Movies
"Slavery by another name" airing on PBS
On Monday, February 13th, PBS stations will air a 90 minute documentary called “Slavery By Another Name”, based on a book by journalist Douglas Blackmon.MORE »
Walker Art Center spotlights challenging filmmaker Lynne Ramsay
From what I have seen of Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay’s films, they are indeed “Rough and Tumble,” and perhaps not the most uplifting films you'll ever see. But they are challenging and provocative; an upcoming Walker Art Center film series focuses on Ramsay’s filmography, beginning this Friday with her highly acclaimed new film We Need to Talk About Kevin, which was up for the prestigious Palme d’Or award at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.MORE »
WEDNESDAY PICK | "Morvern Callar" takes a strange journey at the Walker Art Center
Though Lynne Ramsay's 2002 film Morvern Callar is set during the holidays, it's just as well that it's not screening in December: there's nothing very Christmasy about the lights of a tree illuminating a human corpse. That's how the movie opens; we soon learn that the body belongs to the eponymous heroine's boyfriend, who committed suicide and left the manuscript of a masterful novel for Morvern (Samantha Morton) to send to a publisher. Leaving her boyfriend's body lying under the tree and going out to the pub is only the first of a number of unexpected decisions made by Morvern in a movie that will delight lovers of dream-like indie films but will frustrate viewers looking for a traditional plot. You know who you are.MORE »
Love story: Young TVbyGIRLS filmmakers explore an age-old topic
Sixteen years ago, Barbara Wiener supported a friend through a grueling, 40-hour labor. When a baby girl was finally born, Wiener was inspired. "I remember holding her and promising to make growing up for her easier," Wiener recalled.MORE »
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is hair-raising good
A serial killer knocks off his victims in the fashion of the seven deadly sins. A female space warrior tries to stop a ruthless alien species from ripping her to shreds. A college student uses the Internet and his coding abilities to become a billionaire, but loses friends and makes enemies along the way.MORE »
AMC Theatres showcases all nine Oscar Best Picture nominees
If you haven’t seen the nominees in the Best Picture category for this year’s Oscar race, don’t despair. AMC Theatres is hosting its sixth annual “Best Picture Showcase.”
The Showcase gives movie lovers the opportunity to experience every movie nominated for Best Picture in the 84th Academy Awards over two Saturdays in February.MORE »
FRIDAY PICK | Gary Busey plays Buddy Holly at the Parkway Theater
Gary Busey's Oscar-nominated performance as the eponymous subject of The Buddy Holly Story (1978) was a breakout role for the young actor, who went on to earn a stranger but more lasting fame when a series of legal wrangles made him one of Hollywood's favorite punchlines—a role he's more or less embraced. Now those Buddy Holly hornrims are back in style, and Busey will take the stage tonight—the 53rd anniversary of Holly's untimely death—at the Parkway Theater to introduce a screening of The Buddy Holly Story and then, after the movie, play a few of Holly's greatest hits with the house band from the History Theatre's Ivey-winning stage production of the Holly story.
Sundance Film Festival wrap-up: The five best films, and a couple of the worst
PARK CITY, UTAH—After sleeping in and choosing not to go to the new Richard Gere Wall Street thriller, Arbitrage (which was picked up by Lionsgate & Roadside Attractions), it was nice to sleep until 9 a.m. and take my time figuring out my screening schedule at the Sundance Film Festival, rather than run off to something that started before noon. Heading down to the press office after a blistering snowstorm the night before was a bit of a headache, but I was bound and determined to get tickets for a few public screenings before I left town.MORE »
"The Grey" displays desperate, raw emotion
The wolf is beautiful. At least modern society thinks so. Today, we adore the wolf and see it as a symbol of freedom and adventure. The wolf is pictured as a durable, tough creature in illustrations and novels. Throw anything at it, and the wolf will overcome; it is, in a literal sense, the underdog.MORE »
"The Divide" bleeds daring doom
Eva (Lauren German) presses her hand against a window as she watches nuclear bombs drop on New York City. Skyscrapers explode and then crumble. In the distance, walls of fire make their way across the skyline.MORE »
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