We’ve just received the lineup for the 37th TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL and thought we’d share it with you.

This year, 24 new feature films will be presented by their creators in the festival’s main program, along with six programs curated by 2010 Festival Guest Director Michael Ondaatje; 25 new short films; plus 13 documentaries screening in the Backlot program. Celebrating works from more than 20 countries, the Telluride Film Festival opens Friday, September 3 and runs through Monday, September 6, 2010.

Here are the films we’ll be checking out this year:

·      A LETTER TO ELIA (d. Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones, U.S., 2010)
·      ANOTHER YEAR (d. Mike Leigh, U.K., 2010)
·      BIUTIFUL (d. Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexico, 2010)
·      CARLOS (d. Olivier Assayas, France, 2010)
·      CHICO AND RITA (d. Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal Spain-Cuba, 2010)
·      THE FIRST GRADER (d. Justin Chadwick, U.K., 2010)
·      THE FIRST MOVIE (d. Mark Cousins, U.K., 2009)
·      HAPPY PEOPLE: A YEAR IN THE TAIGA (d. Dmitry Vasyukov with Werner Herzog, Germany, 2010)
·      IF I WANT TO WHISTLE, I WHISTLE (d. Florin Serban, Romania, 2010)
·      THE ILLUSIONIST (d. Sylvain Chomet, U.K., France, 2010)
·      INCENDIES (d. Denis Villeneuve, Canada, 2010)
·      INSIDE JOB (d. Charles Ferguson, U.S., 2010)
·      THE KINGS SPEECH (d. Tom Hooper, U.K., 2010)
·      LE QUATTRO VOLTE (d. Michelangelo Frammartino, Italy, 2010)
·      NEVER LET ME GO (d. Mark Romanek, U.K./U.S., 2010)
·      OF GODS AND MEN (d. Xavier Beauvois, France, 2010)
·      OKA! AMERIKEE (d. Lavinia Currier, U.S.-Central African Republic, 2010)
·      POETRY (d. Lee Chang-dong, Korea, 2010)
·      PRECIOUS LIFE (d. Shlomi Eldar, Israel, 2010)
·      THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER (d. Bertrand Tavernier, France, 2010)
·      TABLOID (d. Errol Morris, U.S., 2010)
·      TAMARA DREWE (d. Stephen Frears, U.K., 2010)
·      THE TENTH INNING (d. Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, U.S., 2010)
·      THE WAY BACK (d. Peter Weir, U.K., 2010)

In keeping with festival tradition, additional “Sneak Previews” are expected to surprise attendees over the weekend. Sneaks will be announced on the Telluride Film Festival webpage throughout the weekend at www.telluridefilmfestival.org. The festival’s program will be posted in its entirety on Friday, September 3. To view it, visit www.telluridefilmfestival.org.

We’ll be blogging about our favorite films, star sightings and more, so stay tuned to blog.mountainliving.com and the Mountain Living Facebook page for more!

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My mouth had been watering for weeks. So when the grills and smokers finally fired up for the Big Aspen Barbecue Block Party last weekend, I was more than ready to chow down.

The first of what is to be an annual event, the Big Aspen Barbecue is the high-country version of the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, which takes place every year in NYC. It was cooked up by uber NYC restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Union Square Events, his famed Blue Smoke BBQ joint and John Speers, general manager of The Little Nell hotel in Aspen. (You guys rock!)

Top pitmasters (Kenny Callaghan from Blue Smoke, Ryan Hardy from Montagna at The Little Nell, Mike Mills from 17th Street Bar & Grill in Murphysboro, IL, Ed Mitchell from The Pit in Raleigh, NC, Drew Robinson from Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q in Birmingham, AL, Mike Rodriguez from The Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, TX, and Jim Butchart from Sam’s Smokehouse in Aspen) turned South Hunter Street below Aspen Mountain into BBQ central.

Smoke signals called a hungry crowd. Pork tacos, porchetta, baby-backs, spareribs, brisket, sausage and other signature eats disappeared off plates. Aspen smoked it. Scroll down to see a few highlights:

Kansas City pork spareribs on the grill from NYC’s Blue Smoke, a key sponsor/partner of the event.

Chef Ryan Hardy (right) of Montagna at The Little Nell in Aspen turned heritage pig into Italian BBQ porchetta sandwiches with red-pepper mostarda.

‘Cue-lovers lined up for beef brisket and sausage from Texas’ famed Salt Lick BBQ.

