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Air Force Museum Theatre adds “Goose” power to star lineup of TOP GUN 3D presenters at Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation

(April 4, 2013 – Dayton, Ohio) Actor Anthony Edwards has been added to a pair of film industry luminaries participating in the Air Force Museum Theatre’s special presentation of TOP GUN 3D on Saturday, April 13, in Dayton, Ohio. Edwards, who played the role of Navy Lt. Nick “Goose” Bradshaw in the 1986 Paramount Pictures blockbuster… Read more >>>

 
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Classic movies, star presenters attract fans of flight and film to Dayton for inaugural Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation

(March 27, 2013 – Dayton, Ohio) A rare opportunity to view classic American aviation movies in a technologically advanced theatre environment is attracting film and flying buffs from across the U.S. to the Air Force Museum Theatre in Dayton… Read more >>>

 
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New state-of-the-art Air Force Museum Theatre site of inaugural Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation

(March 14, 2013 – Dayton, Ohio) The Air Force Museum Foundation announced today the full roster of films and filmmakers presenting screenings at its First Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation, April 12-14. Fourteen producers, directors, cinematographers and others from the film industry will present twelve screenings over the three-day cinematic celebration of flight that also serves as the grand re-opening of the Air Force Museum Theatre’s newly renovated… Read more >>>

 
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First Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation lifts off at Air Force Museum Theatre on April 11-14, 2013

(February 5, 2013 – Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) The Air Force Museum Theatre announced its inaugural Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation will take place in Dayton on April 11-14, 2013. The cinematic celebration of flight also serves as the public grand re-opening of the Museum’s 400-seat giant-screen theatre, currently undergoing an $800,000 renovation… Read more >>>

 
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“Reel Stuff” For God, Country and Yale! Brings birth of naval aviation to life.

(Warbird Digest #46 January/February 2013) Filmmaker Ron King, already a skilled producer of short films and travel shows, had long sought a full length project to sink his creative teeth into. In 2006, he happened upon a non-fiction book by historian Marc Wortman titled… Read more >>>

 
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“Reel Stuff” Effort to Land The Flyboys on TV gives filmmakers/fans a lift.

(Warbird Digest #45 November/December 2012) One of the most fun aviation-themed feature films I’ve ever seen has yet to make it to a movie theatre near you or me. Why is that?… Read more >>>

 
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“Reel Stuff” Steve Canyon TV episodes restored

(Warbird Digest #44 September/October 2012) John ElliS is a los Angeles based artist, writer, filmmaker and a passionate fan of classic television programs. in 2005, while seeking to view another show that was on a VhS tape that was given to him ten years prior… Read more >>>

Another article by John Ellis, “Ace of the Airwaves,” can be read here:
JohnEllis_SteveCanyon_Article

 
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Warbird Digest announces new “Reel Stuff” column by aviation film festival founder Ron Kaplan

Bi-monthly feature covers diversity of international aviation film, TV, streaming media projects; offers “behind-the-scenes” industry updates

(July 25, 2012 – EAA AirVenture Fly-in – Oshkosh, WI) Warbird Digest Magazine, a bi-monthly publication specializing in news from the world of restoring and flying historic ex-military aircraft, today announced a feature in each issue devoted to aviation cinema and broadcast media… Read more >>>

 

“Reel Stuff” Air Racers 3D

Provides a 40-minute “Giant Screen” Reno Fix

Filmmaker Christian Fry made a name for himself through his passion for the underwater world, producing and directing acclaimed environmental documentaries created literally to save the whales. But as the owner and pilot of a vintage 1948 Navion… Read more >>>

For more information visit: www.warbirddigest.com

 
Event consulting, creative services biz launched by film fest founder Ron Kaplan at Mutual Concerns of Air & Space Museums Conference

(Washington, D.C. – April 26, 2012) Ron Kaplan, creator of the critically acclaimed Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation, announced a new consulting business offering a full range of festival production and media support services to air and space museums as well as filmmakers. Read more >>>

 
Embargo for 12:01AM 4/26/12 release

Reel Stuff Aviation Resources LLC provides museums high-profile fundraising and PR opportunities through customized film festivals

Event consulting, creative services biz launched by film fest founder Ron Kaplan at Mutual Concerns of Air & Space Museums Conference

(Washington, D.C. – April 26, 2012) Ron Kaplan, creator of the critically acclaimed Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation, announced a new consulting business offering a full range of festival production and media support services to air and space museums as well as filmmakers. Read more >>>

 
06:32AM April 26, 2012

Three Emmy Nominations!

Nominations Galore for “The Restorers”

Today the 2012 Emmy nominations were announced and The Restorers – They Were All Volunteers collected a total of three categories. We would like to thank Western Reserve PBS for airing our film, supporting us and educating the public about aviation history. Our pilot episode for our new series was nominated in the following categories:

Best Writing – Technical Achievement – Best Documentary

My sincere thanks to all who have helped us create our new series, and supported us throughout the years. Now, there’s only two tasks remaining…..Emmy wins in June and production of our full series. All ahead full!! –Hemlock Films