Archive for the 'Year at Danger' Category
Friday, January 9th, 2009
Film Threat Calls Year at Danger One of the Best of the Fests 2008
Film Threat has just released its list of “ indie films from the festival circuit that didn’t suck.” They included Year at Danger and said “Little can prepare you for Steve Metze’s uncensored, unexpurgated account of life on the ground at FOB “Danger” near Tikrit, Iraq. [...] From attempts to frag a superior officer to tearful reunions with family, this may very well be the best documentary of the year. And none of you saw it.” Check out the whole list right here.
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Pete Vonder Haar Calls Year at Danger the Best Documentary of 2008
While announcing the Houston Film Critics Society’s 2008 award-winners, The Houston Press‘ Pete Vonder Haar decided to share his picks for the best films of the year and said Year at Danger received his vote for Best Documentary of 2008!
You can read Pete’s original, five-star review of the film here.
Monday, December 15th, 2008
Year at Danger Named One of the Top Films of 2008
Bad Lit recently named Year at Danger one of its Top Films of 2008. Check out the article here, or re-read Mike Everleth’s original review of the film here.
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
New Year at Danger Trailer Online
Here’s the new trailer for the feature-length documentary Year at Danger. It’s available on Vimeo and YouTube.
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Film Festival Screenings This Weekend
Both Year at Danger and The American Widow Project will be screening at festivals this weekend.
The American Widow Project will be making its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival in Austin, TX, Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 7PM and Thursday, October 23, 2008. In addition, I’ll be on two panels on Sunday; Niche Projects and Editors/Post-Production.
Year at Danger will be playing at the Flint Film Festival in Flint, MI, Saturday October 18, 2008 at 6:45PM. For more info, please check out the festival’s website.
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Year at Danger Reviewed on Bad Lit
Mike Everleth at Bad Lit posted his very positive review of Year at Danger today. He says “This is an incredibly powerful, emotionally moving and deeply resonant documentary” and that it “…unfolds like a traditional action film, really.”
You can read the whole review at Bad Lit.
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Year at Danger in National Guard Magazine
Year at Danger is featured in an article in the current issue of National Guard Magazine.
You can check out the article here. (Be advised that this will download a PDF file of the full article, for the magazine’s main page, go here)
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Film Threat Gives Year at Danger 5 Stars!
Year at Danger received a fantastic review from Pete Vonder Haar at Film Threat. He gives it 5 stars (out of 5) and calls it “…an extraordinary achievement…” “…truly remarkable…” and “…not to be missed.”
Read the whole review here.
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Year at Danger Wins Grand Jury Prize at deadCENTER
Year at Danger received the Grand Jury Prize at the deadCENTER Film Festival last weekend. It was an amazing festival and we’d like to thank Kim Haywood, Melissa Scaramucci, Cacky Poarch and everyone else at the deadCENTER Film Festival for a fantastic weekend.
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Year at Danger – Press / Screenings
Fox 7 News Edge at 9 in Austin, TX did a story of Year at Danger, you can watch it on Fox 7’s website.
Also, Year at Danger will be screening in Austin at the Regal Arbor Cinema, Thursday June 12th at 7:30pm, and in Oklahoma City on June 13th and 14h as part of the deadCENTER Film Festival.