Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation, Movie Review, at the 2011 LPFF
In 1981, the first Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, was released in theatres, where it captivated audiences and became one of the biggest box office hits of all time. Among these viewers were two young boys: Chris Strompolos and Eric [...]
2011 Lake Placid Film Forum: Video Coverage of this Year’s Special Guests Q&As, Independent Filmmakers Whit Stillman and Nancy Savoca
Hosting an eclectic mix of guests, this year’s Lake Placid Film Forum featured appearances by two important figures from the world of independent cinema: Whit Stillman and Nancy Savoca. Both New York based filmmakers were present [...]
Rise: Movie/Film Review
February 15th, 1961. A plane carrying 73 figure skating officials, parents, coaches and athletes crashed en route to the World Championships in Prague. Now, 50 years later, US Figure Skating commissioned a movie to commemorate the tragedy and educate a new generation. Rise features past and present skating stars to provide extra commentary, [...]
Interview with Barry Snyder, Coordinator of the Sleepless in Lake Placid Student Competition at the Lake Placid Film Forum
By Monica Sirignano and Dave Bower
For the past five years, the Lake Placid Film Forum has featured a competition, Sleepless in Lake Placid, in which teams of film students from area colleges make a short film [...]
An Interview with Filmmaker Nancy Savoca: Special Guest at the Lake Placid Film Forum
By Monica Sirignano and Dave Bower
A highly respected independent filmmaker, Nancy Savoca spent the early part of her career learning the filmmaking ropes from such greats as John Sayles and Jonathan Demme. Her first feature film, True Love (1989), which she made [...]
The Lake Placid Film Forum: A Preview of This Year’s Films
For all you movie buffs, it’s time to gear up for the 11th Annual Lake Placid Film Forum. Running from Thursday, June 16th through Sunday, June 19th, the festival will feature screenings of ten great films from regional and national filmmakers, special guests and events such [...]
Kathleen Carroll Talks about the Lake Placid Film Forum
By Monica Sirignano and Dave Bower
Kathleen Carroll spent almost three decades working as a NY Daily News film critic. Among her many credits, including interviews with some of film’s biggest stars, such as Clint Eastwood, Federico Fellini, Natalie Wood, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen and Robert Redford, Carroll [...]
The Lake Placid Film Forum: An Interview with TJ Brearton
By Lisa M. Boucher
This year marks the eleventh annual Lake Placid Film Forum (not counting the 2005 hiatus).
The Film Forum’s origins date back to 1999 when author Russell Banks hosted a screening of Atom Egoyan’s The Sweet Hereafter (based on Banks’ novel) at the Palace Theater [...]
Whit Stillman at the Lake Placid Film Forum, Plus Initial Films & Programming Announced!
The Lake Placid Film Forum will take place June 16-19 at both the Palace Theater and the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. The opening night film will be 110%, director Cara Perlman‘s unusually intimate documentary which tags along [...]
Lake Placid Film Forum’s North Country Shorts Call for Submissions
The Adirondack Film Society is currently on the lookout for some homegrown talent at its eleventh annual Lake Placid Film Forum, which runs June 16-19, 2011 at the historic Palace Theater in Lake Placid. They’re currently accepting submissions until April 15 (late entries have [...]
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