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Before The Curtain Rises: An Interview With Pete Garlock

By Greg Kiernan What do you mean this movie had no script? As a writer myself it’s a small wonder why I was so dumbfounded. A movie without a script tells me that no one was there to hammer out the story and make sure it works on paper. No one was there to make... Read more »
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Wednesday at 10:23 am
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It's A Movie Premiere And You're Invited!

Elgin, IL- Blue Damen Pictures is proud to announce the World Premiere of the “Dark Before Dawn” on February 9th at 7:30pm. The film will be showing at Marcus Theatre, located at 111 South Randall Road in Elgin. The “Dark Before Dawn” is a mumblecore type of film. “This film came about very quickly: our... Read more »
By Gwydhar,
January 27, 2012 at 9:00 pm
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Lights, Curtains, Action: Previewing A Film

By Greg Kiernan So there I was walking stiffed-legged through the frigid cold, down Elizabeth Street to a dark building I had never seen before that night.  My breath forms a stinky mist through the scarf wrapped around my face.  My eyes tear from the harsh wind and my normal rosy complexion turns a strawberry... Read more »
By GKman,
January 20, 2012 at 3:38 pm
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3 Reasons Chicago Makes Better Films Than Hollywood

Hollywood has made some pretty darn good films in its time, and it makes a lot of them. (Movies, that is, not necessarily good ones.) But Chicago has turned out some pretty good films too: Blues Brothers, Ferris Bueller, Dark Knight… And considering the proportion of Good films made in Chicago to the total number of... Read more »
By Gwydhar,
January 13, 2012 at 4:52 pm
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People Who Make Films Because They Love It

We have lift off! My first blog, that is.  This is Greg Kiernan by the way and this is my first time writing on this platform.  Why, you ask, did a person who has never blogged about anything before decide to try it out now?  Because I have some very exciting news — I am... Read more »
By Gwydhar,
January 6, 2012 at 10:02 pm
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Looking Back, Looking Forward

We hope this letter finds you in good spirits as we prepare to celebrate the New Year! As much as we look forward to a little holiday rest and relaxation we are busier than ever here at Blue Damen Pictures and as we look forward to a bright New Year we wanted to take a... Read more »
By Gwydhar,
December 30, 2011 at 1:57 pm
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Wrapping Up The Holidays

It’s that time of the year again: the time when temperatures run low and anxiety runs high. Some people are super organized about the holidays. These are the people who buy their gifts months in advance and have them lovingly wrapped and stowed away in closets and basements until the Big Day. These are the... Read more »
By Gwydhar,
December 16, 2011 at 7:17 pm
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Are American Audiences Getting Dumber?

Mention the film “Jack and Jill” in the same sentence as, say, “Melancholia” and your conversation will inevitably end with someone shaking their head and saying: “I just don’t get how movies can make so much money when they just keep getting dumber and dumber” to which someone will reply: “That’s what sells- Americans are... Read more »
By Gwydhar,
December 9, 2011 at 4:06 pm
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Called to the Cinema

  I happened across this article on a fellow filmmaker’s Facebook page today: http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2011/10/the-vocation-of-the-storyteller/. Though I haven’t seen the film described in the article, The Catechism Cataclysm, it did touch on a topic that I’ve been giving a lot of thought to lately, namely, the sense of purpose that drives otherwise reasonable individuals to create... Read more »
By Gwydhar,
November 4, 2011 at 9:08 am
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This Wasn't What I Had In Mind When I Said I Wanted to Be a Groundbreaking Filmmaker, But OK

I was asked to say a few words last week at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new ArtSpace building that is going up in Elgin. ArtSpace, in case you haven’t heard of it, is an organization out of Minnesota that builds affordable live-work lofts for artists and their families. Now that is an organization that... Read more »
By Gwydhar,
October 25, 2011 at 5:00 pm
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