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New film Liquid Land documents New Orleans’ changing musical landscape

The world premiere of Michelle Ettlin‘s debut documentary Liquid Land screened Tuesday, October 16 at the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, as part of the New Orleans Film Society’s 2012 Film Festival. The hour-long film follows Swiss musician Simon Berz and Dutch artist Kaspar Koenig as they approach New Orleans with a fresh project in mind: [...]

New Orleans Film Festival Kicks Off Thursday

With music as crucial to the success of films as it is to New Orleans culture, highlighting music in the New Orleans Film Festival is not just sensible, but a guarantee. Screening alongside the 23rd annual event — which kicks off Thursday, October 11 – keeping{SCORE} makes its second annual appearance. Events will be held mainly [...]

New Orleans Film Festival: Top 5 Picks For Thursday, October 20

The New Orleans Film Festival concludes today after a week of many excellent films and even some music. Knowing how hard it is to catch all the films one wants to, the festival is showing a trio of encore screenings. First is the “Best of the Shorts” at 6 p.m. at the Contemporary Arts Center, [...]

New Orleans Film Festival: Top 5 Picks For Wednesday, October 19

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New Orleans Film Festival: Top 5 Picks For Tuesday, October 18

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Helen Hill’s The Florestine Collection Showing at New Orleans Film Festival

“She decided she wanted to make a film about the connection she felt as an artist to this woman that she’d never met,” says Rene Broussard, Executive Director of the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, about Helen Hill’s final film, The Florestine Collection. Inspired by an unknown elderly dressmaker, Hill’s work was still unfinished when, on [...]

New Orleans Film Festival: Top 5 Picks For Monday, October 17

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New Orleans Film Festival: Top 5 Picks For Saturday, October 15

96 Minutes: 9:50 p.m. at Theatres at Canal Place (also: Sunday, October 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Second Line Stages) An African Election: 1:45 p.m. at Theatres at Canal Place Lord Byron: 8:40 p.m. at Prytania Theatre (also: Thursday, October 20 at 7:35 p.m. at Theatres at Canal Place) Magic Trip: 5 p.m. at Chalmette [...]

OffBeat on TV on the Weekend

This morning, editor Alex Rawls appeared on Fox 8 Morning News with Rob Masson to talk about Bayou Country Superfest, the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival, music movies at the New Orleans Film Festival, and 7 Walkers Tuesday at Tipitina’s. Here’s the video: // This week, Rawls followed the man who ate New Orleans.

New Orleans Film Festival Top 5 Picks For Friday, October 14

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