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Grim Fandango Retrospective | Game Preview
[av_heading heading='Double Fine Productions Teams with Disney Interactive on Grim Remastered' tag='h2' color='custom-color-heading' custom_font='#c45800' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading][av_heading heading='Written by: Matthew McGuire' tag='h5' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] Tim Schafer and his crew at Double Fine Productions are in works with Disney Interactive, LucasArts Games, Playstation and VITA! to bring back Grim Fandango. The team of game designers have taken all of the decades of improvements that the online community has provided for the game, and started to rebuild a masterpiece. This redesign does feel like trying to remake the Mona Lisa. "A big inspiration for the
Dinosaur 13 | August 15 – Release Date
[av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dinosaur13_RGB_2025x3000-1500x630.jpg' attachment='5674' align='center' animation='bottom-to-top' link='lightbox' target='' styling='' caption='' font_size='' appearance=''][/av_image] [av_heading heading='Spelunking in 1990 with Dinosaur 13' tag='h2' color='custom-color-heading' custom_font='#009911' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] Dinosaur 13 features Peter Larson, paleontologist and a group of excavators from the Black Hills Institute founded one of the world’s greatest dinosaur discovery in 1990. It was the find of a lifetime: the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found. The team faced opposition during a ten-year battle with the U.S. government, powerful museums, Native American tribes and competing paleontologists. They found themselves not only fighting to keep their dinosaur but fighting for their
Focus Features | June Releases Featuring The Signal
[av_heading heading='Under the Electric the Sky and The Signal Go Nationwide' tag='h2' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] Focus Features has two new films on their summer schedule set to engage audience this June. The Signal and Under the Electric Sky were two films that we covered and highlighted from our 2014 Sundance Film Festival Coverage. Under the Electric Sky Release Date - June 27 [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/full.png' attachment='5516' align='center' animation='bottom-to-top' link='manually,http://www.focusfeatures.com/' target='_blank' styling='' caption='yes' font_size='' appearance='on-hover'] Fatboy Slim, Kaskade, Dillon Francis, Afrojack, Above & Beyond, Armin Van Buren, Avicii, and Tiësto joinsdirectors Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz [/av_image] [av_hr ] [av_video
Sundance Film Festival | Next Fest 2014
[av_heading heading='Next Fest Spotlights in Los Angeles ' tag='h2' color='custom-color-heading' custom_font='#cc0099' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_heading heading='Written by: Matthew McGuire' tag='h6' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/10300961_10152212083613515_4448911389398910661_n.png' attachment='5445' align='center' animation='bottom-to-top' link='manually,http://www.sundance.org/next/' target=''] This August 7-10 be ahead of the game with seats to Next Fest 2014. Sundance Film Festival, Kickstarter, YouTube and several more groups are working together to make this event special. ACE HOTEL DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES Sundance NEXT FEST will be taking over the Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. Originally opened in the 1920s as the United Artists Theatre, the space symbolizes a
Soundings: An Evening of Sound Art | Live Exhibit
[av_heading heading='Needham's MCMA Troubadours Take on Nashville' tag='h2' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_heading heading='Written by: Matthew McGuire' tag='h5' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_slideshow size='gallery' animation='slide' autoplay='false' interval='5'] [av_slide id='4919'] [av_slide id='4921'] [av_slide id='4920'] [av_slide id='4923'] [/av_slideshow] Track One on 4th Ave. in Nashville, TN and gradate students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale worked together to host Soundings: An Evening of Sound Art and Performance on Saturday, May 3. The Swamp Tigers cut a live record with the help from Alex Kirt, The Woodbox Gang lead singer and guitarist. In addition to Kirt's live performance a list
Flipboard | The Hottest Summer Events
