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Audience Reactions to April Showers
Posted On: April 24, 2009Posted In: News
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Everyone,
The first screenings of April Showers are already in the history books and audience reaction is beginning to trickle in. We will bring you some ...
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APRIL SHOWERS IN SELECT THEATERS THIS WEEK
Posted On: April 24, 2009Posted In: News
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Click on the theater in your area to purchase tickets to April Showers. A portion of the proceeds from the first week (April 24-30) box ...
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World-Herald Gives ‘April Showers’ 3 out of 4 Stars
Posted On: April 23, 2009Posted In: News
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BY BOB FISCHBACH | WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
He was a senior at Columbine High School the day the shots rang out. Now, 10 years later, screenwriter-director Andrew ...
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Live to Tell: A Review of April Showers
Posted On: April 23, 2009Posted In: News
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By Chris Jay
Originally Published in the VC Reporter 4/23/09
April Showers
Directed by Andrew Robinson. Starring: Kelly Blatz, Daryl Sabara, Illeana Douglas, Ellen Woglom and Tom ...
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Here We Go: A Message from Andrew Robinson and April Showers
Posted On: April 22, 2009Posted In: News
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Everyone,
Here we are a mere 48 hours before “April Showers” goes live for all to see. I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank ...
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IFMagazine Reviews April Showers. B+ by Carl Cortez
Posted On: April 22, 2009Posted In: News
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"Robinson tells the story in a very harrowing style...there’s something unique in this choice – it creates an air of authenticity to the frenetic nature ...
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Marcus Theaters Drops April Showers over iTunes & Colorado Theaters Explained
Posted On: April 22, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 475 Responses
Moments ago I received word from our partners over at Cinedigm, who are responsible for getting the film booked in theaters around the country, that ...
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NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams & April Showers
Posted On: April 21, 2009Posted In: News, Videos
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IndieFlix Podcast with Andrew Robinson (42 minutes)
Posted On: April 20, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 1,270 Responses
As part of their ongoing series looking at independent films and filmmakers IndieFlix founder, Scilla Andreen, interviews Andrew Robinson about his upcoming film April Showers. ...
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MovieMaker Magazine Article: Columbine Survivor Prepares for April Showers
Posted On: April 20, 2009Posted In: News
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by Mark Hurley | Published April 20, 2009
Andrew Robinson directs April Showers(2009).
On April 20, 1999, director Andrew Robinson was a personal witness to the tragic school shootings that ...
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Upcoming Movie Made in Nebraska Depicts Columbine Tragedy
Posted On: April 19, 2009Posted In: News
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By Jenny Nowatzke
OMAHA (KPTM)- Hard to believe, but Monday marks the ten year anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School, and this Friday, millions ...
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April Showers on CNN Morning (4/19/09)
Posted On: April 19, 2009Posted In: News, Videos
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CNN Morning interviews the writer/director of April Showers, Andrew Robinson.
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Film Festival Wrap Up and News
Posted On: April 18, 2009Posted In: News
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Everyone,
Good evening, well, things have been a buzz here at April Showers. Here is a breakdown of what is happening and what is coming down ...
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Columbine survivor’s movie purges emotions
Posted On: April 18, 2009Posted In: News
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By Catherine Tsai, Associated Press Writer
DENVER — Andrew Robinson says he didn't plan to make a movie inspired by his survival of the Columbine High ...
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Film about Columbine shootings stars former SSHS student
Posted On: April 17, 2009Posted In: News
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By Margaret Hair
On April 19, 1999, Andrew Robinson was simply a student at Columbine High School. On April 20, and in the weeks that followed, he ...
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CNN’s Young People Who Rock with Andrew Robinson
Posted On: April 17, 2009Posted In: News
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Earlier today I did a live broadcast as part of CNN's ongoing series Young People Who Rock. It was cool being able to take questions ...
