Author: Todd Wallinger

 Local film fans, get ready. Colorado Springs’ biggest cinematic event — the Indie Spirit Film Festival — is about to get a whole lot bigger.  At least that’s the plan, says festival director Jim Turner. He and fellow organizers Chris Loud and Matt Stevens have been working for months to make this fourth installment of…

A cool little video by London-based filmmaker Lizzie Oxby, who is noted for her atmospheric work. Here she is on the inspiration for this week’s short: A daydream to remind me of the joy of the New York skyline. “Daydreams” is one of my ongoing projects incorporating a series of observational thoughts. Manhattan 4.33pm is…

We lost a legend this week, but out of the deluge of tributes to her, this is the only one I could find that remembers her the way I’m sure she’d want to be remembered: for the roles she played. With all the media attention on her health struggles and numerous romances, it’s easy to…

Jim Turner and the other organizers of the Indie Spirit Film Festival have announced the 116 films that have been confirmed so far for this year’s festival. More will be trickling in over the next couple weeks as they hear back from additional filmmakers, but already they are able to claim the largest and most…

‘Red State’ is a film from Kevin Smith (‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’). This is a religious horror film inspired by fundamentalist preacher Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church out of Topeka, Kansas. This below trailer may be a bit disturbing.     RED STATE USA TOURWhen: 8:00pm, Tuesday, March 22Where: Paramount Theatre,…

Todd Wallinger’s Video of the Week is something we look forward to on ColoradoSprings.com. He has a knack for finding great short films and videos from Independent film makers for that quick mid-day entertainment pick-me-up. Here’s another great five minute reality escape from Colorado Springs Filmmaker, Lee Graham. Enjoy! From Todd Wallinger: Ah, yes. After…

Colorado Cinema Spotlight is coming to PPLD TV in April. Each month, this new half hour show will feature the work of a Colorado filmmaker, including a one-on-one interview. The show premieres Saturday, April 2. Its regular time slots will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30pm, Saturdays at 1:30pm and Sundays at 6:30pm. Cable subscribers…

Let’s have one more video from LA-based director Ross Ching, who created this thrilling action short with a twist. It stars Glee‘s own Harry Chum as the would-be killer.To learn how Ching accomplished the effects, check out the film’s web page.   Photo by Photo from twitchfilm.com

Who doesn’t love a car chase scene? From the pioneering camerawork in the 1903 short Runaway Match to the hyper-realism of The French Connection to the high-tech fantasy of The Dark Knight, movie car chases have delighted us, thrilled us, maybe even made us spill our popcorn in excitement. But it took the UK film…

You’ve heard the names before: Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Kathryn Bigelow, Robert Rodriguez. Filmmakers who were complete unknowns, then burst upon the scene with amazing first films.Now it’s your turn…The Crested Butte Film Festival invites you to submit your films to its inaugural film festival, September, 30 – October 2, 2011.To be held at the…