Things have been pretty quiet on the 72 musicians front lately, as I’ve been absolutely swamped with work on the software that powers this site (Topspin). But last night, as I was desperately tracking the film as it bounced around the globe via FedEx on its way to the 2010 Revelation Perth International [...]
Man… I really wish we could’ve attended this one. Alaska is a beautiful place. And it seems like the film played well, too.
Dig this super kind blog post:
http://justlonny.blogspot.com/2010/02/anchorage-international-film-festival.html
Thanks for being such an amazing supporter of the film, Lonny. Let me know if you’re ever in LA or KC.
A couple of days after the film screening at VideoFest in Dallas, my trustworthy 72 musicians Google Alert popped into my mailbox and linked to a review that totally BLASTS the film. Ouch.
Maybe its my trouble-making streak acting up, maybe its hubris, maybe its that I genuinely love the people and bands in my film… [...]
Did you know that 72 musicians was eligible to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It’s true. All the films that play this festival become eligible, which is actually kinda hard to accomplish. Hilarious.
We didn’t get nominated, ‘case you were wondering.
http://www.hsdff.org/2009filmselection/72-musicians
Well, that image just about sums it up, huh? (We’ve also updated the trailer.) I’m gonna tell you the whole story, but first a couple of caveats:
1. If you live in Kansas City or Lawrence, KS, you should still see a film or two at the Kansas International Film Festival. You can buy tickets HERE.
2. [...]
Download the 72 musicians soundtrack album — The Life and Times, Ad Astra Per Aspera, Olympic Size, Roman Numerals, The Architects, White Whale, Stella Link, In The Pines, Sal Retta, Namelessnumberheadman, Appleseed Cast and Coalesce perform live in the film and are featured on the soundtrack.
… stay tuned. The film is called 72 musicians. It’s almost done.
