Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film - The Nominating Committee

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Beth Caldwell moved to the Boston area in July of 2004. She became a fan of independent film when she suffered a long bout of insomnia, during which she lived near an indie video store. She is also an amateur artist, drawing in charcoal, and painting in oil. Last year she organized two art auctions for John Kerry, but failed in her attempts to save the world. She received her PhD in Psychology from Kent State, and is currently on a fellowship at Tufts, studying alcohol and aggression in mice. She lives with her husband, Tony; her dog, Smudge; cat, Smapdi; and 2 rats, Woobie and Rachel. Beth’s favorite films are Breaking the Waves, Ponette, Trainspotting, The Pianist, Bowling for Columbine, Sexy Beast, Mother Night, and Memento. She hates George W. Bush. Beth serves on the Chlotrudis Board of Directors and chairs the Membership Committee.

Michael Colford is cinematically drawn to our neighbors to the north in Canada, especially the work of filmmakers Atom Egoyan, Patricia Rozema, Don McKellar, Daniel MacIvor, and Sarah Polley to name a few. Although he spends way too much time at movies, he also loves to read, write, cook, and travel. When he's finished with all of that, spends some time at the Boston Public Library as the Manager of Regional and Statewide Services. He is filled with Mothra love. Michael serves as President of Chlotrudis Society's Board of Directors. He is one of the Founders of Chlotrudis Awards.

Gil Cordova first became involved in film while living in Austin where he volunteered with the Austin Film Festival, SXSW, Cine Las Americas, and Artists Legal and Accounting Assistance. He is currently the Production Coordinator of the Boston Latino International Film Festival where he researches and screens submissions along with various other responsibilities. In addition to Latin American cinema, he also looks forward to the latest films from Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, the Coen Brothers, Richard Linklater, and Quentin Tarantino. Gil is a member of the Board of Directors.

Beth Curran lives in Jamaica Plain, MA and works in Boston’s financial district, wearing the obligatory suit. Consequently, she puts serious effort into her hobbies, which besides film also include writing, rooting for BC’s women’s basketball team (go Eagles!), and angsting over home improvement projects. A second-generation film buff, Beth counts Orfeo Negro, On the Waterfront, Singin' in the Rain and Intolerance as movies that rocked her world when she first saw them. Presently her taste runs towards documentaries, all things Canadian, and almost anything with Mary Louise Parker or Maggie Gyllenhaal. Beth serves on the Chlotrudis Board of Directors andhandles Chltorudis PR duties. She is also a contributor to Chlotrudis Mewings.

Allison Sloan DaSilva works on staff at the Reading Public Library when she isn't skiing in Sunapee or painting rocks. She is a dedicated fan of sci fi and Star Trek, and her favorite independent film is The King of Hearts. She supports the Chlotrudis Society's dream in an administrative/publicity/event coordination capacity. Allison is an ex-oficio member of the Board.

Esmé Green has recently made her triumphant return to Cambridge and is currently the branch manager of the Central Square Branch of the Cambridge Public Library. She is currently infatuated with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway in the original Thomas Crown Affair. Some of her current favorites are Franka Potente, Lily Taylor, Geena Davis, David Arquette, James Caviezel and, of course, Babe the amazing pig! Esmé serves on the Chlotrudis Society's Board of Directors.

Chris Kriofske, a Milwaukee native, moved to Boston in 1997 to earn a Master's in Film Studies from Boston University, where he wrote his thesis on Derek Jarman. He is the Office Manager for the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and also writes for Splendid, an independent music website. His favorite films include Y tu Mamá También, Beau Travail, Young Frankenstein, Waking Life, and the films of Wes Anderson, among many others. Chris is the Treasurer of Chlotrudis Society's Board of Directors and a contributor to Chlotrudis Mewsings.

Bruce Kingsley lives in New York City and suffers withdrawal symptoms if he does not see at least one film per week. 2003 was a good year; he averaged four per week. When not at the movies he can be found reading, traveling, visiting art museums and galleries, going to the theater or following tennis and horse racing events. In between, he works as a management and computer systems consultant. Currently he is involved in research for two upcoming books, The Movie Lover’s Guide to Hollywood and The Movie Lover’s Guide to New York. Top films of various years include: Strangers in Good Company, Goodfellas, One False Move, Once Were Warriors, Lantana, Fargo, The Barbarian Invasions, Happiness, Bowling for Columbine, The Boys of St. Vincent, American Beauty and The Piano. Bruce is an ex-oficio member of the Boeard of Directors and a contributor to Chlotrudis Mewsings.

