Movies have the power to transport their audience to a different place and time, and on Friday, audiences will be transported 10,000 miles away to Iran. Read more...
Photo: A group of Iranian filmmakers are scheduled to come to the James Bridges Theater starting on Friday for its film screenings and Q&A sessions.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, one of the most famous film scores of all time was born. Read more...
Photo: LUCASFILM LTD A live orchestra accompanied by a choir and a narrator will perform music from all six of John Williams’ “Star Wars” scores.
If extraterrestrials have been monitoring our pop culture for insight into the human species, their interstellar airwaves would be dominated by the likes of "Hannah Montana" and the "Transformers" sequel. Read more...
Photo: Musicians Michael Glover (left) and his wife, Robyn Rosenkrantz, of Bright Blue Gorilla collaborated with producer and actor Fred Beshid in the 2008 film “Karate Film Cafe,” a comedy about a karate studio, video store and restaurant. The film has received awards in festivals in Venice and Cannes and will have its Los Angeles premiere on Oct. 10 at the Downtown Independent Cinema as part of a tour of U.S. arthouse theaters.
Beware "“ merely watching "Capitalism: A Love Story" could be considered an act of socialism. Read more...
When David Foster Wallace died by his own hand last September, he left a sad, gaping hole in the American literary community. Read more...
If it weren't for coming-of-age movies, actresses like Ellen Page might actually have to grow up. Read more...
The Coen brothers really can't make a bad movie, so it's hard to know how to judge their films. If you were to base it on the amount of pleasure proportional to the amount of pain you feel while watching it, then "A Serious Man" may not come out on top. Read more...
