Sometimes a film can only be appreciated when the viewer doesn’t think about it too hard. When the brain power goes down, the fun goes up, and Jared Hess’ “A Minecraft Movie” is perhaps the most...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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,...
