John Greenleaf Whitter: Thoughts as December is With Us
In grammar school, we had to memorize poetry and, standing before the class, recite what we had committed to heart. As I was not a particularly good student, but did have a certain facility for memorization, I would memorize many more poems than my teachers required and eagerly ask to recite them all. This, of […]
1913 Armory Show Film – Peoria – One Day Only
“The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” One Day Only! Sat. Dec 13 | 5 pm Peoria Riverfront Museum Giant Screen Theatre 222 SW Washington Street Peoria, Illinois In 1913, the International Exhibition of Modern Art, which became known simply as the “Armory Show,” changed the face of art in America. At this groundbreaking show, […]
Emerge Film Festival Features Marsden Harley Film
Lewiston, Maine’s dynamic Emerge Film Festival will take place Thursday, April 9 to Sunday, April 12. This second annual event will kick off with a special 10th anniversary screening of 217 Films‘ 2005 film “Cleophas and His Own.” This film is based on Lewiston-native Marsden Hartley’s epic poem of the same name and made its world premiere in Lewiston […]
The Great Confusion Comes to Peoria
One month from today, 217 Films will screen “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” in Peoria, Illinois. This film will be shown on December 13 at 5:00pm at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Director Michael Maglaras will be in attendance to introduce the film. For a full list of screening dates, times and locations, follow this link. […]
Peoria Riverfront Museum to Screen “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show”
217 Films just added a new screening date for “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show.” This film will screen on December 13 at 5:00pm at the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois. Director Michael Maglaras will be in attendance to introduce the film. The next chance to see this film is October 26 in Falmouth, Virginia […]
Modernism and the American Idiom: A Conversation with Film-maker, Michael Maglaras
ARTES MAGAZINE A Fine Arts Magazine: Passionate for Fine Art, Architecture & Design Modernism and the American Idiom: A Conversation with Film-maker, Michael Maglaras September 29, 2014 Richard Friswell Seymour Fogel (1911 – 1984), The Wealth of the Nation, 1938. Mural. Social Security Building, Washington, DC (installed 1942). …I sought out a conversation with Michael […]
The Arts of the WPA
Shooting is nearly complete and rough editing has begun for our new film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA.” This photo is from our shoot this summer in Portland, Maine. Read all about the remarkable man we interviewed at this link. “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” will premiere in […]
Filmmaker Terri Templeton to Introduce Screening in Falmouth, Virginia
Executive Producer, Terri Templeton on location. On March 4, 1913 Teddy Roosevelt labelled cubism “repellent.” On October 26 at Gari Melchers Home and Studio, a new film will help you decide for yourself. 217 Films‘ new documentary “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” has been screening to standing room only audiences since it premiered […]
Virginia Film Tour Continues: “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show”
“For anyone who enjoys art, this is an eye-opening film.” ~ Mike Holtzclaw, Daily Press Last night, “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” screened to a full house at Naro Cinema in Norfolk, Virginia’s historic downtown Ghent. The next stop for this film is October 26 at Gari Melchers Home & Studio at Belmont in […]
Film Looks at Modern Art That Caused a Stir in 1913
Film looks at modern art that caused a stir in 1913 By Teresa Annas The Virginian-Pilot © September 1, 2014 NORFOLK IF YOU GO What: Screening of documentary “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” Where: Naro Expanded Cinema, 1507 Colley Ave., Norfolk When: 7:15 p.m. Wednesday Cost: $9 adults, $7 seniors More info: 757-625-6276, www.narocinema.com A vast art […]