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Wherever there are free films yearning to be seen, Ma, I'll be there

The Salt Lake City Film Center will be screening film versions of five classic John Steinbeck novels this weekend at the Salt Lake City Public Library's downtown location. All screenings will be held in the main auditorium and are free and open to the public. If you haven't seen these films before or have only caught them on the small screen, you should definitely try to catch as many as possible for...you guessed it...FREE!
Although all five films are excellent adaptations of the original novels, The Grapes of Wrath stands out in my mind as a particularly tight, poetic piece of filmmaking (as well as proof that once upon a very very long time ago...there was actually a Fonda who could act very very well).
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Baby, if I buy you dinner, will you put OUT/EX?

OK. Get ready folks, because what I'm about to tell you is pretty cool.

A new monthly film series is beginning this Saturday, February 17th at 7:30pm at Nobrow Tea and Coffee Company (315 East 300 South) in Salt Lake City. The series is titled OUT/EX because each monthly screening will alternate between showing OUTsider and EXperimental films from around the world. Get it?

Anyway, OUT/EX is actually the brainchild of Loaf-I Productions and The Lost Media Archive and will be presented in collaboration with The Pickle Company. The idea is to bring fringe film to Utah residents each 3rd Saturday of every month as well as to get local filmmakers to submit their own work. In fact, the series will end with a final award show in February of 2008 with a $500 award going to the best film of the series. The winner will be chosen by audiences as well as a panel of industry professionals. [more]

Faith, Hope and Flick

To mark the beginning of interfaith week in Utah, The Salt Lake City Film Center will be screening the documentary Secrets of Mary Magdalene. The documentary, which is actually a companion piece to the book of the same name, discusses Mary Magdalene and her role in theology, legend and myth. The film will be accompanied by a discussion with contributing author, Maxine Hanks. The screening will be held at 1:00pm at Salt Lake City's downtown public library on Sunday, February 4th and is free and open to the public.

Free Films A-Go-GO

In keeping with an extremely short-lived tradition, I'll only be writing about FREE film events happening around Salt Lake City this week. Why? Because I just love FREE, that's why.

The Lost Media Archive and the Free Form Film Festival are combining efforts again, this time in SLC, to screen numerous works on 8mm film, 16mm film, video and frame-by-frame filmstrip as part of their i>Excavations screening, which they're billing as "an exhibition of unearthed films, videos, records, and other forgotten media". All pieces being screened were either created or collected by Lost Media Archive founders Blair Sterrett and Tyrone Davies. The screening will be held at the No Brow Coffee and Tea Company (315 E. 300 S.) in Salt Lake City on Saturday, January 13th at 7:00pm. [more]

Free Films A go-go!

In keeping with holiday tradition, folks can catch the 1966 television production of How The Grinch Stole Christmas (narrated by the great Boris Karloff) when it's screened at the Salt Lake City Public Library's downtown branch on Monday, December 18th. But that's not the only festive thing going on in Who-ville, because before the screening local actor Tony Larimer will perform a reading of the classic Dr. Seuss story in the library's main auditorium. The whole thing starts at 7pm and you'll need to RSVP to or 801-746-7000 to reserve your seat because they're expecting quite a crowd. So, get on that. Like, now.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Monday, December 18th at 7pm
Salt Lake City Public Library
(210 East 400 South)


And starting what might become a brand new holiday tradition, the Free Form Film Festival is teaming up with the Lost Media Archive to present a free screening of Christmas-related film and video clips on Thursday, December 21st at Starry Night in Provo. The Lost Media Archive is a growing archive of fringe, outsider, kitsch and cult film/video and audio material and the screening is sure to hold some cool forgotten pieces of cinematic history. The Archive is hoping local film lovers and filmmakers will attend to not only enjoy the show but also to find out how they can become involved with the archive. Doors open at 7:30 and the show starts at 8pm.

Lost Media Archive Christmas Screening
Thursday, December 21st at 8pm
Starry Night in Provo
(NE Corner of Center St. and 200 West)