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Elly Glass Film Fundraiser

Barry Caplan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:49:19 +0000

Some friends and colleagues have invited me and you to support this wonderful documentary that tells of the post-War innovation we all benefit from of Holocaust survivor Henry Glass and his wife Elly Glass. This is your chance to help tell this story while Mrs. Glass is still able to share it. – Barry

The Story: In 1939, Eleanore (Elly) Glass, an Austrian woman, went to the Gestapo in an effort to free her Jewish husband from a concentration camp. What followed is an amazing story of courage that has never been fully told. The couple fled their native Vienna and emigrated to New York and later to Chicago. Here Henry P. Glass became the architect of one of the first solar houses in America and one of the world’s leading industrial designers.

The Film: In Post Production – Projected Completion Date: 2010.

The Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOaNg0tY0hk

The Website: http://www.EllyGlass.com/

Dear Friends:

We invite you to kick off the new year in style at The Elly Glass Project Donor Party.

This is a special event for all you who have been so generous to us in the past
and to those of you who would like to help us now.

Date: Saturday February 6, 2010

Place: 33 Jennings Court San Francisco CA 94124

Phone: 415-468-0772

Time: 7:00-10:00 pm

Sponsored by:
Frazier Winery
Mission Market Fish & Poultry
Evil Auntie’s Quick & Sexy Family Cooking
DBI Beverages
Simple Pleasures Coffee Roasting Co.
… and more sponsors to be announced soon.

Start off the evening surrounded by an Elly & Henry Glass multimedia installation while enjoying delicious appetizers and drinks. At 8:30 we will be screening preview clips from the film including ones that have never been seen before. Anne Karin Glass, Elly & Henry’s daughter, will be in attendance for q & a.
Quizzes, Prizes and more!

Elly, who will turn 95 in March, was hospitalized twice during 2009 and remains much weaker than when we met her 2 years ago. It is our dearest wish that she be present at the first screening of the finished film.

But we need your help to accomplish this goal. Please consider partying with us and become a donor for as little as $10.00. If you can’t make it to the party in person please consider making a donation anyway. Your name will appear on our Wall of Fame at http://www.ellyglass.com/contributors.html

To donate in advance go to: http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Elly-Glass-Project
It’s one stop shopping!

Or pay at the door: by credit card, cash or personal check.
All donations are tax deductible via San Francisco Film Society.

RSVP: leslie@cinematiks.com or by voice: 415-468-0772.

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Three Rivers filmmaker debuts ‘Yesterday’s Dreams’ at Visalia Fox Theatre | visaliatimesdelta.com | Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register

Barry Caplan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:37:51 +0000

Hmm. Local filmmaker, and according to IMDB, Executive Producer on his nex project…I think Kevin Foster is going to meet the Nerd on Saturday….

Having a conversation with Kevin Foster is an interesting experience.

Actually, “conversation” isn’t exactly the word that comes to mind when talking to the Three Rivers filmmaker and actor, who will debut his film “Yesterday’s Dream” Saturday at the Visalia Fox Theatre.

That’s because conversation usually denotes a two-way experience. When Foster gets going about his movie, it’s definitely a monologue, which isn’t a bad thing because he’s so darn entertaining.

When you consider Foster estimates he put $1 million of his own money into the project, you understand why he’s so passionate about the film, a loosely autobiographical tale about a devoutly religious 40-year-old single man named Harvey who finds romance with his town’s new librarian (Christie Lynn Smith). Foster wrote, produced and starred in the film.via Three Rivers filmmaker debuts ‘Yesterday’s Dreams’ at Visalia Fox Theatre | visaliatimesdelta.com | Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register.

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Tender As Hellfire: Film Festival Schedule

Barry Caplan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:52:18 +0000

This week sees the premier of the film festival circuit for Tender as Hellfire, the short film created here in Porterville this past year by director Jason Stone.

Follow here at PortervillNerd.com or TenderAsHellfire.com for updates and additions to this schedule and other Tender as Hellfire news.

VAIL FILM FESTIVAL (April 2-6)
Screening on April 4 at 4:00pm

PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL (April 2-9)
Screening in the Live Action Shorts B Program
April 4 at 4:15pm and April 5 at 12:15pm
Director Jason Stone and Producer Jon Kondrath will be in attendance.

NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL (April 16-23)
Screening before “True Adolescents”
April 19 at 5:00pm and April 23 at 4:30pm
Director Jason Stone and Producer Jon Kondrath will be in attendance.

WORLDFEST-HOUSTON (Aporil 17-26)
Screening in the 35mm Shorts Program
April 18 at 3:00pm and April 25 at 1:00pm

IFF BOSTON (April 22-28)
Screenings TBA
Director Jason Stone will be in attendance.

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Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary: “Alien Trespass” *** (93 minutes)

Barry Caplan — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:29:53 +0000

Posted By Jay Berg to Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary at 3/22/200

Wednesday March 18, 2009

I first fell in love with the cinema while growing up in the 50′s watching a ton of those Grade B (and most of the time, C & D) sci-fi flicks that later became standard fare on TV in the 60′s and beyond. Bad acting, bad special effects, bad production values, bad . . . well-it really didn’t matter how good or bad they were back then because when you are soooo young & impressionable and are sitting there in the dark, all it did was fuel my dreams and nightmares for years to come. I vividly remember my very first film, 1953′s “Invaders From Mars”, when, at age 5, I walked to The Pikes Theater to see it with my older brother. (I can still see that slopping walk path lined with the picket fence as if it was yesterday-which opened up and devoured anyone who was on it.) Then, as a teenager, came those Saturday matinees at The Forest Theater, where, for 25 cents, you could watch that weekend’s horror/sci fi double feature (remember those?!)-along with the running serials such as the “Rocket Man” or “Flash Gordon” series. Double features have gone the way of baseball’s double headers.
Well, it has taken most of my life, but, finally, along comes “Alien Trespass” to fuel these long ago memories. And, I can honestly say that director B.W. Goodwin gets it! He gets the look, feel, and sounds of these “classic” movies by lovingly creating an homage to this bygone era with “Alien Trespass”. Not just a send-up but a send-off for anyone who has nostalgic memories of this period of film making.

B.W.’s first foray into film (after receiving 3 Golden Globes and 5 Emmy nominations for producing/directing episodes of TV’s “X-Files) is a total hoot! (...)
Hit the link for more: Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary: “Alien Trespass” *** (93 minutes)

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Introducing Producer Barry Caplan and Location Porterville/Tulare County, California

Barry Caplan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:07:10 +0000

“Tender as Hellfire” a short thesis film by USC grad student Jason Stone, makes its silver screen debut in Porterville, CA on March 5 at 7PM at the Galaxy 9 Theater.

Filmed last summer in Porterville ((trailer is www.tenderashellfire.com ), and based on the novel by Joe Meno, TaH tells the story of a 2 brothers finding their way in a world of complex relationships that starts right at home.

Starring:

French: John Hawkes http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370035/
Cheryl: Bellamy Young http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949292/
Chris: Chris Aguilar of Exeter in his movie premiere
Sean: Sean Christian Day of Porterville in his movie premiere

And a cast of stunt dogs, with many local extras, locations, and above the line and below the line local credits.

All are welcome to the show!

More importantly for this list, as one of the local Producers on the film, I would like to say that the town is interested in drawing more productions as part of an economic development plan.

Porterville is located 200 miles north of LA in Tulare County and offers locations ranging from rural to agricultural to some of America’s most spectacular mountains.

Because we are within an easy day’s drive from LA and the Bay Area, Porterville can be a cost-effective stand-in location for more distant places. In the case of Tender as Hellfire, the script is set in Oklahoma, but the filming was all done in California.

I am interested to network with Directors, Producers, Executive Producers, etc. to introduce you to Porterville and to learn about your interest in such scenery and general pre-production needs. I am very interested in acting as a clearinghouse for projects on one hand and film investors on the other hand.

Just as an idea of services, I can scout out locations, conduct casting, and so forth. There is more about me on my linked in page, and also here at portervillenerd.com and digimediafinance.com . All contacts treated with strict confidence.

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10 / 40 / 70 Movie Review – How does Porterville Stack Up?

Barry Caplan — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:26:23 +0000

Just in time for Porterville’s silver screen debut next week comes this new and clever movie reviewing technique. Take 3 still frames at arbitrary times, 10 minutes in, then 40 and 70 minutes in exactly, and review the film based on those three framse.

See how it goes with 10 / 40 / 70 Ocean’s Twelve.

