Larry Groupé is hard to pin down. He has conducted a 60-piece orchestra for the British prog rock band Yes, he’s produced, conducted, and composed over 80 albums, won three Emmy’s and, in becoming director Rod Lurie’s composer of choice, created the score for Deterrence, a 1999 intense French-America thriller. On Sunday, April 19, in […]
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World Muse and BendFilm Host ‘Girl Rising’ Screening
As a lead up to the third annual Muse Conference (March 6-8 in Bend), World Muse and BendFilm host a screening of Girl Rising, tonight at 5:30 pm at McMenamins. The film, from Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, tells the stories of nine girls in the developing world who must overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges, just […]
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Top 5 Moments at Tin Pan
Don’t trust me. I’m biased. I work a lot of shifts at Tin Pan Theater, and help program the movies we show. But heck, with that said, here are my top five favorite moments this year at Tin Pan Theater. 5. Spaghetti Western Wednesdays: There’s no substitute for watching people eat spaghetti while laughing. Sometimes […]
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Full List of BendFilm Winners
This weekend, theaters were abuzz with the offerings of the 11th BendFilm Festival. The popcorn was buttery, the films were abundant (93 in total) and the winners were top notch. Here is more information about the festival and the winners via BendFilm: The Documentary, Alpsummer, swept the festival, capturing numerous awards, including the Brooks Resources […]
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Film Events 10/2-10/9
Gone With the Wind Just in case interested parties have an extra four hours to kill, Gone With the Wind will play for only two showings. The mega-film tells the story of Scarlett O’Hara and her pursuit of a dude married to his cousin and her eventual marriage to rough-and-tumble Rhett Butler. Set during the […]
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BendFilm Program Sneak Peak
The BendFilm Festival is just over a month away (Oct. 9-12) and to get Bend hyped for the 11th annual program, they have released a sneak peak from a rather intense moment in The Sublime and the Beautiful. Here is the IMDB summary of the film: David Conrad is a college professor and sometimes philanderer […]
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BendFilm Releases 2014 Festival Lineup
BendFilm has released the lineup for the 2014 film festival—its 11th annual and the first under new Executive Director Todd Looby—featuring two world premieres, one U.S. premiere, jury awards and prizes. In addition to increased efforts to connect with the Central Oregon community year-round, BendFilm is also partnering for the first time with the Confederated […]
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BendFilm Goes Furthur! A note from BendFilm Executive Director
By Todd Looby, BendFilm Executive Director I can’t think of a better event to kickoff BendFilm’s 11 years celebrating Independent Film than to host a special screening of Alex Gibney’s “Magic Trip” at McMennamin’s on June 17, 2014. The date marks the 50th anniversary of when Ken Kesey, Neal Cassidy and the Merry Pranksters took […]
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Triple Threat Todd Looby
BendFilm director brings filmmaking, business, and nonprofit experience
When Todd Looby was growing up in a middle class neighborhood on the south side of Chicago in a community full of cops, firemen and teachers, arts were not particularly encouraged. “Art was not a hugely celebrated thing,” the largely self-taught filmmaker said. “In recent years, it has gotten better, but I had to discover […]
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2014 Festival Forecast
With the economy returning, so goes area conferences
Here are the facts: In 2013, BendFilm ticket sales increased by 26 percent, World Muse hosted Bend’s first women’s conference, packing the Tower Theatre with high profile voices of empowerment and inspiration, and TedxBend sold out for a second year running. The assessment: Local nonprofits had a good year as hosts. What to expect in […]
