On January 8th, 2012, the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) chose the winners of the 2012 Dr. James Loutzenhiser Awards. This is the 45th year of annual film voting and the KCFCC is the second oldest voting film critics group in the United States, comprised of 35 members in print, radio, television and Internet.

Best Film: The Descendants
Robert Altman Award for Best Director: Terrence Malick for Tree of Life
Best Actor: George Clooney for The Descendants
Best Actress: Kirsten Dunst for Melancholia
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer for Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain for Tree of Life
Best Original Screenplay: Beginners
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball
Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation
Best Documentary: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Best Animated Film: Rango
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: Hugo

What are your favorite films of the year?

It’s also the day of CinemaKC’s fall fundraiser!

But more about the rock guitarist to end all rock guitarists.

From Yahoo…

Enthusiasts of loud (if not necessarily critically acclaimed) music know all about Tufnel. He’s the fictional rocker from the semifictional band Spinal Tap who loves to turn his amps up to 11 when he needs that “extra push over the cliff.” What better time to celebrate and salute the man and his technique than on 11/11/11?

We first learned of the unofficial holiday through Facebook, where folks are preparing to honor the great guitarist. One fan writes, “Friday, in Honor if Nigel Tufnel Day and Veterans Day, I will be turning it up to 11 and rocking the Star-Spangled banner.” Web searches on the holiday are on the rise, jumping 20% over the past 24 hours.

And here’s a clip from Spinal Tap…

We hope you can join us for our 11-11-11 Fall fundraiser at the Screenland Crossroads.

The total value of all the prizes is over $1,300! And all you have to do to win one of these 11 prize packs is buy a raffle ticket for $5!

1. Screenland Theatres Annual Pass for Two. Value: Average value is $500, but true value is determined by how many movies you see.
2. Compliments of B-Bop Comics & Games: Thor Hammer and Graphic Novels (Amazing Spiderman, Avengers, Magician Apprentice, Last of the Mohicans, Man in the Mask, Moby Dick). Value: $140
3. Compliments of Women of the Motion Picture Industry (WOMPI): Movies at Home Basket with “This is Spinal Tap” DVD, 8-Pk Coca Cola, Popcorn, Whoppers, Milk Duds, Twizzlers, Red Hots, and more. Value: $80
4. 101 The Fox / Guitar Dock – Gift Bag: Souvenir “Paranormal” Hat & T-Shirt, “Heavy Metal” BluRay, Syd Barrett CD / 2 FREE Guitar Lessons. Value: $90
5. Compliments of The KC Jubilee/KC FilmFest: Full Festival Pass to the 2012 AMC KC FilmFest, an AMC KC FilmFest T-Shirt and a FilmFest Kansas City Hat. Value: $80
6. Compliments of The KC Jubilee/KC FilmFest: Full Festival Pass to the 2012 AMC KC FilmFest, an AMC KC FilmFest T-Shirt and a FilmFest Kansas City Hat. Value: $80
7. Compliments of John Shipp and Screenland Theatres – Fun Bag: “The Film Peddler” DVD, LePeep & Pieroguys Restaurant Groupons, FilmFest Kansas City Hat, “Spinal Tap” Poster, and 4 Screenland Theatres Guest Passes. Value: $80
8. Compliments of Allied Integrated Marketing: Free Advanced Screenings Pass for Two (good for one year) with Movie Souvenir Gift Box including Life-Size Plush Incredible Hulk Hand, 2 T-Shirts, Cap, and Misc. Other Movie Memorabilia. Value: $100
9. Compliments KC Fringe Festival: Certificate to the 2012 Festival good for Two Festival Buttons, Two Tickets to any Show, and Two WTF T-Shirts. Value: $80
10. Compliments of John Shipp and Screenland Theatres: Benton Prime Steakhouse Groupon and 4 Screenland Theatres Guest Passes. Value: $72
11. Compliments of Farmhouse Restaurant – $20 Certificate. Compliments of Cupcake Ala Mode – $40 Certificate. Compliments of Screenland Theatres – 4 Screenland Theatres Guest Passes. Value: $72

Make sure to RSVP for the event on Facebook!

Here are more details about the event…

Celebrate the hilarious 1984 rock mockumentary, “This Is Spinal Tap,” on screen and on stage on Friday, Nov. 11, at the Screenland Crossroads Theatre, 1656 Washington. Tickets are $11; those born on 11-11 will be admitted free.

“Go to 11 on 11-11-11 with Spinal Tap” will relive the sights, the sounds…and the smells of England’s loudest band of drummer-snuffing heavy metal heroes – Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls (a.k.a. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer) – and their ludicrous collection of amplified guitars that inexplicably “go to 11.”

- See “This is Spinal Tap” screenings at 8:11 and 11:11 p.m.
- Hear local Spinal Tap tribute band Smell the Glove expertly tackle 11 stubbornly timeless Tap tunes, including “Hell Hole,” “Big Bottom,” “Sex Farm,” “Heavy Duty,” “Stonehenge” and “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight.”
- Meet legendary Kansas City rock radio personality Skid Roadie from 101 the Fox
- Play the “Go to 11” Swag Raffle ($5 a ticket), including movie memorabilia, CD/DVD packages and a Screenland Theatres Annual VIP Pass for Two.
- Come as your favorite Spinal Tap character and receive a free raffle ticket and a free Screenland movie pass to a future event.
- Visit dealer tables with t-shirts, comics and other cool collectible schwag.

