Have no fear, Salem!
Now don’t get all depressed when you look at the Netflix ratings for what is popular in Salem: Step Mom and 10 Things I Hate About You. That’s not where the cinema culture is happening.
Head on down to the local venue with the international focus: the Salem Cinema.
Salem Cinema’s 10-day film festival opens tonight with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the theater’s new space on Broadway NE.
Tonight’s main event opens with a mixer with local and visiting filmmakers at the new arthouse cinema.
Drawing on my special connections with the American Film Institute in Washington, D.C., I’ve put together a must-see list for the film festival.
But if you’re really a hardcore cineaste, you won’t take your advice from me. You’ll get the $125 VIP ten-day film & forum pass that gets you into all of the events.
And there sure are some real winners in the bunch this year.
April 17: Once More With Feeling
April 18: The Final Inch and Smile Pinki
April 19: Nickle and Dimin It
April 20: The Skyjacker
April 21: Andrus: The Man, The Mind and the Magic
April 22: On Paper Wings
April 23: The Linguists. Do NOT miss this chance to meet local man Greg Anderson and learn about his quest.
April 24: Sita Sings the Blues
April 25: Route 30. How could I not promo a film made in my hometown of Lancaster County?
April 26: Mermaid
