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The Minnesota-Made Movie About the Rich World History of Theatrical Ice
Skating Will Screen Again Thursday, May 2 at 7 PM at St. Anthony Main
Theatre
FABULOUS ICE AGE NAMED "BEST OF FEST" AT MINNEAPOLIS-ST.
PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AFTER SOLD OUT
PREMIERE, A STANDING OVATION AND MEDIA ACCOLADES
WHO:
FABULOUS ICE AGE, a little-known history of the world of theatrical ice skating dating
back 100 years, has been named among the BEST OF FEST films during The Minneapolis
St. Paul International Film Festival, (MSPIFF)and after a sold out premier April 14, a
standing ovation and numerous media accolades. The Minnesota-made documentary
will have a second public screening May 2, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., marking the festival
closing. FABULOUS ICE AGE joins a number of additional audience favorites in the
2013 MSP International Film Festival "Best of Fest" programming, set for late April and early
May.
More than seven years in the making, THE FABULOUS ICE AGE is the first film by
renowned Twin Cities professional photographer and author Keri Pickett. The engaging
documentary film was inspired by former Tank Show and Holiday on Ice skater,
photographer and Pickett's uncle, Roy Blakey, who skated professionally for 15 years.
Over his lifetime, Blakey also amassed the largest collection of Theatrical Ice Skating
memorabilia anywhere in the world, housed here in Minneapolis at The IceStage Archive.
WHAT:
Blakey's story and immense collection are featured in the film, which reveals even
deeper Minnesota ties to the creators and business magnates of one of the most popular
entertainment genres ever exported from this country to the rest of world -- including
behind the Iron curtain at the height of the Cold War. Between the frames, the movie
wonders what will become of this amazing collection once the 82-year old collector and
former skater is gone.
LINKS:
 FILM TRAILOR:
http://fabulousiceage.com/trailer/
 SEE MORE ABOUT ROY BLAKEY'S ICESTAGE ARCHIVE:
http://fabulousiceage.com/i-am-forever-grateful-to-roy-for-helping-inspire-me-bothas-a-photographer-and-as-a-filmmaker/
MEDIA ACCOLADES AND FEATURES:
 "Vintage clips give Keri Pickett’s documentary a dreamlike quality as she lovingly
presents a host of characters, from ice-show icons Richard Dwyer and Gloria Nord to
Olympians Dick Button and Scott Hamilton." -- STAR TRIBUNE
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"The film highlights the history of this frozen form of entertainment -- which led to the
World Champion and Disney-driven events we see today -- which took off in the U.S.
and internationally from origins in the Twin Cities." -- MPR
"Minneapolis filmmaker Keri Pickett's documentary sometimes seems like it's about the
ebbs and flows of figure skating popularity and sometimes seems like it's about
whatever happened to defunct shows such as the Ice Capades and Holiday on Ice. But
when it sticks with Pickett's uncle, former skater/fellow photographer Roy Blakey, and
his astonishing archive of skating memorabilia, it feels just right." -- PIONEER PRESS
"The film features never-before-seen footage, photographs and rare archival material
that introduces its viewers to a handful of performers, producers and entrepreneurs
who helped turn ice skating shows into prime family theatre." --SKATING MAGAZINE
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Other Coverage includes MINNESOTA MONTHLY, FOX 9 NEWS, KARE 11 SATURDAY, ICE
NETWORK.COM, WCCO-AM, OTHERS
WHERE:
The St. Anthony Main Theatre (115 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414, phone 612-3314724).
WHEN:
This Thursday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m. General Admission Tickets are $12.00 ($10.00 for
Film Society Members) and can be purchased at the theater, or in advance online:
http://www.mspfilmfest.org/MMXIII/content/get-tickets
WHY:
Keri Pickett's The Fabulous Ice Age chronicles the era of the great American touring
ice shows, their dazzling production numbers and variety acts, and how they dominated
family entertainment for decades, plus one skaters’ quest to keep this profound history
from being forgotten.
Spanning a century of theatrical ice skating -- including the contemporary DISNEY ON
ICE shows -- the story focuses on the formation of touring ice shows like Ice Follies,
Ice Capades, Holiday on Ice and Arthur Wirtz/Sonja Henie shows, before
evolving into today's skating exhibition shows such as Tom Collin's Champions on Ice
and Scott Hamilton's Stars On Ice.
This entertaining and instructive documentary shows how LOCAL Minnesota pioneers
have had an INTERNATIONAL impact.
CONTACT:
For more information - or to interview Keri Pickett and Roy Blakey about The Fabulous
Ice Age -- please contact Martin Keller, Media Savant Communications Co., 612-7298585, mkeller@mediasavantcom.com
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