[av_heading heading='Swipe Like An Egyptian ' tag='h2' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_heading heading='Produced by: Matthew McGuire' tag='h6' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_hr ] [av_gallery ids='4801,4802,4803,4804,4805' style='thumbnails' preview_size='portfolio' crop_big_preview_thumbnail='avia-gallery-big-crop-thumb' thumb_size='masonry' columns='5' imagelink='lightbox' lazyload='avia_lazyload'] [av_icon_box icon='ue839' font='entypo-fontello' position='left' title='Flipboard in 2014' link='manually,https://flipboard.com/profile/CrescentVale' linktarget='' linkelement='both'] Scroll through the biggest and best festivals of the year with our Flipboard online magazine series. We aim to provide a multimedia viewing experience for large scale events nationwide. Our goal moving forward will be to keep up on the events we promote now, and expand to more international news and media
Sundance Institute | 12 Indie Films to Watch
[av_heading heading='Sundance Artist Service 2014 Digital Premiers ' tag='h2' color='custom-color-heading' custom_font='#eeee22' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_one_third first] [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DeNadieposter1.jpg' attachment='4771' align='left' animation='bottom-to-top' link='manually,http://www.sundance.org/nowplaying/film/denadie/' target=''] [/av_one_third] [av_one_third] [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Poster_-_BORJ.jpg' attachment='4772' align='center' animation='bottom-to-top' link='manually,http://www.sundance.org/nowplaying/film/the-ballad-of-ramblin-jack/' target=''] [/av_one_third] [av_one_third] [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/KEROUACposter.jpg' attachment='4773' align='right' animation='bottom-to-top' link='manually,http://www.sundance.org/nowplaying/film/jack-kerouac-king-of-the-beats/' target=''] [/av_one_third] [av_hr ] [av_heading heading='Written by: Matthew McGuire' tag='h6' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_icon_box icon='ue80d' font='entypo-fontello' position='left' title='Digital Releases in 2014' link='manually,http://www.sundance.org/nowplaying/' linktarget='' linkelement='both'] The Sundance Institute has announced they will be releasing films from their vault to be digitally available for audiences at: iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Entertainment Network, SundanceNOW, VUDU and YouTube. Watch and preview the films
Sundance Film Festival | Short Film Tour
[av_video src='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs-tFxVChyg&feature=share&list=PLkGyhCwp93E4KItUIGQWzUj-AzBBSjFds&index=8' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] [av_heading heading='Afronauts, The Cut, Dawn, MeTube: August Sings Carmen “Habanera” + More Shorts ' tag='h3' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] Words by: Matthew McGuire [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/SFF14_ShortsPoster1.jpg' attachment='4681' align='right' animation='top-to-bottom' link='manually,http://www.sundance.org/programs/short-film-tour/' target=''] The Sundance Film Festival has announced today that eight short films will be featured from the 2014 event on the road this year. International filmmakers will be able to share their work with audiences that might have not been able to catch the screenings at Sundance, but still want to experience the raw cinema experience. Watch and preview trailers for the eight films below
Big Muddy Film Festival | Shorts | It Felt Like Love
It Felt Like Love at Big Muddy Photography and words by: Matthew McGuire Shayna Connelly and Deron Williams Carbondale, Ill — Experimental shorts this year at the Big Muddy Film Festival were subtle, but intelligible with additional context provided by the filmmakers during a live Q and A following the screening this afternoon at the Guyon Auditorium. I think life is more about the words unspoken rather than the words that are said. - Deron Williams, director of Promo Williams and Connelly spoke with the audience about their short films that provoked different emotions. Promo was directed
Big Muddy Film Festival | Not to Miss List
[av_postslider link='category,498' columns='3' items='9' offset='0' contents='excerpt' preview_mode='auto' image_size='portfolio' autoplay='no' interval='5'] Award-Winning Directors Showcase Work at the 36th Annual Big Muddy Film Festival Words by Matthew McGuire It is important to plan ahead when scheduling films to see during the Big Muddy Film Festival. This year provides a plethora of options to see several great films in one week. We wanted to feature a few of the artists that will be screening films this year. Reception Night with Drinking Buddies Joe Swanberg, filmmaker and director of 'Drinking Buddies' will be screening his film that was distributed on Magnolia Pictures. This film
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It Felt Like Love at Big Muddy Photography and words by: Matthew
[av_postslider link='category,498' columns='3' items='9' offset='0' contents='excerpt' preview_mode='auto' image_size='portfolio' autoplay='no' interval='5'] Award-Winning Directors