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14th annual Sidewalk Film Festival set to return to Birmingham

Nathan Proctor August 21, 2012

For one weekend each year, Birmingham is treated to the flair, artistry and personal touch of indie filmmaking. The Alabama Moving Image Association’s 2012 Sidewalk Film Festival will overtake Birmingham’s...

Controversial film screened to a full house

Controversial film screened to a full house

Becky Robinson July 18, 2012

After a month of controversy surrounding the sexually charged Norwegian film “Turn Me On, Dammit!” The Bama Theatre finally showed the coming-of-age comedic drama last night to a full house. The debates...

Arts Council, mayor resolve controversy

Arts Council, mayor resolve controversy

Noelle Brake June 12, 2012

When the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa revoked its decision to cancel the film “Turn Me On, Dammit!,” a part of the Bama Art House film series, last Friday, the heat finally turned down on what had become...

Film takes student from Campus MovieFest to Cannes, France

Film takes student from Campus MovieFest to Cannes, France

Becky Robinson June 6, 2012

Some students dream of vacations to Hollywood and France, but for UA student Alex Beatty, these dreams came true, thanks to his love and talent for filmmaking. Beatty was selected to show his short film...

Documentaries highlight societal issues

Documentaries highlight societal issues

Becky Robinson April 23, 2012

I have harped on the importance of documentaries before, and I truly believe they are an incredibly important art form, especially at a time when so much of the news we receive is condensed into thirty-second...

Documenting Justice returns to Bama Theatre

Documenting Justice returns to Bama Theatre

Becky Robinson April 22, 2012

UA students are hoping to raise awareness of a variety of social issues through a film project known as Documenting Justice. Documenting Justice is a film series that began six years ago. Originally created...

Arnold Schwarzenegger and the greatness of the popcorn movie

Erich Hilkert April 15, 2012

Summer blockbuster movies are just around the corner. "The Avengers" will play in crowded theaters nationwide starting May 4. Multiplexes will soon be inundated, either with action movies that do nothing...

Students find acting opportunities as TV extras

Courtney Stinson April 11, 2012

Movies, commercials and TV shows rely on the help of extras to make settings appear real. For some University of Alabama students, acting as extras in television, commercials and film has not only helped...

'The Big Lebowski' draws crowd of Dudes to Bama Theatre

‘The Big Lebowski’ draws crowd of Dudes to Bama Theatre

Nathan Proctor April 8, 2012

A scramble of bowling shirts, khaki vests and bath robes were on display in downtown Tuscaloosa Saturday evening, befitting the assortment of bowlers, Walter Sobchak’s and, of course, Dudes coming together...

War documentaries deliver honest perspective

War documentaries deliver honest perspective

Walker Donaldson April 8, 2012

The United States has been in Afghanistan since 2001, and support for the war is waning at a dramatic pace. In a post-Osama bin Laden world, the war, to many Americans, seems won. The face of international...

‘The Dude’ hitting the screen at the Bama

Nathan Proctor April 4, 2012

“Way out west, there was this fella that I wanna tell ya about. A fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski,” Sam Elliot says during the opening scene of “The Big Lebowski.” Bo Hicks of wellthatscool.com...

White Russians, Troll films with no trolls and the magic of cult films

White Russians, Troll films with no trolls and the magic of cult films

Erich Hilkert April 1, 2012

"The Big Lebowski," the Coen brothers’ masterpiece, only became a success after it made its initial run in theaters. Some of the success can be attributed to its numerous nationwide midnight screenings....