Given the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock in general and Spinal Tap in particular, anything could happen and probably will on the big night, says Smell the Glove singer/guitarist Dave Patmore: “It would be nice if we could blow up at least one drummer on stage. Remember, it’s a fine line between stupid and clever.”

Fast Facts:
- What: “Go to 11 on 11-11-11 with Spinal Tap”
- When: Party starts at 7:11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11
- Where: Screenland Crossroads Theatre, 1656 Washington
- Why: Fall fundraiser for CinemaKC in support of Missouri and Kansas filmmakers
- Tickets: $11 (those born on 11-11 admitted free)

Celebrate the hilarious 1984 rock mockumentary, “This Is Spinal Tap,” on screen and on stage Friday, Nov. 11, at the Screenland Crossroads Theatre, 1656 Washington.

Tickets are just $11 and those born on 11-11 get in free!

What do you think about that Nigel?

Looks like he likes it!

“Go to 11 on 11-11-11 with Spinal Tap” will relive the sights, the sounds…and the smells of England’s loudest band of drummer-snuffing heavy metal heroes – Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls (a.k.a. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer) – and their ludicrous collection of amplified guitars that inexplicably “go to 11.”

• See “This is Spinal Tap” screenings at 8:11 and 11:11 p.m
• Hear local Spinal Tap tribute band Smell the Glove expertly tackle 11 stubbornly timeless Tap tunes, including “Hell Hole,” “Big Bottom,” “Sex Farm,” “Heavy Duty,” “Stonehenge” and “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight.”
• Meet legendary Kansas City rock radio personality Skid Roadie from 101 the Fox
• Play the “Go to 11” Swag Raffle ($5 a ticket), including movie memorabilia, CD/DVD packages and a Screenland Theatres Annual VIP Pass for Two.
• Come as your favorite Spinal Tap character and receive a free raffle ticket and a free Screenland ticket to a future event
• Visit dealer tables with t-shirts, comics and other cool collectibles.

Given the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock and Spinal Tap in particular, anything could happen on the big night, says Smell the Glove singer/guitarist Dave Patmore. “It would be nice if we could blow up at least one drummer on stage,” Patmore says. “Remember, it’s a fine line between stupid and clever.”

Fast Facts

• What: “Go to 11 on 11-11-11 with Spinal Tap”
• When: Party starts at 7:11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11
• Where: Screenland Crossroads Theatre, 1656 Washington
• Why: Fall fundraiser for CinemaKC in support of filmmakers in Missouri and Kansas
• Tickets: $11 (those born on 11-11 get in free)

For more info and to buy tickets, please visit Screenland Crossroads.

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CinemaKC’s Strategic Partners include ArtsKC, Film Commission of Greater Kansas City, Blackberry Castle Productions, Film Society of Greater Kansas City, Independent Filmmaker’s Coalition, Kansas City Film Critics Circle, Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Kansas City Fringe Festival, Kansas City Screenwriters, Kansas City Urban Film Festival, Kansas City Women in Film and TV, Kansas Film Commission, Kansas International Film Festival, Missouri Film Commission, Missouri Motion Media Association, Reel Spirit, Tallgrass Film Festival, Thank You Walt Disney, UMKC Film Department, University of Kansas Film and Media Studies, Variety the Children’s Charity of Greater Kansas City and Women of the Motion Picture Industry.

CinemaKC’s Business Alliance includes Allied Integrated Marketing, Allied Theatre Craft, American Heartland Theatre, Bazillion Animation, BicMedia, Haywood Marketing Communications, Kansas City Area Development Council, KC Stage Magazine, KC Studio, Prizm Productions, Screenland Armour, Screenland Crossroads, Screenland Crown Center, StagePort KC, Substream Music & Sound Design and T2.

Who doesn’t enjoy dinner and a movie?

Film fans can put the two together in an appetizing new way starting Sept. 24 when “CinemaKC,” featuring Kansas City area filmmakers, moves from 9:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays on KSMO-TV, Channel 62. (Programs will be repeated at midnight on Sundays.)

Each half-hour show highlights shorts by area filmmakers who are deftly interviewed about their live-action and animated stories encompassing drama, comedy, romance, science-fiction and horror, as well as documentary and student-produced projects.

“We hope the earlier broadcast time slot introduces the show to an even broader range of potential regular viewers,” says executive producer Jerry Rapp.

The “CinemaKC” TV series, now in its second successful season, is produced by CinemaKC, a non-profit organization that promotes filmmakers in Missouri and Kansas.

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CinemaKC’s Strategic Partners include ArtsKC, Film Commission of Greater Kansas City, Blackberry Castle Productions, Film Society of Greater Kansas City, Independent Filmmaker’s Coalition, Kansas City Film Critics Circle, Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Kansas City Fringe Festival, Kansas City Screenwriters, Kansas City Urban Film Festival, Kansas City Women in Film and TV, Kansas Film Commission, Kansas International Film Festival, Missouri Film Commission, Missouri Motion Media Association, Reel Spirit, Tallgrass Film Festival, Thank You Walt Disney, UMKC Film Department, University of Kansas Film and Media Studies, Variety the Children’s Charity of Greater Kansas City and Women of the Motion Picture Industry.

CinemaKC’s Business Alliance includes Allied Integrated Marketing, Allied Theatre Craft, American Heartland Theatre, Bazillion Animation, BicMedia, Haywood Marketing Communications, Kansas City Area Development Council, KC Stage Magazine, KC Studio, Prizm Productions, Screenland Armour, Screenland Crossroads, Screenland Crown Center, StagePort KC, Substream Music & Sound Design, T2, Attaboy Productions and Mile Deep Films.