Ivy Moylan is co-director of the Brattle Theatre and the Brattle Film Foundation. Although making a late introduction to the wonder of film, she is catching up for lost time as best she can. So many movies, so little time! She has a special weakness for the neo-femme fatale genre and film as subversion. You won’t see her at the movies on Tuesdays because she’ll be watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Ivy serves as the Clerk of Chlotrudis Society's Board of Directors.

Hilary Nieukirk has a great affection for character actors, such as Chris Cooper in her favorite indie Lone Star, and one of her top films of 2005, Capote. Other highly recommended films from 2005 are Breakfast on Pluto and Torremolinos 73. She learned about Chlotrudis while taking film classes at Cambridge Center for Adult Ed. A member of the Tom Jones “Tom Terrific” Fan Club, she has thrown unmentionables at Mr. Jones at gigs in three states. In her next life she will have a fantastically teased coiffure such as those sported in Barbarella and Valley of the Dolls. Hilary is a member of Chlotrudis Society's Board of Directors, and a contributor to Chlotrudis Mewsings.

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Peg Aloi is a freelance film critic whose writings have appeared in the Boston Phoenix, Art New England, and various websites including Video Eyeball and Films in Review. She is also the resident media witch for The Witches' Voice for which she writes a semi-regular column "Witch Cinema." She is also an adjunct professor of film theory and creative writing at Emerson College. Her favorite films include Picnic at Hanging Rock, Le Dernier Combat, La Dolce Vita, Gummo, Mifune, The Devils, and Ganga and Hess. Her favorite movie candy is SweetTarts.

Kim Brown is the "Rose" of Popcorn N Roses, the eclectic movie blog which features movie news, film reviews, and pop culture observations, as well as the co-host of the site's weekly podcast, Subject:CINEMA. A long time film fan, when husband TC Kirkham suggested starting a movie blog, she was all for it. A fan of every genre from indie films to kaiju films to science fiction films and everything in between, with japanese cinema and Godzilla films, along with Mystery Science Theater 3000 particular favorites, she is always up for new movie experiences and making new friends through her love of movies. She resides with her husband in Revere MA.

Tara Brown currently resides in Birmingham, Alabama and earns her keep as a webdesigner and by teaching British and Irish literature part time at her local university. She is an avid film/theater fan and heads a film club in her community. She hopes to earn an MLS and pursue a career in film preservation and history. Her favorite actors of yesterday and today are Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Colette, James Stewart and Vivien Leigh.

Scot Colford is Chlotrudis Society's Information Technology Coordinator. In this role he spends much of his time maintaining the organizational databases and programming the Short Film Festival. When he's not tinkering with his laptop, Scot enjoys watching musicals and “far-out” films that challenge the mind. His favorite films of all time include Ken Russell's The Boyfriend, Suspiria, and Bringing Up Baby. Recent faves include My Life Without Me, Spellbound, Melvin Goes to Dinner, and All the Real Girls. Formerly an actor from Ohio, Scot is now the Applications Manager for the Boston Public Library. Though usually shy, Scot is best known for his impersonation of Tom Jones at the Ninth Annual Chlotrudis Awards. Scot is a former member of the Board.

Johanna Cooper has been going to subtitled films since before she could drive. Some of the films she has seen twice (or more) include: Marooned in Iraq, The Fast Runner, Pather Panchali, Dersu Uzala, Rashômon, Harold & Maude, and Lagaan. She has attended, and loved, the International Festival of Film in Montreal for the past two years. When she is not watching movies, she is gardening (weather permitting), or working as a pediatric nurse.

Shannon Daut is part of Chlotrudis Awards' growing Denver contingent. She currently works at the Western States Arts Federation, a regional nonprofit arts organization. She studied film at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her main area of concentration was Film Theory, where she became fascinated with the French New Wave movement, and aspects of film style. Her favorite films often point to the mechanisms of filmmaking (Living in Oblivion), or have an unconventional narrative structure (Toto le Hero). Her favorite film of all time is Cinema Paradiso.

