February 15, 2013 - 12:30pm
Being a portrait of European free jazz artist Peter Brotzmann.
I love a good music documentary. Last year we were privileged with a limited run at Village 8 Theaters of Searching For Sugar Man, which tells the story of the musician Rodriguez. He was barely known here in his native country, but somehow was discovered in South Africa and became literally more...
February 15, 2013 - 11:45am
See the Oscar-nominated documentary this Sunday at the Clifton Center.
We are going to make a loop. Ready? The Oscars are in just over a week. Lincoln has been nominated for 12 awards and is expected to sweep. One of the awards for which it is nominated – rightfully – is Best Adapted Screenplay. The script in question was written by Tony Kushner, who is...
February 15, 2013 - 11:30am
Presenting the new film by the director of "Magnolia," "Boogie Nights," and "There Will Be Blood."
Paul Thomas Anderson is an incredible director, and I'll tell you why: he extracted an actually good performance out of Adam Sandler. I would go so far as to say Oscar-worthy. The film in question is Punch-Drunk Love, and it is beautiful. It is the story of a man with anger management issues as...
February 13, 2013 - 12:00pm
A celebration of indie short film. Do you have what it takes?
I've said it before. I'm sure I'll say it many times again. Louisville is a good city for independent filmmakers. How many people grow up wanting to make movies? I did. My friends did. Kids dream of moving to L.A., getting “discovered,” being famous. Or maybe you don't...
February 12, 2013 - 11:34am
Yippe-ki-yay mother...person.
Ask any group what the best Christmas movie is, and somebody will inevitably say Die Hard while nodding knowledgeably at their own badassery. I personally feel this is a cop-out. A film set during the holidays does not a Christmas movie make. But this is just my opinion, open to heated debate,...
