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About yarnspinnerpress

Story teller, retired journalist, author, folksinger, folklorist, gardener.

Winter’s Bone Premiere in West Plains, the Preamble via Moonmooring

Posted on May 13, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

Well tomorrow evening is the long awaited and much to do about it West Plains premiere of Winter’s Bone. One would think it stars the already famous Marideth Sisco with all the hubub surrounding this event and all the others … Continue reading →

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Four Cities, Four Days!

Posted on May 11, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

Well, here it comes – the weekend of four premieres in four cities in four days. Nothing quite like it, with every venue different from the one before, even down to which musicians play, and what they might be called. … Continue reading →

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West Plains Premiere of Winter’s Bone

Posted on May 9, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

Well, here it is the Sunday before the big event, and I’ve had to take a serious break  from the business end of things. Going in too many directions at once, with Mercury retrograde, so no help there. All things … Continue reading →

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Moose Tracks

Posted on May 4, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

Moonmooring: “Anything you’d like to share with me? Besides a vat of tiramisu .” Yarnspinner: “Funny you should ask. While cruising back from Columbia today after a couple of meetings, Kathleen and I decided to find and experience Central Dairy … Continue reading →

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Tonto

Posted on May 3, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

This brown truck was once the pride and joy of retired shop teacher and whirleygig-maker Art Eisenmann of Brixey. He was so fond of it that when it started to wear out, he had the engine rebuilt, the brakes worked … Continue reading →

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New York Times Interview with Debra Granik

Posted on May 2, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

ON the face of it, Debra Granik’s gracefully melancholy second feature has much in common with her first, right down to its chilly title. Like her 2004 debut feature, “Down to the Bone,” a vérité indie about an upstate New … Continue reading →

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Kansas City Film Festival

Posted on May 2, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

Kansas City was a hoot, especially with my two little Sisco aunts attending. We met Debra in Westport and jogged down a block to have WONderful tabouil and lentil soup at the Jerusalem Cafe, then drove on downtown to the … Continue reading →

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