We’ve recently begun using Google Alerts to notify us when Boxcar Films or “Box Elder” is mentioned in the press. One of the first articles we found a few weeks ago was in the local paper here in Columbia about a project we just finished with Warren Dalton and David James. We created a DVD to accompany their new book, called “Historic Downtown Columbia.” The photo above is of the original courthouse in Columbia and is taken from the book. This article in the Columbia Daily Tribune explains the project. If you’re in Columbia, copies of the book/DVD can be ordered at the Missouri Theatre box office.
A recent result for “Box Elder” brought up this article on the site of the Gene Siskel Art Center in Chicago. Range Life Entertainment was recently in Chicago screening several comedies as part of their Fall Tour ‘09. The new Range Life Spring Tour will kick off in March and will take several films, including “Box Elder,” to cities on the east coast. We also found this review of the film, written recently in The Maneater (Mizzou’s campus newspaper).
Finally, a funny result came up for Todd Sklar (writer/director of “Box Elder”) in Matt Dentler’s blog, top 10 whatever of ‘09. Matt (from Cinetic Media), wanted to break the mold, and instead of creating a “top 10 films of the year,” he put together a list of “top 10 anything else.” Todd submitted a list of his top 10 sandwiches of 2009, and you can check them out on Matt’s blog.