I might be a while until we can see Tender as Hellfire in a format where we can view it fram by frame, but at 20 minutes long, let’s modify 10/40/70 based on assyuming a typical filml is 100 minutes long. So what would we see and learn of the film of we grabbed a frame at 2,/8/14 minutes in?

As Associate Producer, I predict you will see a promising career for Director Jason Stone and a hardscrabble life for Porterville’s residents. Luckily, Porterville is standing in for Oklahoma in the script, which was standing in for Minnesota in the original novel, so we will see amazing acting chops by Porterville locations.

Just as well known for its foothills and vistas of distant Sierra peaks as its rustic midwestern style farming scenes, this screen rookie is worth looking into by directors everywhere. Sometime in the future, Porterville, as the King of California Citrus, will be discovered for a role as early Orange County, maybe in a bio-pic of one of the Disneys that will be sure to pop up from time to time.

Contact me and I will show you around, online or off, for the locations you are looking for. Let The PortervilleNerd show you what Porterville can do for you.

Films in and not in Porterville, Nerd Tasks, Tender as Hellfire

Films We’d Like To See in Porterville (But Never Will) #4

Barry Caplan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:11:27 +0000

In this post, I mentioned a film not likely to play in Porterville. But tonight it opens in Visalia:

Thanks to PFLAG of Tulare and Kings County for the tip.

The Visalia premier of Gus Van Sant’s Milk.
When: Friday, February 13, 2009, 7:40 pm
Where: Regal Visalia Stadium 10
120 S Bridge St

Wear your P-FLAG t-shirt!

Films in and not in Porterville

Films We’d Like To See in Porterville (But Never Will) #3

Barry Caplan — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:09:28 +0000

The Reader” *** (123 minutes)

Posted By Jay Berg to Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary

On the Oscar trail again and next up is the thought provoking film written by David Hare, based on Bernhard Schlink’s 1995 best seller (the first German best seller to make the N.Y. Times’ Best Seller list). Director Stephen Daldry’s third film follows his two previous impressive efforts, 2000′s “Billy Elliot” & 2004′s multi-Oscar nominated and winner “The Hours”, and deals with two seemingly unrelated topics: coming-of-age and The Holocaust.

The non-linear tale opens in 1995 with middle age Michael Berg (Ralph Fiennes) looking and acting forlorn-especially to the lady he has just slept with and who is (...)
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Films To See in Porterville (But You Never Will) #2

Barry Caplan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:24:31 +0000

The Times of Harvey Milk

Posted By Jay Berg to Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary at 2/04/2009 02:58:00 PM

February 3, 2009

In 1984, Rob Epstein’s documentary “The Times of Harvey Milk” received and richly deserved the Academy Award. Covering the assassination of this country’s first openly gay politician, Harvey Milk in 1978, and the subsequent “Twinkie Defense” by assassin and fellow San Francisco City Supervisor, Dan White, the story has laid dormant for 25 years.

Now, openly gay talented Director Gus Van Zant (“Drugstore Cowboy”, “Good Will Hunting”, “Elephant”) revisits the scene of the crime with a beautifully rendered drama replete with some of the best acting talent around.

Let’s start at the top with, arguably, one of the greatest actors on the planet, Sean Penn. Already an accomplished writer/director/producer, his performance as Harvey Milk is hands-down the most riveting and believable performance this year by an actor in a lead role. Will he win the Oscar for a second time (the first for “Mystic River” in 2004)? I’ll present my Oscar thoughts on that in a couple of weeks.

Gus begins the docudrama showing …(...)
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Films To See in Porterville (But You Never Will) #1

Barry Caplan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:07:24 +0000

From Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary:

“Harvard Beats Yale 29-29″ *** 1/2 (105 minutes)

Back to Cinema Sundays at The Charles and the latest documentary by Kevin Rafferty, whose best known doc was 27 years ago: 1982′s critically acclaimed cult classic “The Atomic Cafe” (any one remember “duck and cover” in pre-school?). Cinematographer on Michael Moore‘s “Roger and Me”, Kevin moves from the subject of government nuclear propaganda to the sports arena.

However, don’t think this is your usual and customary sports documentary.

The date is November 23, 1968 and the event is the final football game of the year between the 2 Ivy League schools named in the title. The significance is that both schools went into the battle undefeated. Oh, and it took place in 1968 when the country was also (...)
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