Thursday, February 26, 2009

messy magazine is sponsoring a film at this year’s CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL! Check it out!


you heard right!


messy magazine is sponsoring a film at this year’s CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL! YOU SHOULD GO!


An Alternative to Slitting Your WristProduced by Chris Leeson and Produced and Directed by Cleveland’s own Owen Lowery


SCREENING TIMES: Tuesday, March 24 at 11:30 am and Wednesday, March 25 at 9:50 pm


FILM DESCRIPTION: Make a stranger happy. Ride in a hot air balloon. Go squirrel fishing. Get shot with a tazer. Make someone’s wish come true. From the simple to the spectacular, from the awesome to the absurd, these are just a few of the 52 things native Clevelander Owen Lowery plans to do in the next year. He compiled the list in the psychiatric ward of a hospital, shortly after attempting suicide. Regretting a youth plagued by the unending need to please others, he aims to please himself by accomplishing each of these 52 acts. In …AN ALTERNATIVE TO SLITTING YOUR WRIST, Lowery documents his efforts to prove why life is worth living. Interspersed between Lowery’s personal achievements and haunting reflections, family, friends, and professionals discuss the complexities of depression, alcoholism, and the so-called “quarter-life crisis.” Ultimately, in this honest, humorous, and touching film, Lowery offers 52 symbols of hope. What have you always wanted to do? – E.J.B.




Go to: ciff for film ALL screening dates and times.

Monday, February 16, 2009

it’s starting…. NO REALLY! the 33rd CIFF line up is HERE- and so is your chance to win!

as of 10:00 this morning the line up for the 33rd Annual Cleveland International Film Festival was released to the public at http://www.clevelandfilm.org! this year’s festival presents over 140 feature films, 170 short subject films from more than 60 countries and all 7 continents! the programming sure to please avid film buffs to casual moviegoers and everyone in between.

would you like a chance to win vouchers to see a film at the 33rd annual Cleveland International Film festival? Well, get online, check out the newly posted line up (it still has that new line-up smell!) and pick a film that you would like to see. but it’s not that easy- you can’t just select a film at random, slap it into an email and send it to us- where is the challenge in that?

instead, peruse the line up online, make a few notes about the films that spark your interest and then write to us and tell us about ONE film on your list and WHY you would like to see it... email it to us at info@messymagazine.org and you may just find yourself with 2 free vouchers to see it when it plays!

please include:

1) the film you are interested in along with a short description about why it grabs your interest. (just think- your little blurb could motivate masses of people to see the film! you have the power! and if you win, you will have the vouchers!)

2) your name, age, where you live and what you do.

3) a picture of yourself looking smart and authoritative.

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20th- so get cracking! move this baby up the priority list- OPENING NIGHT IS 31 DAYS AWAY! MARCH 19!

everyone who enters will be featured in our special film issue, due in your inbox march 2, 2009.

winners will be announced online. plus, this helps you get a jumpstart on your festival planning! (we know- you love us for that).

Good luck and GET EXCITED!

love (just like in the movies!),
messy magazine

genna.vanessa.lauren.michael.

ps: we are in love with everyone at the Cleveland Film Society who worked very hard to put this guide together. (thanks guys!) we’re in for another wonderful year and messy magazine is so happy to be on board as a proud media sponsor of the 33rd annual Cleveland international Film Festival!

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TICKET INFORMATION:
Admission Ticket Prices
$10 Members
$12 Non-members
$10 Students and Seniors

Tickets can be purchased on-site at The Film Festival Store in the lobby of Tower City Cinemas or call 1-877-304-3456. Tickets go on sale for CFS Members on February 27, 2009 at 10:00 am and to the general public on March 6, 2009 at 10:00 am.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

ISSUE #3 THEME!!

Hello messy magazine fans. It's time for your next challenge!

There are always situations that arise after the cloud of pretty words blows away and you realize that you are left standing exposed out in the light.

How did you not see it before?

Were your eyes really that heavy with sleep?

Did you choose not to see the inevitable or were you too content or misguided to even care?

Why didn't anyone in your family TELL you that you were tone deaf BEFORE you tried out for American Idol and saved you humiliation in front of millions? Now you'll NEVER get a recording contract... or a date.

Maybe we never lose that last shred of innocence that makes us happily believe all that we are told when we really, really want to hear it.

We could just be sadists and enjoy living that lie, you know, so Issue 3's long awaited theme is...The Happiest Lie

When your ex said they would love you forever...but forever was instead measured in months, not eons.

How everyone said when you turned 18 you were an adult, yet you still had to take the garbage out for your dad.

How the back of those diet pills said your ass would melt away (just checked, it's still there).

Maybe it was a moment when you felt caught up and moved, only to realize that wasn't where you were supposed to be at all and you grabbed the wrong pair of pants in the process (hello awkward).

Perhaps all of the above examples are not necessarily bad things...Instead they could be masked motivation for you to see through the façade...Maybe we like being lied to.

We like fibs, tale tales, fables, and fabrication. Hell, maybe we thrive on it and need it to exist. Besides, if there were no happy lies, we'd all be a bunch of heavy, rude, cynical assholes...and who needs more of those? The world already has plenty.

We look forward to receiving your submissions for Issue 3. (We're not lying). For more information on submission types, a quick refresher can be found on our website. Go to messymagazine.org and click on 'submit' for details!

Submissions for Issue 3, The Happiest Lie, are due Thursday, February 26, 2009 by MIDNIGHT.

Please send work to info@messymagazine.org or submit online at messymagazine.org.

Issue 3 will arrive in your inbox March 15, 2009.

As always, if you have any questions, please contact us.

DON'T FORGET: Be on the lookout for the messy magazine SPECIAL FILM ISSUE on February 27, 2009. We are a proud media sponsor of the 33rd Annual Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29th at Tower City Cinemas. Check back at messymagazine.org for film fest ticket giveaways, blogs and more!

Many congrats again to Issue 2's contest winners.....Stephanie Stonemetz was the winner of the C.L.E. Clothing t-shirt! Be sure to add C.L.E. Clothing on Facebook and Myspace! You can also shop at their website: http://www.cleclothing.bigcartel.com.

And congrats to Louis DiLullo the winner of The Bubble Process Prize Pack! This prize pack includes a hand printed Girl Talk poster and other Bubble Process goodies. Check The Bubble Process out at http://thebubbleprocess.com and myspace.com/thebubbleprocess for cool posters and other fun merchandise!

Confetti in the air for all!

A few extra notes....please be sure to title your work if it is not Untitled, it helps us ensure that proper credit is given to the creator.

And if you haven't signed up for our mailing list PLEASE do so at messymagazine.org. And tell your friends! Thanks and hope you get extra messy with this one.

Lauren. Vanessa. Genna. Michael.

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Remember you do not need to live in Cleveland in order to submit. messy magazine and its founders call Cleveland home and enjoy the city, but that does not mean that you, out-of-towner, will have your work excluded. messy magazine is open to all.