Bozeman Magazine

ChickenJam West Summer Film Series

Dylan MacNevin

One night in January, Dylan MacNevin had a thought in the ten seconds before he was going to fall asleep: “There is no cult film series in Bozeman – there should be”. Like many people, Dylan has his best ideas right before he falls…

The Making of The Middle Kingdom

In 2004, I spent six months in China working near the community of Zhudi (joo dee), a small neighborhood on the outskirts of Shanghai. Until recently a small farming town outside the city, during the time I spent there, Zhudi’s fields began…

On Location With the Montana Film Office

It is an unassuming logo of the State of Montana superimposed with a film reel, the cobalt blue reminiscent of Montana’s big sky. An understated font reads ‘Montana Film Office’. The simplicity of the logo belies the complexity and…

Rewind To Fast-Forward

an autobiographical documentary about Sasha Joseph Neulinger, a survivor of multigenerational child sexual abuse

In the United States alone, 1 out of every 3 girls, and 1 out of every 5 boys are sexually abused before they reach the age of 18. In reality, the number may be higher—many survivors of childhood sexual abuse never tell anyone about their…

The Bozeman Doc Series’ and BDS Director, Jason Burlage

“Globe-trotting, mind-expanding, emotional-charting, soul-stirring cinematic experiences….This Ain’t No Mall Movie, these..are…DOCUMENTARIES!”

Heather Hume

The reason the word ‘documentaries’ is capitalized and in bold is because the documentaries featured in the Bozeman Doc Series are just that: they are bold commentaries: substantive, ambitious, intellectually-stimulating and beautifully…

International Independent Video Store Day

October 17

Cole Amundson

My family and I moved to Bozeman when I was five years old. We didn’t move for reasons related to careers or other financial incentives, we came out west for the same reason many people come, to live near nature, and to escape the city with its…

And Featuring Montana As Itself

Montana in the movies

Joseph Shelton

The Enterprise-D, with Captain Picard at the helm and his crew at the ready, is mapping the Typhon Expanse, an area of space to which, of course, no one has gone before. The stardate, for those keeping track, is 45652.1, which probably makes it…

Big Events Are Brewing for the Bozeman Film Society

Joseph Shelton

You and I know, Dear Reader, that Bozeman is a veritable cultural mecca of the Inner West, a little Hollywood of the mountainous variety. But as Joseph Conrad said (about London, in his case), this too has been one of the dark places of the…

Cowboys vs Dinosaurs

Cole Amundson

I should disclaim at the start that I am friends, acquainted with, or have met in passing, a few of the crew members who worked on this movie.

Made in Bozeman Band and Films

Chairea, Falling By The Wayside, Encore!

Cole Amundson

Eric Tuten is one of the frontmen for Chairea, a local band with a throwback emo-punk sound. The group also includes Michael Mckelligott on vocals/guitar, Brock and Clint Forrette on Bass/Vocals, and Connor Lachenbruch on Drums/Vocals. Part of what…

When Life is Stranger Than Fiction

True Story of Michael Finkel

Pat Hill

A story about a bizarre chapter in a Bozeman writer’s life hit the big screen last month with the release of the film True Story.

Film Review: two days, one night

Cole Amundson

We live in a community that values its culture. The biggest events in town are celebrations of music, food and art. From Sweat Pea to The Art Walk; Bite Of Bozeman to Music on Main, Bozemanites arrive to these festivals in droves, and the popularity…

“Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret” Makes Bozeman Premiere with Free Screening at The Ellen

Filmmakers Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn have announced the Bozeman premiere of their new film Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, with a free screening on Saturday, April 18th, at 7:00pm at The Ellen Theatre.  The documentary is 90 minutes…

Sundance 2015

Ten100(ish) Word Reviews

Cole Amundson

..this “Big Sky On Crack Cocaine” resort town reconfigures its libraries, schools and churches to host filmmakers and film-lovers from across the world.

Revisiting The Wire

Cole Amundson

Upon hearing the words, The Wire, often the first thing to strike the mind of a reader is the near constant insistence of their close friends that they should experience, not just watch, the damn show already. This constant pestering both harms and…

Boyhood

A Period Piece For The Near Present

Cole Amundson

From the outset of his career, director Richard Linklater’s films have been preoccupied with the passing of time. Frequently, these films are structured around a 24 hour period. Slacker, his debut feature from 1991, was a sort of relay-race of…

Learning to See: Documentaries and Film

Aaron  Murtagh

My older sister went to a private liberal arts university in the northeast. My father would whistle and drool sarcasm every few months when the tuition bill came in the mail. Then one month the bill arrived at the same time as her report card. When…