Film
Names: Olive Mae and Violet Jeanne MacPhail
Ages: 6
School: On our way to first grade at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School
Pets: Bruin, Buster or Rooibos the dog, Yellow Peep the rooster.
Something new you are learning: Olive: Even and odd numbers. Violet: taking away numbers.
New places you would like to explore: Olive: The Caribbean. Violet: China.
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 with two young Island cineastes. In a world with few certainties, the kid critic is the critic to trust. This week’s reviewers are twins Olive Mae and Violet Jeanne MacPhail.
Each week the folks at Cinema Circus show a series of short films for kids at the Chilmark Community Center. Usually the films are shown on Wednesdays, but due to the Fourth of July falling on a Wednesday this year, the films will be shown on Monday, July 2. The screening begins at 6 p.m., but an hour earlier the circus — complete with jugglers, face painters, stilt walkers, food and music — gets underway.
The Artist
This Tuesday, July 3, is your chance to see The Artist, the most-awarded French film in history, free of charge at the Vineyard Haven Library.
The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning five, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
The excitement from baseball doesn’t just come from fast pitches and big hits. At 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, June 27, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society along with the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks and Martha’s Vineyard Little League Baseball screens Knuckleball! outdoors at the Vineyard Baseball Park at the regional high school.
Tucked away on a hill in West Tisbury rests an unlikely young girl. She’s over six feet tall, has ears as big as hub caps and is stuffed with thrift store rubble. Her name is Ellie the elephant, and she’s waiting to become the newest addition to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival’s Cinema Circus.