Coal River Pictures Recent Press

Indie Film Nation (6/18/2006) Australia

Mike Smith, Producer of Indie Film Nation out of Australia recently selected Lynn Lane as the MySpace Filmmaker of the Week to be profiled on his weekly radio show and podcast. The episode aired the week of June 18th, 2006 and is available for download in the archives after that date. Mike asked many questions regarding "Ring Days" as well as other upcoming projects by Coal River Pictures.

The Bronx Beat (April 3-9, 2006 Vol. 23, Issue 6)

Writer: Paola Loriggio wrote an article on a program that is happening in the Bronx High Schools where mentor filmmakers work with students in a program to teach them filmmaking and video blogging. The article discusses Lynn Lane's involvement in the program and his recent lecture where he shared his views on how vlogging can be an avenue for the students to gain attention for their work.

Metro Newspaper (March 11, 2006)

Writer: Paul Berger wrote an article on Lynn Lane titled, "Honoring Hip-Hop's Trailblazers", which focused solely on his videoblog and work paying homage to those who formed this music genre.

"Business Week" Magazine (2006)

Lynn Lane was recently interviewed for a forthcoming article in "Business Week" magazine on online video publication.

"International Documentary " Magazine (November 2005)

Lynn Lane was invited to write an article for the November 2005 issue of "International Documentary" Magazine by the magazine's editor: Thomas White. The focus of the November Issue was "The Docs of New York: Actuality in the Big Apple". Lynn was asked to write and article on the documentary community and scene in the borough of Queens. His article, "Queen(s) of Documentaries: in Defense of 'Hollywood East'" received much praise after is publication.

ESPN Radio (2005)

Boxing Referee: Arthur Mercante, Sr. was recently a guest on ESPN Radio and discussed in depth "Ring Days" A Boxer's Story, a documentary produced by Coal River Pictures/Lynn Lane and Double Sport Athletics/Mario Mercado.