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Providence Public Library to Screen “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show”

WHAT:  Rhode Island premiere of 217 Films’ “The Great Confusion:  The 1913 Armory Show.” Producer Terri Templeton will be in attendance and introduce the screening.  WHEN:  Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 2:00pm             WHERE:  Providence Public Library 150 Empire St. Providence, Rhode Island TEL:  401-455-8134 Directions and information at this link.   COST:  Free and open to […]

Michael Maglaras interviewed on FoxCT Morning Show

Michael Maglaras: Filmmaker Michael Maglaras joined the FoxCT Morning show to talk about his latest documentary “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” and the upcoming screening at the New Britain Museum of American Art. April 24, 2014 5:30pm “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show”Special Encore Screening! New Britain Museum of American Art New […]

Art is Alive in Richmond, Virginia

Last night, 300 art lovers turned out in Richmond, Virginia for a special James River Film Festival screening of “The Great Confusion:  The 1913 Armory Show” hosted by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.   The arts are alive and strong in Richmond! We look forward to returning next year to screen “Enough to Live On: The […]

Armory Show Film Returns to the NBMAA

Our new film “The Great Confusion:  The 1913 Armory Show” returns to the New Britain Museum of American Art on Thursday, April 24 at 5:30pm.  Read all about it in The Bristol Press at this link. Don’t miss our screening tomorrow (Friday, April 11) at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.  More information at this […]

Screening Dates for “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show”

Spring and Summer Screening Dates for “The Great Confusion:  The 1913 Armory Show” The next screening of  217 Films’ “The Great Confusion:  The1913 Armory Show” will be held Friday, April 11 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia as part of the James River Film Festival.  Tickets can be purchased at this […]

VMFA Blog: Ladies and Gentlemen…The Avant-Garde

“The film is complete with back story, the principal organizers and their efforts, high definition images of 60 works, and is as close to attending the exhibition as one can get.” ~ Hobart Cornell, Critic-at-large       In winter, 1913, The International Exhibition of Modern Art, better known as The Armory Show, opened in New York City.  It […]

Michael Maglaras: I am an old fashioned film maker

I am an old-fashioned film maker. I like to tour with my films when they are released, as often as I can. I like dark and quiet rooms where people have to focus on the screen. I instruct the techs in the booth to make sure the lights are off when the credits roll at […]

James River Film Festival Features 217 Films’ “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show”

WHAT:  Virginia premiere of 217 Films’ “The Great Confusion:  The 1913 Armory Show.”  Filmmaker Michael Maglaras will be in attendance and introduce the screening.   This event is co-sponsored by the James River Film Festival. WHEN:  Friday, April 11, 2014 at 6:30pm              WHERE:  Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Leslie Cheek Theater 200 North Boulevard Richmond, Virginia Directions at this link.   TEL:  1-804-204-2681 COST: $8 […]

The Dartmouth Reviews “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” Film

At 100, Armory Show is still debated By MICHAELA LEDOUX, The Dartmouth Staff
 January 13, 2014 Just over 100 years ago, the Armory Show of 1913 brought European avant-garde art to the forefront of American attention. Two thirds of the show’s art was by American artists, but the other third, by Europeans like Vincent Van […]