend, the Chatham Film Club, which bought Chatham's historic Crandell Theatre last year, is celebrating its one-year anniversary as owners with a weekend of special movie events, including two rarely seen Buster Keaton silent films, with live musical accompaniment, and the local premiere of Project Nim, a

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BIFF and Pittsfield Honor Native Kent Jones

This weekend, June 2 through June 5, the Sixth Annual Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF), will host screenings in theaters in Great Barrington and Pittsfield.  In addition to some 70 independent feature films, documentaries and shorts from 15 countries, the festival includes Q&A sessions and panel discussions with

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Twenty Minutes with Actress Karen Allen

White Irish Drinkers at the Mahaiwe on February 5 The most famous person you are likely to run into on any given day in Great Barrington is also one of the nicest: Karen Allen, the actress who first became famous for her roles in Animal House and Raiders of The

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Crandell Theatre Set to Re-open July 9; Chatham Film Club Prevails

It was assumed.  For years The Chatham Film Club had been raising funds so that one day they would be able to buy the Crandell Theatre, whenever second-generation owner Tony Quirino decided to retire.  Then last January, with his retirement date fast approaching, Quirino died suddenly, leaving no will.  His

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The Annual Kent Film Festival April 22 - 25

The Kent Film Festival doesn't start officially until Thursday, April 22, so the screening on April 21 of Company Retreat, written and directed by Campbell Scott (left), is being called a "private screening" which is a fundraiser for the five-year-old, not-for-profit festival. "Campbell's

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A Farm Film Feast: Film, Food and Discussion

The crusade to eat locally hits the big screen with such enticingly titled films as, Dirt! The Movie, Mad City Chickens, and What's On Your Plate?  This week and through the weekend, more than a dozen films about food will be screening at Images Theater in Williamstown, MA,

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RI Selects: Beautiful Film, Ugly Predicament

Friday, February 26 @ 7 p.m “We have a 10-15 year window to make some noise,” says Columbia County resident Sven Huseby. “I would love to see the term ‘ocean acidification’ become part of the political discourse.” According to the documentary Huseby appears in and co-produced and that his wife

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Williamstown Film Festival Tickets on Sale

Suitably enough, the highlight of the first weekend of the 11th Annual Williamstown Film Festival (October 23 - 25; second weekend, October 29 - November 1), will be dinner and a movie on Saturday night.  The annual benefit dinner is being held this year at Mezze's new catering

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FilmColumbia Celebrates its 10th Year

The four-day movie marathon known as FilmColumbia, which was founded in 1999, comes to the village of Chatham from October 22 - 25.  A star-studded lineup of more than 30 international screenings, plus panel discussions, script readings, parties, and more, the festival “has something for everyone,” according to Peter Biskind,

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Still Some Tickets Left for Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock" Chatham Premiere

There was a time when lots of small towns across America had an old movie palace like the Crandell, a theater in Chatham that was built in 1926 as a venue for vaudeville and the silent picture show.   Since 1960, the year Psycho was the big hit, the Crandell has

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