Film
Friday, May 25, 2012
Film Film Center presents a digital restoration of The Gold Rush and other notable screenings
Posted by J.R. Jones on 05.25.12 at 03:34 PM
Education Film Columbia College to cut cinema studies?
Posted by Ben Sachs on 05.25.12 at 01:07 PM
Do This Arts Film Music Visual Art Cauleen Smith, John Parot, and other arty stuff to do this weekend
Posted by Elly Fishman on 05.25.12 at 12:39 PM
This weekend, Western Exhibitions presents "Excavation," a solo show by John Parot. Parot's new body of work builds on his interest in psychedelic patterns and hippie ephemera, and also explores his interest in ancient Egyptian tomb art. Parot’s paintings are large-scale and bright; one of his strengths is his ability to find patterns in everything from porn magazines to ancient symbols and bring them together in an interesting visualscape. "Excavation" is Parot's third solo exhibition at Western Exhibitions.
Fri 5/25, 5-8 PM, Western Exhibitions, 119 N. Peoria, Suite 2A
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Foreign Film The Mother of all Korean cinema
Posted by Drew Hunt on 05.24.12 at 11:14 AM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
$$$ Film Politics Dear Battleship,
Posted by Ben Sachs on 05.23.12 at 12:38 PM
I’m writing because I wanted to tell you about a man I met recently. In fact, I met him just a few hours before the preview screening of Battleship I attended. He was a disabled military veteran. I thought you might like to hear about him because you seem sympathetic to veterans. One of your most endearing characters is a soldier who lost his legs in combat. You make a point of showing that he’s still capable of defending his country after a remarkably short recovery period.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
LGBT Film Reeling Film Festival to go on hiatus
Posted by Ben Sachs on 05.22.12 at 12:20 PM
Monday, May 21, 2012
Do This Arts Film This week in Technicolor: The Golden Coach, Lust for Life
Posted by Ben Sachs on 05.21.12 at 01:22 PM
And the hits just keep on coming. Tonight Doc Films will screen Jean Renoir’s The Golden Coach at 8:30 PM, and on Thursday at 6 PM the Film Center will present a second screening of Minnelli’s Van Gogh biopic Lust for Life. Both movies are essential works of Technicolor—and, by extension, 35-millimeter photography—suggesting oil paintings come to life. While there’s more to them than cinematography, seeing them on film heightens a dimension of their artistry that can only be hinted at by DVD.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Paranormal Film Exploring the subconscious with film distributor Brian Block
Posted by Ben Sachs on 05.18.12 at 04:29 PM
For this belated presentation, we can all thank local film collector Brian Block. Block commissioned the new print of Possession currently touring the U.S., and he’s overseeing the distribution singlehandedly under the moniker of the Bleeding Light Film Group (for the sake of full disclosure, I should add that we’ve been acquaintances for several years). I met up with him the other night to discuss his efforts, what drew him to Possession, and why Zulawski remains a major filmmaker. Our conversation follows the jump.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Film Now playing: Battleship, which isn't quite terrible
Posted by Ben Sachs on 05.17.12 at 04:41 PM
Film Screening this week: Richard Linklater's Bernie, Andrzej Zulawski's Possession
Posted by J.R. Jones on 05.17.12 at 02:03 PM
