Film
Tim Wakefield digs into a baseball just behind the horseshoe of the seams, a grip he credits to longtime Dodgers and Rangers knuckleballer Charlie Hough, one of only a handful of men in the major leagues who have been able to harness the sorcery of the pitch. In February, Mr. Wakefield retired after two decades hurling the strangest pitch in the game, a career that has led him to develop some unlikely skills.
Each week the folks at Cinema Circus show a series of short films on Wednesday evenings at the Chilmark Community Center. The films begin at 6 p.m. but at 5 p.m. the circus — complete with jugglers, face painters, stilt walkers, food and music — gets under way.
An advanced screening of the films was arranged. In a world with few certainties, the kid critic is the critic to trust. This week’s reviewer is Maisie Sherman.
Maximum Boost (Dir. Rolf Hellat / Switzerland / 2010 / 5 min.)
On July 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Library, there will be both a screening and discussion relating to the issues of returning soldiers.
Two short films begin the evening. American Standard, written and directed by David Henry Gerson, follows a troubled veteran returning home from Afghanistan to his waiting undocumented immigrant girlfriend. The film stars and is based in part on the experience of Sgt. Marco Reininger, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.
When James Balog first photographed glaciers for National Geographic in June 2007, they filled his camera frames. Incomprehensibly large and imposing blocks of frozen history, most were decorated in a brilliant sheen resulting from a constant stream of melting ice on the glaciers’ surfaces. The glossy finish made for great photography, but it also hinted at a problem for the planet — the melting of the polar ice caps.
Lucas Brunelle is a man on a mission. The 41-year old Vineyard native wants to take people where they’ve never been before. That’s exactly what he does in Line of Sight, his first full-length film, a compilation of footage shot over the past 10 years from Mr. Brunelle’s unique vantage point: a two-camera set-up atop his bicycle helmet. Mr. Brunelle competes in grueling alleycat bike races all over the world.
On July 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Library, there will be both a screening and discussion relating to the issues of returning soldiers.
On July 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Library, there will be both a screening and discussion relating to the issues of returning soldiers.
Two short films begin the evening. American Standard, written and directed by David Henry Gerson, follows a troubled veteran returning home from Afghanistan to his waiting undocumented immigrant girlfriend. The film stars and is based in part on the experience of Sgt. Marco Reininger, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.