Frederick Delius Remembered
Andrew Clark reviews the new CD “The Complete Delius Songbook – Volume 1” in the Financial Times. Next year marks the 150th anniversary of Delius’s birth, but don’t expect the music business to take any note: the Bradford-born composer, who spent most of his life in self-imposed exile from England, remains deeply unfashionable. Hats off, […]
John Marin Documentary to Screen at the Boca Raton Museum of Art
Date: September 24 and September 25, 2011Time: 2:00pmFilm Screening: “John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!“Location: Boca Raton Museum of ArtBoca Raton, FloridaDirector Michael Maglaras of 217 Films will introduce the film.View a clip at this link. More about the film:“John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!“ tells the story of one of the most […]
John Marin on the Rise
“Marin, you are a mighty fine fellow, but do you know your job as well as those old boys did, and will your stuff last as long?” ~ John Marin, 1936 Terry Teachout writes about why he thinks John Marin so often gets the “John who?” treatment, and notes “Mr. Marin’s stock appears at long […]
Georgia Museum of Art Features 217 Films’ Marsden Hartley Documentary
On July 28, 2011 at 7:00pm“Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet” will screen at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, Georgia. Director Michael Maglaras will introduce the film. Film Series: Artists’ Biographies“Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet”7:00 – 8:30 pmLocation: M. Smith Griffith Auditorium Using more than 60 of Marsden Hartley’s paintings […]
Delius Songbook – Volume 1: Now Available
Stone Records’ The Complete Delius Songbook – Volume 1 will be released in the UK on July 18 and is available now on the Stone Records website at this link. This is the first CD in a two-disc series that will comprise the first ever complete recording of the songs of Frederick Delius (1862-1934) for […]
July 7: John Marin Documentary by 217 Films to air on MPBN TV
Every week the MPBN Community Films series brings viewers independently produced films that showcase diverse people, places and topics of Maine. In July, 217 Films‘ “John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!“ is one of the featured films on the television stations of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. July 79:55pmMPBN – TV“John Marin: Let the […]
Delius Songbook – Volume 1: Coming in July
Stone Records presents: To DaffodilsMusic by Frederick DeliusWords by Robert HerrickMark Stone – BaritoneStephen Barlow – Piano From the CD The Complete Delius Songbook – Volume 1 which will be released this July by Stone Records. Michael Maglaras of 217 Records is executive producer. This is the first CD in a two-disc series that will […]
Lynd Ward Documentary Shooting to Begin in June
Michael Maglaras, Director, in conversation with Robin Ward Savage about 217 Films’ new project “O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward”. Shooting for this new film begins June 22.
Penn State Libraries to Digitize Lynd Ward Collection for Documentary by 217 Films
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Penn State Libraries to Digitize Lynd Ward Collection for Documentary by 217 Films Robin Ward Savage, Michael Maglaras, and Terri Templeton UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA (February 21, 2011) – In celebration of the art and life of American printmaker and illustrator, Lynd Ward (1905-1985), 217 Films has given a gift to Penn State […]
217 Films: Documentary about Lynd Ward Announced
Documentary about American Woodcut Artist and Illustrator Lynd Ward Announced ASHFORD, CONNECTICUT (February 10, 2011) – Connecticut-based independent film makers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films announce that their new film project — their fourth film since 2005 — will be on the great American woodcut artist and illustrator Lynd Ward. The film […]