Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:58:18 -0700 To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Film Fest x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1D540E6 NewPort Beach Film Festival PUPPET FILMS - SAT 22nd. - 10:30am The Muppet Musicans of Bremen [Feature] - Feature Film (1972, 50 min) Edwards Island - Absolut 12 NOON - Handmade Puppet Dreams II [Feature] - Feature Film (Henson) (2005, 90 min) Edwards Island - Absolut 2:30 From the Dream to the Screen: the making of the independent Puppet Films Short Film Program Running Time is 42 min OCMA SUNDAY 23rd 11:00 AM Axtelevision: Come Outta That Shell [Feature] - Feature Documentary (Axtell) (2004, 41 min) Edwards Island - Nestle Are there more? Other days? Ax Steve Axtell At 12:44 PM 4/15/2006, you wrote: >Laura, > >Yes, you were right to think of the Newport Film Festival. Heather Henson >will be presenting the Tony Giordano/Scott >Shoemaker collaboration "Harker," >adapted from Stoker's "Dracula," and other puppet films. Now, my memory is >so shaky and unreliable-- yet wasn't this the >festival at which Phil Huber and >possibly even John Malkovich were to be part of a screening of the brilliant >"Being John Malkovich?" (Starring, um, John Malkovich.) > >There have been a few shadow shows around recently. Paul Zaloom is >currently touring his shadow "Karagoz" >adaptation around the country, but one day he >will simply have to return to California and do it again there. It's very >funny, and certainly adult-- the word might be "scatological." > >There are roving bands of glove puppet perfromers in California as well. >Simply look at the state's entries on this database: >http://www.puppets.inuk.com/americas/usroundup.htm > >And good luck! Please let us know of your progress. > >Sean K. > >In a message dated 4/15/06 12:21:59 PM, RaraBird-AT-aol.com writes: > > > > Isn't there supposed to be a puppetry film screening on April 22nd at a > > Newport museum? I looked on the Orange county Museum of art site to no > > avail.. > > Perhaps it is the Newport Film Festival I am thinking of? > > > > I live in Southern california and would like > to attend that. I am confused > > because I thought it was a posting on this list a few weeks ago so I wrote > > it > > on my calendar. Then I was reading a an old Puppetry Journal from last > > spring (2005) and I saw they had one last year on the same date. So can > > someone > > tell me if there is going to be another one this year? Or did I mess up > > and > > miss it? > > > > Another question: I have a lot of free time ahead of me and would like to > > start going to puppet shows in Southern California. I already know about > > Bob > > Baker Marionettes, and plan to visit that soon. I'd like to see some > > shadow > > puppets and bunraku promances, as well as just any theatre troupes > > performing > > around. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm very interested in the more > > "artistic/fine art" type performances than the children's shows. > > > > Oh and here is a bit of shameless self > promotion: I just did the props and > > masks for "The Tempest" at A Noise Within" Theatre in Glendale (17 fantasy > > masks) if any of you are intersted in seeing > it. It runs until the end of > > May. > > > > Thanks > > Laura > > > >_______________________________________________ >List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >Admin interface: >http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org >Archives: http://www.driftline.org Steve Axtell Axtell Expressions, Inc. **************************************** <http://www.axtell.com>Amazing Puppet Characters Web Site New show "<http://www.axtelevision.com>AxTelevision" on DVD International <http://www.axtell.com/performers.html>Performer's Directory The original content of this email or attachments is =A9 Axtell Expressions, Inc. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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