Jim Doescher is our second committee member from Denver. Howard knew that his friend Jim would be perfect for our committee, and that is absolutely true. Jim and his partner own a small video rental store called Videotique in Denver's Capitol Hill. In addition to seeing lots of movies, Jim is an avid patron of local theatre, dance and the arts.

Amanda Doran grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut and later resided in Philadelphia and Austin before calling Boston home. In whichever city she lived, she always frequented the local arthouse theater (Cinema City in Hartford, the Ritz in Philly, the Alamo and Dobie in Austin, and now the Brattle, Kendall, and Coolidge here in Boston) to keep up with the latest independent and international films. In her spare time, she also volunteers with the Boston Latino International Film Festival. Her all-time favorite films include Cinema Paradiso, Amelie, and Before Sunset.

Jane Ford has worked on freelance film projects including independent features, industrials, commercials and music videos as a coordinator and prop person over the past 15 years. She also trafficked films for two festivals and job shared at a regional film office. She looks forward to the future films of Catherine Keener, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Her recent favorite films include Being John Malkovich, Rushmore, and Donnie Darko.

Georgette Gagne is a Technical Editor at IBM Rational in Lexington, MA. She is drawn to documentaries and When We Were Kings is a particular favorite. She is happy to share a birthday with Toshiro Mifune and thinks that his collaboration with Kurosawa is one of the greatest pairings of actor and director of all time. Georgette's favorite cinematographers include Sven Nykvist and Conrad Hall, and this year has added Edward Lachman and John Foster to that list. The short list of movies that Georgette watches once a year are: The Man Who Would Be King, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Young Frankenstein. Georgette is a former member of the Board.

Bob Gladstein is a former film student and exhibitor from Somerville, MA, now working as a freelance search engine optimizer. Consequently, he is now able for the first time in many years to see films just because he wants to. His list of favorites changes often, depending both on his mood and relative level of snootiness, but is likely to usually include L'Age d'or, Eraserhead, and A Clockwork Orange.

Tom Guttadauro enjoys baseball more than anything else, to the point that if 'Beat the Geeks' was still on and needed a Baseball History geek, he would certainly qualify. He enjoys Asian films, despises European films and despite all appearances, is _not_ obsessed with Anime. He has run for public office and owns a grumpy yet adorable cat named Miles.

Ned Hinkle is co-director Brattle Film Foundation. Ned has been a film lover since childhood when he was unaccountably scarred by a trailer for Picnic at Hanging Rock seen at the Off The Wall Cinema and walked out of Taxi Driver at the Harvard Square Theatre because he "knew it was going to end badly."

Maryellen James' career in film production has spanned three decades and touched upon every genre from docudrama to science fiction and from the avant garde to the classics. Her credits include Mystic River, Brotherhood, What's the Worst That Could Happen?, Monument Ave., True Lies, Glory, 'Seaquest' and The Buccaneers. She has also worked on numerous stage productions for Sarah Caldwell's Opera Company of Boston and Harvard University's American Reperatory Theater.

TC Kirkham is the "Popcorn" of Popcorn N Roses, the eclectic movie blog which features movie news, film reviews, and pop culture observations, as well as the co-host of the site's weekly podcast, Subject:CINEMA. The site's slogan, "Reel Movies For REAL People!", was his brainchild, and is meant to reflect that his writings are for both the casual movie fan as well as the film buff. He's been a movie fan all of his life, and would love to make PNR a full-time occupation in the not too distant future. TC was never that thoughtful about the indie film world until 2006's BRICK opened his eyes to a whole new world of cinema, and completely changed his way of thinking. His all-time favorite film is Zhang Yimou's HERO. He lives with his wife, Kim Brown, in Revere, MA.

Chadd Kline currently lives in upstate New York, though he joined Chlotrudis when he lived in Boston. He has no formal training in anything film related, but he enjoys the critiques and discussions that arise from Chlotrudis and the Nominating Committee. He finally took the plunge and joined Netflix this year. He is insanely happy he did so since it means that he can still actually VIEW independent and foreign films (upstate New York isn’t well- known for its art house theaters). Chlotrudis fav’s of recent years include 2046; Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, and This Film Is Not Yet Rated.

