Category: Movies

First Crack 68. Dan Carroll Talks about the IMP Media Player

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date December 15, 2005
Categories In Interviews, Media, Minneapolis, Movies, Music, Podcasts
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Dan Carroll and I grab lunch at Joes Garage and we talk about IMP – his music and movie distribution platform currently in beta. We talk about how it benefits independent artists, how it’s different than iTunes, the decision to go with BiTorrent, and who this platform is intended for. We start off with a […]

First Crack 64. Urban Exploring with Filmmaker Melody Gilbert

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date October 10, 2005
Categories In Interviews, Movies, Podcasts, St. Paul, Urban Living
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Just in time for a mid-production fund drive, St. Paul, MN-based independent filmmaker, Melody Gilbert and I talk about her latest documentary, Urban Explorers into the Darkness and the independent, DIY, MacGyver, hack-your-environment, attitude shared by Urban Explorers, podcasters, and other high-tech geeks. Check out excerpts of film and support Minnesota independent filmmaking by attending […]

First Crack 54. On the Set of A Prairie Home Companion Filming

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date July 31, 2005
Categories In A Prairie Home Companion, Interviews, Minneapolis, Movies, Podcasts
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This summer, student filmmaker and long-time friend, Jon Steinhorst worked on the set of Robert Altman’s A Prairie Home Companion movie in St. Paul. I sat down with him the day filming ended to talk about how he got the job, what he did, and what he learned about filmmaking, directing, and fans. You may […]

First Crack 52. Reviewing Roger Ebert with David Orenstein

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date July 16, 2005
Categories In Ebertfest, Interviews, Lawyers, Minneapolis, Movies, PKR&G, Podcasts

David Orenstein on his love of movies and the Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival. David Orenstein’s Film Picks: Murderball Theremin Happiness Spirited Away Crash Network Theremin and Network are also on my list of all time favorites. Part 2 of a 6 part series on the life passions of Parsinen Kaplan Rosberg & Gotlieb’s partners […]

First Crack 28. The Movie Episode with Jon Steinhorst

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date February 6, 2005
Categories In Interviews, Movies, Podcasts

Jon Steinhorst is a designer and film maker I’ve known for years. In part 1 of our conversation we talk about his history of film making, unofficial double features, and films worth watching. A couple of notes: In the Realm of the Unreal at the Music Box. My notes on Blogumentary including correcting Dan Gillmor’s […]

First Crack 18. Blogumentary’s Chuck Olsen and the Revamps

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date January 6, 2005
Categories In Blogumentary, Chuck Olsen, Interviews, Minneapolis, Movies, Music, Podcasts

Chuck Olsen and I discuss his movie Blogumentary, open source films, vlogging, authenticity, and piles of other things including: Blogumentary [Debt Relief Plan] NewPatriot.org White Rock Coffee – Adam Sellke’s weblog Joe Trippi’s weblog Plaine Layne is gone Michael Moore Hates America GreenCine Daily Rocketboom VideoBlogging Yahoo group Me TV VloggerCon ourmedia BitTorrent Human Dog […]

First Crack 06. Blogumentary, Democratic Strategies, Non-English Podcasts

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date November 6, 2004
Categories In Minneapolis, Movies, Podcasts, Reviews

This weekend, local documentarian Chuck Olsen kicked off this year’s City Pages Get Real Documentary Film Festival at Oak Street Theatre with Blogumentary. Intro: Tod Maffin & Sean from I Love Radio. Listen to Blogumentary, Democratic Strategies for 2008, and the Joys of non-English Podcasts [21 min]