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Weekend Playlist: Songs for Sidewalk Film Fest

Becca Murdoch August 28, 2015

Some of the greatest tunes of all time have come straight from the silver screen. Considering that this weekend is the 17th annual Sidewalk Film Festival, a celebration of independent films held in the...

​Midtown Village continues movie series

Laura Testino June 24, 2015

An outdoor movie is shown on Saturday evenings in Midtown Village, as part of the free movie series, "Screen on the Green." The movie begins at dusk, or 8 p.m., and patrons are encouraged to bring their...

Student's film pitch wins 1st place in contest

Student's film pitch wins 1st place in contest

Matthew Wilson October 26, 2014

Standing in front of a crowd of 60 people and a panel of judges, Danny Ryan had to pitch his idea for a film about a mixed martial artist who comes out as gay. Ryan’s pitch won first place against 10...

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...

Choosing not to buy into 'The Hunger Games' fad

Choosing not to buy into ‘The Hunger Games’ fad

Jordon Klosky March 27, 2012

Last weekend, millions of people around the country attended showings of the newest box office hit “The Hunger Games.” I was not one of them. There is something in me that absolutely loathes the idea...

‘Sucker Punch’ hits harder than you expect

Nicole Davis March 27, 2011

If you saw the trailer for “Sucker Punch” and dismissed it as a plotless, sexed-up video game rip-off, you’re not alone. I did too. That description isn’t entirely wrong, but it isn’t accurate...

“The Adjustment Bureau” is a wonderful tangle of fate and love

“The Adjustment Bureau” is a wonderful tangle of fate and love

Jordan Berry March 6, 2011

“So now I'm goin' back again, I got to get to her somehow […] We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.” - Bob Dylan, “Tangled Up in...

Oscar snubs stir latest round of awards show skepticism

Jordan Berry February 6, 2011

When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released this year’s list of Oscar nominations, the response went something like this: “The Oscars are crap. I mean, they didn’t even nominate...

‘Hereafter’: Eastwood’s latest triumph

Jordan Berry October 24, 2010

Clint Eastwood the director has nothing to prove to audiences anymore. Even when his latest film was in unfamiliar territory for both him and his audience, I never once felt the insecurity that would most...

“Jackass” offers more of the same stupidity in 3-D

“Jackass” offers more of the same stupidity in 3-D

Carter Glascock October 17, 2010

Bottom Line: It won’t be appealing to anyone aside from the already converted, but this new entry in the series will keep fans in stitches. If there has ever been a worthier candidate for the 3-D treatment,...