Eric Melin is a freelancer for the Lawrence Journal-World and lawrence.com. He writes the Scene Stealers blog.
Recent Stories
Fall movie preview: Plenty of buzz surrounds upcoming releases
Never fear, Oscar is here, and this fall’s lineup of award hopefuls and risky independent cinema is enough to get any film fan excited. Here’s a look at what’s ahead for the remainder of 2013:
World air guitar champ returns home with rock star status
Lawrence's Eric Melin, aka "Mean Melin," recounts winning the Air Guitar World Championships and how his return home was "pretty much the best moment ever."
For air guitarist, ‘666’ a good sign of face meltings to come
In the world of competitive air guitar, "666" is more than just the devil’s number — it’s a perfect score.
Comedian Doug Benson loves to hate on movies
Comedian Doug Benson loves movies and loves to make fun of movies.
Area talent bands together to make miniseries
Recent Free State High School graduate Grace X. Oliver has spent her summer writing, planning, casting, filming and editing her own TV miniseries — with no budget.
KU grad goes from on-set medic to filmmaker
For Kasi Brown, a Kansas University theater and film graduate, on-set experience managing chaos in Los Angeles as an EMT has uniquely prepared her for her biggest challenge: Making a feature film.
Quick flicks
Film festival features short movies made in 48 hours
Last weekend might have been relaxing for some, but for the teams of filmmakers participating in the Ninth Annual Wild West Film Festival, it was undoubtedly chaos and no sleep.
Summer movie preview: Which new franchises will take flight?
Nobody ever accused Hollywood of being original, so it’s no wonder that so many sequels and reboots are on deck for 2013. The big question is whether any new franchises will be able to separate themselves from the pack this summer.
Feature presentation
Free State Film Festival to showcase movies that get community talking
The Free State Film Festival this weekend includes a lineup f independent movies, short films, discussions, workshops and live theater that should leave people talking. By Eric Melin
Young filmmakers focused on festival this weekend
For the past school year, high school students from across northeast Kansas have written, acted in and produced their own original short films in anticipation of this weekend — and now there’s nothing to do but wait. By Eric Melin