Aspen Mountain rises behind the scene of the Big Aspen BBQ. BBQ-lovers chowed down. It was a smokin’ good time.

Can’t you just taste it? To learn more about the event—and mark your calendar for next year’s ‘cue fest—click here.

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Less than one year old, this beautiful high-country resort is located in the middle of a spectacular ski mountain. A gondola connects it to more than 2,900 acres of beginner to advanced ski and snowboard terrain, the first LEED-certified ski resort village in history, and the only Burton Snowboard Academy in the United States. It’s also just minutes away from beautiful beaches, boating and water sports.

Designed by San Francisco-based architecture firm Hornberger + Worstell, and with luxe interiors by San Francisco-based BraytonHughes, the resort has 170 guest rooms and suites, 23 private residences and 25 fractional ownership units. Reminiscent of the great mountain lodges built at the turn of the 20th century, its design was inspired by the iconic Ahwahnee in Yosemite and the Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood.

Here, guests dine on cuisine created by James Beard Award-winning chef Traci Des Jardins, and relax at a decadent 17,000-square-foot spa and fitness center.

So where in the West are we? It’s the Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe. To learn more, click here

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In Mountain Living’s “Best Of” Issue, I revealed in my editor’s letter that I was once one of those people who hung her artwork way too high on the wall. Thanks to my husband’s advice, I’ve reformed and our artwork is now happily hanging at an appropriate height. But I must admit that hanging artwork, especially groupings of art, can still be pretty daunting.

Fortunately there are helpful folks out there like Maren Bargreen, owner of Park City’s Gallery MAR (pictured above in her gallery), who upon reading my editor’s letter sent me an e-mail offering her expertise and this helpful tip: “I typically recommend a height of 61 inches for the center line of an artwork,” she told me.

I wanted to hear more of Maren’s advice for incorporating artwork into my home (and I thought you might too), so I asked if she wouldn’t mind sharing a few more tips. Here’s what she had to say:

Use your eclectics to create a “salon-style” wall:
“Several framed pieces can look fantastic on a wall, in a non-traditional collage. The key to success is to choose one element and go with it: genre, medium, frames or spacing. Lay out your pieces on the floor and negotiate the spaces between the works. You can measure and even use blue painter’s tape to lay out the installation on the wall. Or do what I’ve done in my own home (below) and freely hang the works, allowing for a more organic look that is less precise. Choosing a salon-style hanging, where the spaces between the paintings are never the same, keeps the wall from looking too regimented and lets you add to and expand the installation.”

Art as architecture:
“Sometimes the obvious choice for an architectural element in your home is just that: too obvious. Why not spice up your space with some unexpected and functional art pieces? Try using blown glass for a powder room sink and rinse your hands in fine art. One of my favorite ideas is to use a wall hanging or large canvas painting in place of a headboard. To hang the piece, allow about 5 inches above where your throw pillows sit. I recommend a 60-inch wide painting above a king-size bed. Or, commission an artist to paint a three-paneled folding screen for your living room. I saw a piece like this in a collector’s home in Scottsdale and it was the favorite piece in the collection.”

Fill your home with memories:
“Adding art to your lifestyle doesn’t have to be expensive. Do you make a beloved trip to Martha’s Vineyard each year? Next time, bring back a watercolor scene of your favorite private beach. Or stop at a glass blower’s workshop in Seattle for wine goblets that you can use all year to remember your trip to the Emerald City.”

About the expert: Maren Bargreen is the owner of Gallery MAR, an art gallery located on Main Street in historic Park City, Utah. The modern space showcases a selection of fine contemporary art, from detailed still life works to abstract landscapes and whimsical figurative pieces.  To learn more, visit www.gallerymar.com.

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This ranch property in Melrose, Montana, came across my desk today and I thought it was so nice, I just had to share.

The ranch is a national forest inholding, an island of just under 100 acres that’s completely surrounded by 3 million acres of the Beaverhead National Forest. Looming above it are the 11,000-foot-high exposed granite peaks of the Pioneer Mountain range. The views from this private mountain valley are pristine: all you’ll see are trees, meadows and a lively creek.

Fully manicured lawns and irrigated meadows surround a compound of classic log buildings. One of ML’s Top Mountain Architects, Candace Miller of Miller Architects, along with builder Yellowstone Traditions, repurposed old cabins and recycled wood to create an owner’s home, guest house, caretaker’s house, fishing/sauna cabin and barn. The interior living spaces (below) look so comfortable and inviting, don’t they?

