Posts Tagged ‘film’
The Boller Brothers
For nearly half a century, you couldn’t throw a film canister without hitting a Boller Brothers theater. St. Joseph native Carl Boller set up his architecture firm in Kansas City in 1905, bringing his younger brother Robert into the business the following year. By the end of that decade, they were nationally renowned for building everything from elaborate theatrical palaces to small town cinemas.
Read MoreCINEMAKC UNITES AREA FILM ORGANIZATIONS WITH GALA AND SCREENING
By Jerry Rapp September 13, 2010 in REview The Kansas City film scene can be compared to instant coffee — instant gourmet coffee, mind you, but with the packed-in makings…
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According to Bob “Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture”: Named best doc at last spring’s Kansas City FilmFest, this look at the famous Chicago architect is a feast for…
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Coen Brothers plus “The Dude” minus John Wayne equals “True Grit”?!?
Read MoreArt-Commerce-Entertainment…Movies?
Art-commerce-entertainment…movies?
Just about every movie ever made and played to an audience has all three of these factors working for it. Sometimes I speak almost disparagingly of so called ‘popcorn’ or ‘summer’ or ‘family’ movies because, to me, they’re all about commerce and entertainment…
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Most people on the coasts know about Kansas City’s musical heritage. They’ve heard about the barbecue. They have a vague recollection that someone once told them it’s a nice town. But it’s still a “flyover,” one of the places they see from the airplane window while traveling between New York and L.A. The idea that this Midwestern city
Read MoreCinemaKC Launch Showcases Film Commission of GKC
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