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Good Day LA talks April Showers with director Andrew Robinson
Posted On: April 16, 2009Posted In: News
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The morning after the LA premiere of April Showers, I dragged my tail out of bed and trekked down to the Fox studios in Santa ...
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myFOXla.com Feature on April Showers and Andrew Robinson
Posted On: April 15, 2009Posted In: News
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This morning following the Good Day LA interview I did an extended interview with myFOXla.com. Here is the interview in its entirety.
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Andrew Robinson’s ‘April Showers’ focuses on survivors of Columbine
Posted On: April 15, 2009Posted In: News
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He knows first-hand what they went through afterward. He ran to safety that day.
By Yvonne Villarreal
April 16, 2009
It was supposed to be just another day ...
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The Safety Lessons of Columbine Re-Examined
Posted On: April 14, 2009Posted In: News
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By STEPHANIE SIMON
The carnage at Columbine High on April 20, 1999, prompted a swift and aggressive response around the U.S.
Hundreds of millions of dollars flooded ...
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The MPAA Strikes Again: April Showers’ Theatrical Trailer Branded with a Red Band/R-rating
Posted On: April 9, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 2,182 Responses
Everyone,
Okay, this is just plain funny. I just received a phone call from Jenna, my producer, that the MPAA has seen it fit to label ...
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Daily Audio Journal: Episode 4 -Theatrical Release and Comments
Posted On: April 9, 2009Posted In: News
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Everyone,
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Open Letter From Principal Jeff Wiles of Plattsmouth High School to the MPAA
Posted On: April 9, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 1,231 Responses
April 5, 2009
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is to address the rating of the movie “April Showers”. I am the Principal of Plattsmouth High ...
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April Showers Theatrical Trailer (2:28)
Posted On: April 7, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 475 Responses
Everyone,
The wait is finally over. The April Showers full theatrical trailer is here and ready to view. Hopefully, it was worth the wait. We think ...
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Daily Audio Journal: Episode 3 -MPAA Decision and More
Posted On: April 7, 2009Posted In: News
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Everyone,
I know I said this would be a daily show, but I had to go out of town to do a lecture. I'm back and ...
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April Showers Article by Student Journalist Michelle Rieger
Posted On: April 6, 2009Posted In: News
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By Michelle Rieger
Omaha Central High Register
Exec. Editor-In-Chief
Most filmmakers don’t tend to look to the Midwest, let alone Omaha, Nebraska to make their movie. But writer, ...
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April Showers: The Story Behind the Movie -Part 2
Posted On: April 6, 2009Posted In: News, Videos
Comments: 2,673 Responses
This weekly series will feature interviews with the cast and crew as well as behind the scenes footage and scenes from the film as we ...
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What’s in a rating? A letter to parents
Posted On: April 6, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 1,167 Responses
Last week the MPAA saw it fit to give April Showers an R-rating for it’s intense subject matter and realistic depiction of violence, however they ...
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I Make a Difference: A Call to Action to End School Violence
Posted On: April 4, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 194 Responses
Everyone,
We're launching a new campaign today in conjunction with YouTube and IndieFlix called the "I Make a Difference" campaign. We're hoping to start a movement ...
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April Showers vs. MPAA
Posted On: April 3, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 1,854 Responses
Note: An R-rating does not mean April Showers will not be released in theaters. It simply ties our hands a bit in being able to ...
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Daily Audio Journal: Episode 2 -Distribution Questions Answered
Posted On: April 2, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 295 Responses
Everyone,
I got quite a few questions regarding distribution and April Showers. In today's address I hope to answer some if not all of your questions. ...
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Andrew Robinson’s Daily Audio Journal: Episode 1
Posted On: April 1, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 174 Responses
Everyone,
24 more days to go until the release of April Showers in theaters! What I thought I'd do is give you guys a daily audio ...
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Based on Actual Events
Posted On: March 31, 2009Posted In: News
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Originally Published in the April 2009 Edition of Denver Magazine
By Christian Toto
On the morning of April 20, 1999, 17-year-old Andrew Robinson was spending his lunch ...
