In 1928, Captain Bill Lancaster and his female financier, Chubbie Miller, landed Down Under. Due to some mechanical problems along the way, they had lost out to another aviator in their quest to become the first to fly from England to Australia. However, their personal relationship endured. The co-pilots, both married at the time to others, became an item and wound up, four years later, at the center of a sensational Miami murder trial.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
The Shocking Death of an Atlanta Filmmaker
The clip posted to Instagram April 30th by Leevon Daniels highlighted what he loved to do most: make movies. Three days later, the 26-year-old Conyers, Georgia man was found dead of a gunshot wound. At press time, the circumstances that led to his death remain a mystery.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
A Comedy Imbued with the Spirt of Jay Leggett
When Jay Leggett died suddenly on the Wisconsin deer-hunting trail in the fall of 2013, actor Adam Devine praised him as "the best teacher I ever had." On Thursday, June 4th, Leggett's legacy as a comedy guru will be on display once more thanks to a screening of Flim: The Movie at
Lawrence University in Appleton.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Filmmaker Navigates The Appalachian and Marriage Trails
When a documentary is called The Long Start to the Journey, it naturally behooves to jump back to the starting point.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Film Critic Ventures Down the Riverdale Rabbit Hole
The Boston Globe has been all over the topic of Archie's Betty, a documentary screening this weekend locally at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Which doubly makes sense, since the pages of the paper is where it all began.
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