Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Hi Danni + Luna, Here's the Blue Potato rough edit trailer:







                                            Blue Potato Movie music video   


I'll find the link in a sec but the title's officially been changed to 'Beneath the Harvest Sky'

'beneath the harvest sky' to premier 7pm sunday, september 8th, 2013 at toronto international film festival

http://www.fiddleheadfocus.com/content/0017396-lajoie-growers-eagerly-await-release-039blue-potato039-movie

 
http://beneaththeharvestsky.com/about-the-film/  new trailer

http://goodnewsunderground.blogspot.com/2013/09/beneath-harvest-sky-producers-cut-deal.html 'beneath the harvest sky' producers sign deal w paradigm entertainment

LaJoie Growers eagerly await release of 'Blue Potato' movie


VAN BUREN – A groundbreaking marketing partnership between Hain Celestial Group, parent of Terra Chips, producer of blue potato snack chips, and Sunny Side Up Films, home of indie film “Blue Potato,” aka “Beneath the Harvest Sky”, can only help to heighten the anticipation that many northern Mainers feel about the release of the movie filmed in the St. John Valley.
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Jay LaJoie, Farm Business Manager for LaJoie Growers, LLC in Van Buren, said, “I get emails just about every day, from people asking when the film will be coming out,” and laughed. “I don't really have an answer for them yet.”
The movie is about a young Valley man working his last potato harvest while confronted with the choice anyone who lives in northern Maine will recognize: to stay in his small, rural town, with all of its social and financial comforts and discomforts, or to strike out into the unknown.
The filmmakers utilized the LaJoie farm and their farm’s blue potato production as the backdrop for the coming-of-age drama.
Along with a storyline with broad appeal, the movie showcases the talents of young stars who many audience members will recognize. Beneath the Harvest Sky's Emory Cohen, one of the film's leads, has been making recent waves in “The Place Beyond The Pines;” and Callan McAuliffe, another lead, plays the young Gatsby in 2013's “The Great Gatsby.” Film-goers may also recognize Aiden Gillen, who is currently a cast member in Game of Thrones, the HBO series.
Writer/Producer/Director Gita Pullapilly said the executive team made a decision to change the name of the film from “Blue Potato” to “Beneath the Harvest Sky,” but it's the same film and has the same cast and crew as previously. She said the new name, which has been an adjustment for them as well, is a “better reflection of the [finalized] film.”
“We really love this cut,” she said, saying that the production team's mentors and film advisors have been enthusiastic about it, along with test audiences, including Terra Chips representatives.
The film is now in the marketing, messaging and branding phase of production, said Pullapilly. Test screenings in Boston, LA, and NY have provided some feedback and the filmmakers will be adjusting details, such as color correction and sound mixing, prior to submitting the film to the festival circuit and figuring out where the film will make its world premiere.
The filmmakers are on a whirlwhind schedule.
“It's 24/7 go, go, go,” she said. “We've never had a real day off in two and a half years.”
She said it will be about another year before the pace begins to slacken.
“It's a good thing we love the story so much,” she said, and laughed.
At this point, they are concentrating on getting the film noticed by distributors, festival organizers and what the industry refers to as “tastemakers,” people who champion the film and can help to release the film, the right film critics and “people who love indie film.”
“The next few decisions are key to making sure the film is as successful as possible,” said Pullapilly.
Pullapilly said the filmmakers intend to hold several screenings across the state of Maine, as they did successfully for their previous documentary film “The Way We Get By.” She said they will definitely hold one screening in northern Maine - perhaps a reflection of the relationship the filmmakers developed with the LaJoie family over the course of two years.
“It just fell into place,” said LaJoie, about their involvement in the film. Regarding the working relationship they developed with the filmmakers, he said, “We felt like one family working together.”
LaJoie Growers involves five generations, and three generations were directly involved with the film.
His grandfather, Norman LaJoie, who passed away last December, was one of the family members captured on film.
“We have that piece of him to carry on,” said his grandson.
In the end, the two teams, filmmakers and farmers, learned a lot about the ins and outs of each other's industries, said LaJoie.
The LaJoies found that the filmmaking cast and crew worked as hard as they did, regularly getting up early and staying up late to work.
The successful collaboration between LaJoie Growers and the filmmakers stemmed at least in part from the local family's commitment to promoting agriculture in Maine.
“We have a passion for agriculture,” LaJoie said, and added, “We wanted to demonstrate the beautiful scenery, hard working ethic in Maine and the wonderful community...and to put northern Maine on the map.”
“I'd like to see the state of Maine potato industry enhanced by this film,” he said, pointing out that many people don't realize that potatoes are a significant agricultural product for this state.
Hopefully, the film will inspire audience members to look up blue potatoes and to realize the health benefits, primarily from increased antioxidants, that the snack chips carry, he said.
Benefits seen in purchases of the Terra Chips product would enhance the farm's bottom line as well, and the farmers are anticipating some upcoming good news about release of the movie. However, LaJoie cautioned that nothing is certain at this point.
Pullapilly was more direct: “The LaJoies will be growing a lot more potatoes.”
Terra Chips “made a huge commitment to support the film,” said Pullapilly. “It's extremely rare that a company like Terra Chips comes and supports the film in pre-release.”
She said that a groundbreaking precedent is being set through this partnership.
“It's extraordinary, beyond extraordinary,” she said. “We're all thrilled. It will take indie film to a whole new level.”
She said the commitment that Terra Chips is making is not just to the upcoming “Beneath the Harvest Sky” film and to the executive team as artists as well as filmmakers, but also to the genre of independent film.
“Other independent films will have an opportunity to launch in a way that's never been done before,” she said, “and we will be the model.”
She said, among other things, the Terra Chips company will be providing marketing assistance for the movie.
On the Beneath the Harvest Sky website at www.bluepotatomovie.com, a Harvard Business School team explains that independent filmmakers are as dependent on the financing limitations or requirements as a big studio film is, although the budgets for indie film are usually smaller.
The implication is that the funding opportunities created by a partnership with a company, such as the one modeled