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“Where Do We Go From Here?” Columbine H.S. Survivor’s Upcoming Film “April Showers”
Posted On: March 29, 2009Posted In: News
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By Kristi Mohrbacher
When Columbine High School survivor and filmmaker Andrew Robinson wrote the script for his movie April Showers, he had no intention of actually making a ...
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April Showers: The Story Behind the Movie -Part 1
Posted On: March 27, 2009Posted In: News, Videos
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April Showers: The Story Behind the Movie will chronicle the film from script to screen and beyond.
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April Showers Teaser Trailer (60 Seconds)
Posted On: March 24, 2009Posted In: News, Videos
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April Showers Teaser Trailer (60 seconds)
Full trailer (2 minutes) coming soon...
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April Showers at Colorado Rising and Other Updates
Posted On: March 23, 2009Posted In: News
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This past weekend, Jenna, Kristi and I traveled to Denver, Colorado to take part in a school safety conference called Colorado Rising. Colorado Rising, was ...
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Interview with Andrew Robinson from Columbine Survivors Dedicated to Change
Posted On: March 15, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 1,268 Responses
Describe your experience during the tragedy.
I was in the school when it started; however, I was towards the center of the building in the computer ...
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How to Subscribe to an iTunes Podcast
Posted On: March 11, 2009Posted In: News
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Everyone,
I was listening to my favorite podcasts this morning while working on April Showers and thought I should write an article about how to subscribe ...
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Sound & Vision spotlight on April Showers
Posted On: March 11, 2009Posted In: News
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"April Showers" brings 4K digital filmmaking
Indie filmmaking is becoming more and more high-tech. This is evidenced in April Showers, one of the very first feature-length motion ...
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Our Deepest Condolences
Posted On: March 11, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 1,443 Responses
It was with great sorrow that I woke this morning to find several e-mails in my in box with links to the news story surrounding ...
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Emotion Drives Indie Film’s Success
Posted On: March 4, 2009Posted In: News
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By Lauren Mastro Scene Reporter
Viewers across the world were swept up in the whirlwind of excitement that surrounded the Academy Awards this past weekend. But ...
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A Letter From Crystal Woodman Miller a Columbine Survivor
Posted On: March 4, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 3,967 Responses
Hi Andrew,
I am not sure if you remember me, but I graduated from Columbine High School in 2000. Like you, my life was forever impacted ...
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April Showers: Beyond the Film
Posted On: March 2, 2009Posted In: News
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A little over a week ago some of the cast and crew of April Showers journeyed back to Omaha, Nebraska to take part in the ...
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Let the Countdown Begin
Posted On: February 16, 2009Posted In: News
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It’s 11pm on Sunday evening and I’m sitting in my office, my head spinning over the ride April Showers has been over the past two ...
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April Showers Podcast: iPod or Zune
Posted On: February 9, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 1,282 Responses
Everyone,
Since launching our first podcast last week we've gotten a few e-mails from fans regarding how to listen to the podcast on their iPod or ...
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April Showers Podcast
Posted On: February 4, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 166 Responses
Welcome to the new April Showers podcast! My name is Cindy Freeman and I will be producing this feature for the April Showers movie. For ...
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The Music Industry From This Indie Filmmaker’s Perspective.
Posted On: February 3, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 1,633 Responses
Lately, Jenna and I have been having to deal a lot with music and musicians as it pertains to April Showers, for all good films ...
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Why I Chose to Make April Showers
Posted On: February 2, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 850 Responses
As we near the official announcement pertaining to the release of April Showers I have received numerous e-mails, phone calls etc with regards to my ...
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A Filmmakers Guide to Why You Need to Calibrate Your HDTV Now
Posted On: January 28, 2009Posted In: News
Comments: 588 Responses
By Andrew Robinson
It always amazes me just how much goes into making a feature film and I’ve been around my share of low budget and ...
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