We’ve had quite a busy and productive summer so far!Our ESPN 30 for 30 film, The House of Steinbrenner, and our HBO documentary on guns are both in post-production, and we’re continuing to develop new and exciting projects for the fall.
The House of Steinbrenner will be airing on ESPN on September 21st.It will also be screened at New York City’s IFC Center on September 21st as part of the Stranger than Fiction documentary series.Keep checking our website for updates on screening times and venues.
In other news, we are very pleased to announce that Woodstock:Now & Then is nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming!The awards will be presented on September 27th and we’re keeping our fingers crossed.
We hope your summer is filled with happiness and adventure!
Woodstock: Now and Then is going to be kicking off the Woodstock Film Festival tomorrow night (September 30) at 8:00! We’re really excited, and we hope some of you are going to be there! Barbara is going to be presenting the film at the Bearsville Theater. She’s also going to be part of a panel discussion on Sunday, October 4th titled “Documentaries: Then, Now, and Tomorrow,” so if you’re in the Woodstock area, please do check out the events. It’s going to be a great time!
As you may have already heard, Cabin Creek just put out its latest film Woodstock: Now & Then. It premiered on VH1, VH1 Classic, and the History Channel only a few weeks ago and has been getting some excellent reviews from places like The New York Times, and The New York Post. Nancy Franklin at The New Yorker praised the film for “the telling details that it teases out from the organizers, backers, and crew, which show us the many happy (and unhappy) accidents that made the festival possible.” We’re very proud of the film and had a blast making it. We’d really love to hear your thoughts on it, so look out for repeats on VH1, VH1 Classic, and the History Channel and be sure to leave us comments.
In the meantime, you can read a great interview that Barbara did with Salon.com about Woodstock: Now & Thenhere.
In the midst of finishing up Woodstock: Now & Then, we’ve also been in the thick of filming our project on the New York Yankees for ESPN’s 30 for 30 series. We had a wonderful shoot last week at Yankee Stadium, meeting some fans with incredible stories and getting a great one-on-one interview with Derek Jeter before the game. And on top of that, the Yankees trounced the Rangers 9-2!
Lastly, we’ve got a new Twitter account, so be sure to follow us @cabincreekfilms!
Just wanted to let you know about a couple of really positive reviews for our latest film Woodstock: Now & Then:
The New York Times called it “an unabashed celebration of Woodstock and of the peace-love spirit.” And the New York Post gave the film four out of four stars.
Click here to read the full New York Times review.
We are finally and officially finished with our latest film Woodstock: Now & Then! It’s set to premiere on VH1 and VH1 Classic on Friday, August 14 at 9:00 PM, and then on the History Channel on Monday, August 17 at 8:00 PM. As always, be sure to check your local listings for exact times. We’re very excited for everyone to see the film, which features all-new interviews with Woodstock organizers, musicians, and fans. There are also loads of never-before-seen photos and illustrations, and awesome tribute performances by the incredibly talented young musicians at the Paul Green School of Rock and the amazing Grace Potter. We had a great time reliving the event and following its legacy on through today’s young artists. The film was selected as an Entertainment Weekly Pick of the Week, and we hope you like it too! We look forward to hearing your thoughts when you see it, so please leave us comments!
This has been a very busy year for us at Cabin Creek, and we are hard at work finishing up two films right now that are set to air soon.
The first is a new feature-length documentary titled Woodstock: Now & Then that’ll premiere on VH-1 on August 14 and the History Channel on August 17.We spent the better part of the last 5 months gathering stories and found that Woodstock continues to be a monumental event in peoples’ lives, from couples who met at Woodstock and now have grandkids together to the young and incredibly talented Woodstock-loving musicians who make up the Paul Green School of Rock All-Stars.We are now in the finishing stages of the edit and are excited to have the film air almost 40 years to the day of the first Woodstock festival.There are some wonderful surprises in the movie, including never-before-seen footage, photos, interviews, and illustrations. We’re very excited about the film and look forward to airing it in a couple of months.
The second is a documentary for ESPN’s 30 by 30 series that recounts the story of the New York Yankees under their passionate owner George Steinbrenner.George Steinbrenner was a pioneering owner and businessman, changing the way the business side of baseball operated, all while maintaining a very public profile and never losing his competitive zeal.The film highlights the unique relationship between Steinbrenner and the Yankees teams that he led up until recently, when his children took over his ownership responsibilities.This has been a really interesting film to shoot, and we’ve gotten explore some incredible behind-the-scenes activities and learn how truly amazing George Steinbrenner is.
So send us your thoughts on these films! We always want to know what you have to say, leave us comments in our Comments section. Looking forward to hearing from you!
The New York Daily News also had a very favorable review for the doc, which you can read here. Soon enough we’ll have it up on our Press Page, and in the meantime, let us know what some of your thought were. Hope to hear from you soon.
We wanted to alert everyone to a positive review of The D.C. Sniper’s Wife in the New York Times this past Sunday. You can take a look at the article here, just be sure to scroll down the page to the Television section. Hope to hear from you all soon.
Just a quick update in the appeal status of convicted DC Sniper John Allen Muhammad: John Allen Muhammad has apparently written a letter announcing his wish to end his appeal contesting his planned execution. In the letter, Muhammad states “I’ve written you all because I know you will make sure this letter will get to the right people - so that you can murder this innocent black man.” The full story can be read here.
And remember that The DC Sniper’s Wife will be premiering on TruTV at 9:00 PM. As always, check your local listings for exact times.
Hello! Lots of news to announce since we last posted….
First off, we have finally completed The DC Sniper’s Wife, our hour-long film about Mildred Muhammad, the wife of convicted DC Sniper John Allen Muhammad. It’ll be premiering on TruTV on May 31st at 9:00 PM (be sure to check your local listings just in case). We’re really looking forward to having people see this story and hear what they have to say about it (leave us comments!).
And if you’re in New York in May, come out to see Barbara present her film My Generation with Woodstock festival organizer Michael Lang at the IFC Center on Tuesday the 13th. The documentary takes a look at the three Woodstock music festivals (1969, 1994, and 1999) and highlights some of the differences (and, even more, the similarities) between three generations of the so-called “counter-culture.” Don’t miss your chance to check it out and have a chat with Barbara and Michael afterward. You can take a look at some of the press on the film HERE in our Press Section.
Thanks for reading, we look forward to seeing and hearing from you all soon.