http://beneaththeharvestsky.com/tag/blue-potato-movie/

Sunday, May 26, 2013

"Where is My Mind?"






This weekend's [May 25 / 26  2013] Bangor Daily News says judge claimed brain tumor removed lady malingering and faking mental incompetence 'cause she knew her lawyer's name.


All agreed that Jeskey’s memory and cognitive skills have been impaired by the removal of a brain tumor in 2004.

"Baldacci also said that he was unaware of any other recent case in which a judge had found a defendant competent but committed that person to a psychiatric hospital."

"Murray also cited how Jeskey was able to recall the name of Joseph Baldacci, one of two Bangor attorneys representing her, as a sign of her competence to stand trial."

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/05/08/news/bangor/bangor-woman-found-competent-to-stand-trial-for-allegedly-slaying-husband-in-bathtub/?ref=inline

Monday, May 13, 2013


Sen. Collins: IRS scrutiny of conservative groups 'chilling' | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BREAKING: Congressional Republicans Run a Prostitution Ring and Other Things You Didn't Know

IRS Audited Greenpeace At Request of ExxonMobil-Funded Group | Democracy Now!

IRS targeted NAACP in 2004 - Kelsey Snell - POLITICO.com

Maine governor cuts Medicaid as some GOP colleagues choose expansion - Politics - The Boston Globe



Thomas Daniel Daffron Obituary: View Thomas Daffron's Obituary by Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram




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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tea Party sign threatens gun violence if health care passes. | ThinkProgress

S Amdt 3058 - Expands TRICARE Coverage of Autism - Key Vote - Project Vote Smart

Senator Susan Collins - Voting Records - Project Vote Smart


http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/21/politics/rally-urges-lepage-to-accept-federal-money-to-expand-mainecare/

ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


MaineCare to warn recipients it plans to cut their benefits — Health — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

Maine governor cuts Medicaid as some GOP colleagues choose expansion - Politics - The Boston Globe


Adults with disabilities sue LePage, DHHS over service delays — Health — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine



















Thursday, May 9, 2013

Philip's Friday May 10th BDN letter for protecting rich people's , er, conceal carry permit owner's info

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sniper Beer Gun
 

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/in-gun-ownership-statistics-partisan-divide-is-sharp/>Hi Philip - nytimes.com said 60% of Republicans and only 25% of Dems had guns in their homes in 2012
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/09/29/331788/maine-student-voter-intimidation/>Thinkprogress.org said Maine Republicans used voter registration info to intimidate student voters in 2011
 
 
 
 

Guns: Private, confidential

I am a student at Unity College, studying conservation law enforcement. I am writing this in response to the March 10 BDN article “Protecting the privacy of concealed weapons permit holders.”
I am in support of making concealed carry permit holders’ names and information private. I feel that this is necessary for not only the permit holders but also the general public. I feel this way because with that information open to the public, it can make it easier for criminals to rob houses that are not on the concealed carry list.
Now, I understand that does not ensure that there is not a gun in the house for hunting or protecting, but giving a list of names out of people who can carry guns is wrong. Everyone has the right to privacy, and giving that privacy only to those who do not have a concealed carry permit is not fair to the rest.
Also with those names being public, it could impact those people’s lives in a negative manner due to the fact that people may not like guns and may not want to be around them and could essentially be treating concealed carry permit holders like lepers.
When this nation was founded, the founding fathers set up the Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment to guarantee the right to bear arms. Granted, this doesn’t have to deal with taking firearms away from anyone, but it takes away their privacy in being able to carry that firearm. I strongly believe everyone has the right to privacy, and, therefore, the name and information of Maine licensed concealed carry permit holders should be made confidential.
Philip Horner
Unity