Upcoming summer films 'Tree of Life,' 'Thor,' 'Super 8' interest moviegoers
By Jimmy Gilmore | April 22, 2011Summer is always an interesting time for rabid moviegoers.
Summer is always an interesting time for rabid moviegoers.
Senior Staff Writer Jimmy Gilmore signs off with final thoughts on industry That’s Entertainment has been a part of this newspaper since Fall 2009. This is its last installment.
Microorganisms take center stage in Vishniac “experiment” Festival director Andy Smith called it, "an experiment." A fusion of recorded images and live music, of disembodied sounds and microscopic organisms, the Indie Grits's "Bickel Avec Vishniac" event represented everything that made the event stand out and demand to be taken seriously as a growing art festival.
The fifth annual Indie Grits Film Festival, which brings together local and regional independent filmmakers, kicks off today and continues through the weekend. Events will be held at multiple locations and include showcases of student films and regional independent filmmakers from across the southeast.
Over the weekend, director Sidney Lumet passed away at the age of 86. In many ways, his pointed style and socially charged films tackled important issues with a nod toward the visionary and the prophetic. His “12 Angry Men” (1957) and “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975) hyperbolized and analyzed class structures through criminal activity and daring acting. More than any of his films, however, “Network” (1976) stands tall as a terrifying satire of how we watch television.
He said he’d be back.
Coppola’s latest draws on filmmaker’s best characteristics, experiences Rating: A In her films, Sofia Coppola exposes a loneliness that is both overwhelmingly personal and transcendentally universal.
Major television networks scramble to find replacement Turn on ESPN, and apart from extensive analysis of March Madness, you’ll likely see a daily update of the recent NFL labor disputes between the league and the player’s association, which is threatening to lock out the upcoming season.
DinoBrite organizes video shoot to entice visit from Daniel Tosh Friday afternoon, fourth-year media arts student Joey Thompson and many of his frequent collaborators from DinoBrite Productions were busy setting their cameras on the Russell House patio, hoping they would be able to get the turn-out they needed for their latest audacious scheme.
Students to perform YouTube sensation