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Happy Trails to Boomtown

Tue, 08/01/2006 - 01:00
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By Ellen Mills
A still from Rex Trailer's Boomtown.
In the early days of television, and for two decades after, children in New England found a hero in a cowboy named Rex Trailer. Massachusetts native Michael Bavaro’s film, Rex Trailer’s Boomtown is an affectionate portrait of the show and its star. The film screens this month at the Rhode Island Film Festival.

Remembering John Marshall (1932-2005)

Fri, 07/01/2005 - 01:00
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By Alice Apley & David TamésA retrospective of the career of John Marshall who spent five decades filmmaking the everyday lives and struggles of the people from Nyae Nyae in Bushmanland, Namibia.

Lucky 7: NewEnglandFilm.com Celebrates a B-Day

Sun, 08/01/2004 - 01:00
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By Michele Meek

Have a look at this visual retrospective of the past years at NewEnglandFilm.com.

A Retrospective of the Designs of NewEnglandFilm.com

Wed, 08/01/2001 - 01:00 – michele
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By Michele Meek

Remembering Richard Broadman

Wed, 03/01/2000 - 02:00
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By Holly Madden
Still from Richard Broadman's celebrated film "Mission Hill and the Miracle of Boston."
A talented and uncompromising documentary filmmaker, Broadman left behind a loyal following of friends and film peers.

Film Festival Celebrates Paul Robeson

Thu, 07/01/1999 - 01:00
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By Gina Harris
Taken at Robeson's 60th Birthday. Photo by Syd Harris, Chicago, 1958
In May, a film series at the African Meeting House of the Museum of Afro American History in Boston featured the Robeson legacy.