36th cleveland international film festival :: march 22 - april 1, 2012
Film Festival Blog

Screenings

April 1st, 2012 @ 1:00pm

Last Night's Fountain Film Night Was a Huge Success!

Oh, that was so cool. So many of you joined us for our screening of short films at the Tower City Center Fountain last night! I know some of you weren't able to get into your Stand-By screenings and went there instead, and others of you stopped by to watch a few minutes (or a few films) before it was time for your Stand-By lines to be called. Wh... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 31st, 2012 @ 12:30pm

Missed Your Connection to "Missed Connections?"

I know, I know, it hasn't even gone in yet. But I just saw that today's 2:25 screening of Missed Connections has gone on Stand-By. Now, while Stand-By doesn... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 30th, 2012 @ 3:15pm

Feeling Fabulous?

I just have to bring this film up, especially because this afternoon is such a great chance to see it! Have you heard about Leave It On the Floor? It's a musical, with a whole lot of interesting twists! If you ever watched a film called ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 29th, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Going Back to the Cedar-Lee!

Tonight is our fourth night out on the town, and we're returning to our roots! It all started at the Cedar Lee Theatre back all of those years ago. And now, every year, we go back for one night! Tonight we're returning for our ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 29th, 2012 @ 2:45pm

There Might Just Be a Second Chance To See a Film You Missed!

When our Artistic Director, Bill Guentzler, arranges the Festival Schedule, he always leaves a bunch of "TBA" slots in our second weekend. This gives us a chance to both add films to our schedule if something great comes our way after the Program Guide has been printed (and that happens at least once every year) and add extra screenings of ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2012 @ 6:15pm

What a Great Night out at Shaker Square!

A great time was had by all in Shaker Square last night! Carol Channing: Larger Than Life played on two screens in the theater, which meant that everybody who attended got a great seat. Many people made a big night out of it, too, and we caught u... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2012 @ 8:00pm

Last Chance to See an Under-Appreciated Thriller

You know, it's odd how sometimes a film seems to just escape people's notice, when it really shouldn't. This seems to be the case with The Good Son, a Finnish psychological thriller about a dysfunctional family that's about to come dangerously unhinged. Anyone who ha... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2012 @ 7:15pm

What a Great Knight Night We Had!

Right now, in Shaker Square, Carol Channing: Larger Than Life is probably starting to roll. Hopefully you're in your seat and laden down with popcorn -- and not reading this because your cell phone or tablet should be off -- right now if yo... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Are you ready for your Evening at Shaker Square?

If you're planning on going, this is a really good time to head over! Still at Tower City? Jump on the RTA Blue or Green Line and it'll take you right there (and back, when you're done) in a quick 15-minute trip! The fun starts at 5:30 at ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 26th, 2012 @ 5:15pm

Are you on your way to Akron?

If you're planning on attending Bill W at the Plaza Cinemas at Chapel Hill, it's definitely time to be on your way there! The pre-film reception begins at 5:30, after all, and the film i... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 26th, 2012 @ 3:45pm

Two New Films You May Not Know About

Of course, if you're reading this blog, you're not just relying upon the Film Festival Program Guide to tell you what's what, and what's where. So you may already be aware of the two films we've added to our screening schedule. But just in case you weren't aware of them, I thought I'd give you a little heads-up to make sure you gave them a look a... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 26th, 2012 @ 12:45pm

You still have a chance to get on the Hot Line!

And that's sure an appropriate name, since it seems to be one of the hottest films in this year's Festival! As you may already know, today's screening sold out! But fortunately, we've added another screening to our schedule, so if you missed out on seeing it today, you can still get tickets. The new screening is on ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2012 @ 3:00pm

The Art of Love is NOT Lost!

No, I'm not going to start quoting Jean de Meun, I promise. But if you have gone to our site and saw that The Art of Love was cancelled, I have some good news for you! You can still come see its last showing, at the original listed showtime! What happened was th... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 23rd, 2012 @ 11:30am

The African Skies are getting WIDER!

Good news for anyone hoping to join us for the screening of Under African Skies at the Cedar Lee Theater on March 29th! Although the film was on Stand-By just a l... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 31st, 2011 @ 11:19am

Coming up for air at last!

Wow, I disappeared, didn't I? I had it all planned out that, after the screening of Facing Forward, I'd toss up one more blog post including the fourth and final part of last year's Closing Night ceremony. I really intended to, too! But I had no idea that I'd ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 30th, 2011 @ 4:00pm

Take Two at the Capitol

Okay, I'm absolutely, positively, and in all other ways certain this time that this really is the night we're at the Capitol Theatre. I'm still blushing over that mix-up, I'll have you know! And still hoping none of you actually made the trek out to the West Side last night! Most of you were definitely a lot more on the ball than... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 29th, 2011 @ 12:34pm

Do the Film Festival Shuffle!

One of the fun things that we can do, now that we have all of the Tower City Cinemas theaters, is shuffle films around to accommodate crowd demands! The other night, we shuffled around which film was in which theater to make sure that everyone who came for ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2011 @ 5:45pm

Gearing Up For Knight Night!

Can you believe how far the Festival is traveling? Now our special off-site screenings are reaching as far away as Akron! This year we're launching our first "Knight Night," showing The High Cost of Living at the ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2011 @ 3:25pm

If Superman Landed...

I just sat in on an amazing Q&A session. It followed the first Festival screening of Facing Forward, Laura Paglin's documentary about an inner-city charter school here in Cleveland and the challenges its students and teachers face on a daily basis. I have somet... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2011 @ 8:15pm

Danny Greene makes CIFF attendance records EXPLODE!

I am in AWE. If you were down in the walkway, or the food court, a little before 7:00, you're probably in awe, too. You might have even been in the lines that were leaving me speechless! For our final showing of Danny Greene, more than 750 of you lined up to see the film, necessitating some last-minute reshuffling of theaters to accom... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

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