As the chairman of the Museum Herb Schlosser emphasized at a recent meeting when presenting a status report on the expansion project, the visual media have developed many new production and distribution technologies, expanded their reach by providing more differentiated programs, and grown in their popularity as distinct from the print media. Thus it is very difficult for any museum devoted to the visual media to remain current and contemporary. With more money and time spent by consumers on visual media and less on the traditional print media, the need for educating the public has become more urgent as has the necessity for constantly upgrading facilities. The option of specializing in one technology such as 3D or one thematic avenue like history of film would undermine the mission of providing comprehensive programs and to address complex educational needs.

The Independent Feature Project (IFP), one of the largest filmmaker membership organizations in the United States, is joining forces with the United Nations Department of Public Information to present a one-day conference on the effect of documentaries as a tool to understanding world problems. The second annual "Envision: Addressing Global Issues through Documentaries" forum will be held on Saturday July 10th at TheTimesCenter, in New York City.

Actor, director, screenwriter, jazz musician, music composer, politician, philanthropist, film legend.....these attributes could describe a cadre of people, but when they all wrapped into one outsized personality, it is truly impressive. Such is the career of Clint Eastwood, a television and film master who remains at the top of his professional game at 80 years young. To honor the octogenarian's contribution to the history of cinema, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is devoting much of its July program to "everything Clint", including the local premiere of THE EASTWOOD FACTOR, a look at the star's life and career and his unprecedented long association with Warner Brothers studios, written and directed by famed film historian Richard Schickel.

Peace Arch Entertainment Presents WHO KILLED NANCY
A Film By Alan G. Parker

Based On The Best-Selling Book SID VICIOUS: NO ONE IS INNOCENT 

Opening In New York At The Cinema Village July 30, 2010

WHO KILLED NANCY, a new documentary by Alan G. Parker looking into the demise of Nancy Spungen – was it her boyfriend, punk icon Sid Vicious; was it Nancy herself; or was it one of the unsavory junkie/dealers in and out of their room that night of October 12, 1978,  at the Chelsea Hotel!  Based on rock author and punk expert Alan G. Parker’s best-selling book “Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent,” the film is set to open in NY at the Cinema Village on July 30, 2010.  It will also be available on iTunes and VOD day and date.  Peace Arch Entertainment will release the film.