Joe Urbani, who specializes in the creation and restoration of stream, wetland and lake ecosystems, was enlisted to build a beautiful trout pond on property (below), which the cabins overlook. Elk, deer, antelope, grouse and partridge roam the property and adjacent forests, and the gold-medal middle section of the blue-ribbon-designated Big Hole River is just 10 minutes from the front door.

How about this tent (below), which adds a few creature comforts to camping?

And if you forget the milk, town is just seven miles (or 10 minutes) away.

Interested? The Cherry Creek Ranch is listed at $2.195 million. To learn more, visit http://hallhall.com/ranches-for-sale/property-detail.php?id=431&type=nl

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What’s your color?

Whether you love the freshness of white, the warmth of neutrals or the energy of an intense hue, it’s important to choose a palette that can evolve with your changing tastes—because yes, they will inevitably change.

If you’re like artist George Carlson, the owner of the lakeside cottage pictured above, then you aren’t afraid of a little color. He used a pure white on the room’s walls and ceiling to create a clean, crisp canvas. Though painting your floors a robin’s-egg-blue is a bold move, this design gives you flexibility to bring in new colors in the future. Should you tire of red, all you need to do is swap the bedding—and you have a new look.

Jennifer Visosky, of Grace Home Design, who designed the bold space below, offers this advice: “Just trust your gut. Most people really do have an eye for color, but they get into trouble when they start second-guessing themselves. Start with accents rather than walls and pieces of furniture, then work with colors that speak to you.” Click here for more tips from Visosky.

“For interiors, white is a great accent, says interior designer Lisa Kanning, of Worth Interiors, who designed the space below. “The contrast of a gleaming white vessel surrounded by a warm field of fabrics and furnishings can be very eye-catching, yet not overpowering.” Click here for more tips from Kanning.

For more expert tips and design ideas, go to mountainliving.com.

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On the last page of our “Best Of Mountain Living” issue—which you’ll find on newsstands now—the editorial team shared a few of our all-time favorite homes that have been featured in Mountain Living over the years. My pick was the Carlson residence, a magical lakeside retreat on Idaho’s Black Lake. (You can read more about it here.)

It turns out that this special spot is also a favorite of Gordon Gregory, the photographer who captured it on film. He was so inspired by it, in fact, that he modeled his own kitchen nook (which I just love!) after the Carlson home’s covered porch, pictured here:

The porch’s design was based on a 1700s design and features curved front poles and an overhang that suggest the ribbing of an ancient Viking ship. In Gordon Gregory’s charming kitchen nook (below), the curved wood detail mimics the shape of that overhang. “The architect, Graham Goff, and I worked together on the design and I showed him pictures of the Carlson residence for reference,” says Gregory.

The cushion fabric, handmade in India by Les Indiennes, also takes a cue from the Carlson residence, where the color red plays a starring role. “I liked the feel and the print, thinking it would go well with the red paint we had chosen,” explains Gregory. “The red paint on the table is actually milk paint. It comes in a powder and you mix it with water so it has a much different feel than latex or oil-based paint.” The Roman shade is by Smith + Noble.

The shape of the table’s supporting leg was inspired by Gustavian clock designs. “When I told the architect [about my inspiration], there was silence at the other end of the phone,” says Gregory. “He had to Google ‘Gustavian clocks.’ But despite all my crazy ideas, he did an incredible job on the whole project.”

To learn more about the Carlson residence, click here: http://www.mountainliving.com/article/home-lake

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Looking to learn more about decorating with color? Then you’ll want to join the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America’s Rocky Mountain chapter on Saturday, August 21, 2010, for an informative discussion of how color influences our world each day. Presenter Eric Mandil of Mandil, Inc., will discuss the three most influential elements of color—Regional, Historical, and Cultural—and how these elements are applied to residential, commercial and municipal design. You’ll be provided with a set of “color tools” and you’ll learn how to use them as building blocks for your own designs. 2 AIA/CEU LUs available

WHAT: ICA&CA Regional Coloration Lecture
WHERE: Eron Johnson Architectural Antiques, 389 South Lipan Street, Denver, CO 80223
WHEN: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
COST:
    Members: $15
    Non-Members: $25

Space is limited and available by reservation only!

For more information and to register, please contact Gail Breece at 303-355-2460 ext. 201 or gail@dhrarchitecture.com. To become an ICA&CA member, log on to www.classicist.org.

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