Author Archive for: Angie
Entries by Angie Forton
TCFF 2013: Day 5 – ‘Pandora’s Promise’ and ‘We’re the Millers’
Day five of the 9th Annual Traverse City Film Festival included one of my top R-rated comedies of all time and an indepth look into the idea that maybe nuclear power isn’t so bad after all. “Pandora’s Promise” is a documentary about the history and future of nuclear power. The film explores why many people […]
Traverse City Film Festival Closing Party ~ Sunday at the Open Space
Join us TONIGHT (Sunday, August 4th) at the Open Space for our FREE Closing Party featuring the Princess Bride on the big screen! The fun starts at 7 PM and includes: Our Princess Bride Costume Contest – dress up as your favorite character from the film. Pwizes & tweasure for the best dressed. We’re excited to […]
Blog 2: Electric Boogaloo
In prep for moderating Saturday’s run Propaganda was early on my sched. The film was an experience that left me conflicted and uneasy, both of which were acknowledged as intentional results during the Q/A with Slavko Martinov, director, and Michael Moore. I say conflicted, because it was a rail on Western culture that highlighted all […]
TCFF 2013: Day 4 – Elaine Stritch Wows Audience at Doc Screening
Day four of the 9th Annual Traverse City Film Festival was all about Elaine Stritch, the octogenarian Broadway legend who received a standing ovation when she appeared for a Q&A after the screening of the documentary “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me.” The doc is an all-access look into the life of this feisty, no-holds barred superstar […]
TCFF 2013: Day 3 – ‘Fruitvale Station,’ ‘Propaganda’ and ‘The East’
My brain is like a big wet sponge absorbing all the amazing films I saw today. First up was “Fruitvale Station” at Milliken Auditorium. Sometimes you know right away when a film will do well during awards season. Opening night’s “Blue Jasmine” is one of those films. So is “Fruitvale Station.” ‘Fruitvale’ isn’t even what […]