Merri Lavine works in content management in the Boston area. She is an opera singer and founder of local performing arts company Mass Theatrica. Merri is an avid film/musical junkie who admits to appreciating 1980s teen angst movies.

Barbara Lonergan is not fond of cats -- but loves Chlotrudis. An enthusiastic supporter of the arts, education, and the New England Patriots, Barbara lives and works in Saugus and claims all the credit for the hometown Little League team's championship season. Her all-time favorite screen gem is To Kill a Mockingbird. Becoming a Chlotrudis member has been the catalyst for some great conversations both about indie films and about what Chlotrudis actually is."

Marilyn at the Movies is an attorney and a former school teacher from Upstate New York. She is currently serving her term as Family Court Judge, and is the mother of four and grandmother of seven. All her family loves the movies and theater and even participate now and then.

Mary McIntire worked hard to become a member of the Nominating Committee. Sister to founder Michael Colford and mother to fellow committee-member, Tim McIntire, Mary put in a great effort to see the required number of movies to serve on the committee, and has enjoyed doing so! Her favorite actor is Johnny Depp.

Tim McIntire is the son of Chlotrudis Awards' Board of Directors member Mary McIntire, and nephew of Chlotrudis Awards' President Michael Colford. A recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he studied chemistry, he is currently working at Newbury Comics, before going back to school. His recent favorites include The Five Senses, All About My Mother and Magnolia. He is also a huge fan of Phish, Tool, Dar Williams, and the Cure.

After graduating from USC with a degree in business and cinema, Chris Metzler's’ film career has taken him from the depths of agency work, to coordinating post-production for awful American movies seen late at night in Belgium. His film directing and producing work has resulted in him criss-crossing the country with the aid of caffeinated beverages and made his way in the Nashville country and Christian music video industries, before finally forsaking his soul to commercial LA rock n’ roll. These misadventures eventually culminated in him winning a Billboard Magazine Music Video Award. Chris recently finished traveling the theatrical circuit promoting his John Waters' narrated documentary, PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA. He now finds himself in the Boston of the West, San Francisco, where he's making his next doc on the Black punk band Fishbone and re-watching his favorite film, TOTO THE HERO.

Jeffrey Pike is the Technology Services Librarian at the Groton, MA Public Library. Movies have been a source of great wonder to him since his Dad took him to see Big Red on his sixth birthday. He spends his spare time with his kids, cooking dinner, or scratching one of the cats' tummies. He recently discovered lounge music. His favorite beverage is tea.

Kate Pike was born in Oregon, but fell in love at first sight with Massachusetts at the age of 24 (5 years of living in California in the 90's nearly killed her). A lifelong steady diet of Saturday matinees, Midnight Movies and Creature Features, fortified by Milk Duds and stale popcorn with "buttery" flavoring, has left her pale, plump, and wincing at the daylight. Currently unemployed and loving it, and looking into the prospect of starting her own local film festival. Her All-Time Favorites film list is a little too long to publish here, but current favorites are The Station Agent and 28 Days Later....

Ellen Robbins is Manager of Regulatory Operations for Electric Insurance. Her favorite movies include To Kill a Mockingbird, and Babe! She especially enjoys small independent films, foreign films, and documentaries. She also participates in two book clubs. Her favorite authors include John Irving and Barbara Kingsolver. When she's not working, movieviewing, or reading, she enjoys golf and traveling. Ellen serves as Legal Advisor for Chlotrudis Awards' Board of Directors.

Howard Semones is our first member to join the Nominating Committee from the city of Denver, Colorado. Howard enjoys music, writing poetry and movies, of course. He is particularly a fan of animation, and is encouraging the Board of Directors to consider a category for animated movies. Howard recently discovered a passion for acting, and now performs improv with and is the director of the group Monkey's Uncle. Howard keeps the Nominating Committee connected with an e-mail discussion group.

Carolyn Ziering is originally from outside of Boston. She tried her hand at college in Southern California, but decided to return to the frigid winters of New England. Carolyn is relatively new to independent film, but decided to join Chlotrudis after last year’s delightful Awards Ceremony and Eye-Opener series. Her film tastes vary, but she is embarrassed to admit they tend toward romances, but romances with twists and obstacles.

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