Filmmakers and Film Buffs, this is our section. These blogs contain updates on projects by La Grande Filmmakers as well as movie reviews and general cinematic banter.
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Eastern Oregon Film Festival in conjunction with Crossing the Blues: La Grande Summer Festival is pleased to present the 3rd annual La Grande Summer Film Project. The project will kick off on Friday August 13th, with a Night Life social event at White House Coffee (1702 Fourth Street). Teams will be identified, organized, and specific criteria for their film will be given. After the participants have had a chance to “schmooze”, ACTION will be called at 9:00pm – and the filmmakers have 48 hours to deliver their final project.
A new short film by Eastern Oregon University Media Professor Kevin Roy paints the wonderful picture of an active young community in La Grande enjoying the beauty of this areas outdoors while engaging in a very social, exciting, and skill-driving activity known as Disc Golf!. “Sunday Drivin’” will make you want to get yourself some discs and join in this great sport.
Ascension School Camp and Conference Center in Cove, Ore. hosted a Film Camp for middle school age students to kick off their summer camp line-up. Students entering sixth through eighth grades combined creative forces with Eastern Oregon
University Film/Media Arts students and faculty to produce a short film from start to finish during this week-long overnight [...]
The Eltrym Theater in Baker City in collaboration with Baker Art Guild is presenting the 1st “We Like Em Short” Film Festival.
There will be 11 films screened in total ranging from 1 to 25 minutes in length including the audience award winner from the Baker High School Film Fest.
Films came from Baker City, La Grande, [...]
Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) has officially opened its Call-for-entries for 2010. The festival will be held October 21, 22, & 23 in La Grande, OR.
The 1st Annual “We Like Em Short” Film Festival is aimed at bringing film makers from all backgrounds to the historic Eltrym Theater in Baker City, OR. Regardless of subject matter, resources, and cinematic style we want to show the world to our small community.
Rules and Regulations:
1. Every film up to 15 minutes long can [...]
Are there any tights? Does Robin Hood hit the target? Just how rich or poor is the new film and will you feel robbed after watching?
LA GRANDE, Ore. (EOU) – The Ars Poetica Reading Series at Eastern Oregon University, in partnership with Literary Arts, is pleased to announce the 2010 Oregon Book Awards Author Tour is coming to La Grande
In conjunction with the tour, there will be a film screening and guest lecture presentation at EOU.
“Wendy and Lucy,” a movie [...]
Worth a watch, but it seems that Iron Man 2 is more like Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) when lined up to Tony Stark. It really wants to be Iron Man, but doesn’t quite have that spark.
So before reading this spoiler-free review, you must know two things about me. One: I do NOT support the continuous flood of unimaginative remakes filling our movie theaters lately. There have got to be some original ideas out there, but we don’t get the privilege of seeing most of them in the mainstream.
Two: [...]
Call For Entries began June 7th and deadline for submission is August 15th, so make another pot of coffee and finish editing your flick! CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORM AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.
The EOFF team is hard at work planning this year's festival. It will be bigger. It will be badder (the good kind of bad). Satisfaction guaranteed.
So whether you're a filmmaker, a film watcher, a supporter with a checkbook or a volunteer with some precious hours to donate, get ready. EOFF 2010 is salivating all over the place.
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As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"| FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU |
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In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job till date, Inception
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Master sorcerer Balthazar Blake recruits a seemingly everyday guy in his mission to defend New York City from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath.
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July 23rd, 24th, and 25th
@ The Historic Drive-In Theater. Gates open at 8:30pm - movies start at dusk. (Map?))
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