The Indypendent (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The Exiles directed by Kent Mackenzie Milestone Films, 1961 “I’m not going to let you know how scared I sometimes get of history and its ways,” declares Jackson Jackson, the young Spokane (Wash.) narrator of Sherman Alexie’s “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” (from Ten Little Indians), “I’m a strong man, and I know that silence is the [...]
Movie City Indie (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Milestone Films' The Exiles , presented by Charles Burnett and Sherman Alexie, a restoration of Kent McKenzie's 1961 fiction film in film noir tradition, the story of Native Americans in Los Angeles' Bunker Hill District as they struggle during the Bureau of Indian Affairs “relocation period," boasts the most unlikely but strangely thrilling product tie-in in an age. Writes Milestone's Dennis Doros,...
DIY Filmmaker Sujewa (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
From the iW interview with Charles Burnett and Sherman Alexie, regarding Kent Mackenzie's 1961 film The Exiles: "iW: Sherman, do you think "The Exiles" avoids the common American Indian stereotypes? SA: Yeah, nobody has any magical spiritual powers. They're just regular folks. They could have come out of a John Cassavettes movie. That's one of the revelations of the film. It seems so funny to me to...
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Selected for the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival, The Exiles (1961) is an incredible feature film by Kent MacKenzie chronicling a day in the life of a group of twenty-something Native Americans who left reservation life in the 1950s to live in the district of Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, California.
IndieWire (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
by Eric Kohn (July 10, 2008) Usually, when established artists place their names on another work, their involvement in its release is somewhat arbitrary (see "Quentin Tarantino Presents," for example). The purpose of Charles Burnett and Sherman Alexie presenting Milestone Films ' re-release of " The Exiles ," however, has a stronger reasoning that's both practical and profound. Last year, Milestone...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Directed by Kent Mackenzie, a first-time filmmaker who had just graduated from the University of Southern California, "The Exiles" is a poetic and empathetic hybrid of fiction and documentary.
West Seattle Blog... (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
We’re extending the traditional WSB welcome this afternoon to our newest sponsor, Charles Burnett. He grew up in West Seattle and currently works as an associate broker with Windermere Real Estate in The Junction, where he specializes in helping first-time homebuyers, particularly those interested in condos and townhouses. He says his buyers are interested in [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Andrew English meets the dedicated men who are set to bravely embark on a risky but irresistible challenge.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Thorney Island A British-built steam car that could break the longest-standing land speed record for such vehicles has been unveiled.
TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
A British Steam car expected to break the longest-standing land speed record, will be unveiled to the media next month. It is now less than 50 days before the vehicle is shipped to Bonneville, USA in preparation for their World Record attempt to take place on the June, 11. The team behind the car, has its [...]
Invisible Woman... Black Cinema at Large (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
Saw this on Tambay's blog--tho Sergio sent me an email about it too : Charles Burnett Directs Eriq La Salle And Cicely Tyson With his Namibia epic behind him - a film that still is without an American distributor, and which I've heard mixed reviews about - Killer of Sheep director, Charles Burnett, has signed on to direct a film for the Hallmark cable TV channel, titled Relative Stranger. The film...
CoolBrit.net (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
The project to secure the world steam car speed record is on track, with everything focused on the record attempt at Bonneville Salt Flats, USA in August 2008. This will follow the unveiling of the British Steam Car at the 60th Bonneville Speed Week from 18 to 24 August. Having overcome numerous challenges and setbacks in [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
A fired St. Clair Shores police officer arrested on gambling charges after being discovered with football betting slips is trying to get his case tossed, saying that his money game was no different than the poker-based paycheck pool run by his department for 30 years.
GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
Back in 2005, Marilyn Ferdinand issued a call in Bright Lights Film Journal: "Distribute This!" And now, Milestone is doing just that. A restored 35mm print of Kent Mackenzie's The Exiles, presented by Sherman Alexie and Charles Burnett, will...
Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
SEATTLE -- Danny Glover says a handful of men control what we see in movie theaters, but it doesn't have to be that way. He's been urging people to get the word out about worthwhile films, tell their neighbors, get their churches to churn up an audience for good entertainment....
