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Friday, August 17, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: ParaNorman; Neil Young Journeys
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 3:40 PM
- Focus Features
- ParaNorman
Click on the title to be taken directly to the review.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Film / Film News Opening This Week
Posted By Matt Brunson on Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM
- Disney
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Wednesday:
The Odd Life of Timothy Green - Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton
Friday:
The Expendables 2 - Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham
Neil Young Journeys - Documentary
ParaNorman - Animated
Sparkle - Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Film / Arts Hallelujahs at the Gantt
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 8:00 AM
The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture continues its Oscar, Spencer and Paul film series — which highlights works of black film pioneers Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams and Paul Robeson — with a religious nudge. The 1944 film Go Down Death is the third in Spencer Williams' God-fearing trilogy. The narrative finds a shady juke joint owner (Williams) plotting to frame an innocent preacher (Samuel H. James) with a scandalous photograph.
Why? Because his rowdy barrelhouse is nearly empty and the church around the corner is packed. Looks like residents are abandoning their moonshine for hallelujahs. Subtitled "The Story of Jesus and the Devil," Go Down Death spawned controversy in its heyday due to its silent clips depicting hell by French filmmaker Georges Melies. Free with museum admission ($5-$8). Sun., Aug. 12, 2 p.m. Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, 551 South Tryon St. 704-547-3700. www.ganttcenter.org.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: The Campaign; Ruby Sparks; The Bourne Legacy; Hope Springs
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 2:19 PM
- Warner Bros.
- The Campaign
Click on the link to be taken directly to the review.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Film / Arts Final chance to sail
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 9:00 AM
While most of the Best Picture Oscar winners from the Academy's first decade are clunky vehicles that haven't held up particularly well, one of the exceptions is Mutiny on the Bound, a splendid dramatization of the infamous 18th-century mutiny in which first officer Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable) led a revolt against the tyrannical Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton) on the high seas.
While movies like Titanic, Waterworld and The Abyss resulted in countless articles relating the difficulties of filming on water, this is hardly a modern phenomenon, as witnessed by the legendary stories surrounding this 1935 film's numerous mishaps: on-set skirmishes between actors, an overextended budget (easily recouped upon its successful release), destroyed film stock and sets, and countless injuries (and even one death) among crew members. None of this chaos turns up on screen, though: This is an exciting, perfectly executed production that features Gable at his most magnetic and Laughton at his most commanding. This will be shown as the final entry in the Main Library series Ships Ahoy!!: 8 Classic Seafaring Films. Free admission. Aug. 4, 2 p.m. Wells Fargo Playhouse, 300 E. 7th St.
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Review: Total Recall
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 12:03 AM
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- Sony
- Total Recall
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days - Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn
Total Recall - Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Where Do We Go Now?
Step Up Revolution - Cleopatra Coleman, Stephen "tWitch" Boss
The Watch - Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn
Where Do We Go Now? - Leyla Hakim, Nadine Labaki
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Film / Arts Ships Ahoy screens Billy Budd
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Fans of nautical adventures will find much to appreciate in this absorbing motion picture — even if it doesn't star Johnny Depp or Orlando Bloom. Adapted from the Herman Melville novel, Billy Budd is a 1962 effort that earned Terence Stamp a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his film debut; he plays the title character, an honest and naive sailor whose genuine goodness raises the hackles of the ship's sadistic master-at-arms (Robert Ryan).
Peter Ustinov (who also directed) co-stars as the vessel's captain, a fundamentally decent man whose dedication to the word of the law leads to disastrous results. This will be shown as part of the Main Library series Ships Ahoy!!: 8 Classic Seafaring Films. July 21, 2 p.m. Free. ImaginOn's Wells Fargo Playhouse, 300 E. 7th St. 704-416-4600.
Film / Arts Real to Reel ends with a tech touch
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The 13th annual Real to Reel International Film Festival promotes a diverse assortment of thought-provoking flicks at Kings Mountain's historical Joy Performance Center. It concludes today with Tiffany Shlain's 2011 Connected: An Autoblogography about Love, Death & Technology.
The documentary, about a personal quest to forge meaningful connections in today’s tech-dominated world, premiered at Sundance Film Festival. $8. Joy Performance Center, 202 S. Railroad Ave., Kings Mountain. 704-484-2787. For details on film titles and screening times, visit www.realtoreelfest.com.
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Question the Queen City: The haunting of Love’s Pass
The railroad pass has claimed at least 14 lives
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Eight (possible) things overheard in Patrick Cannon's prison visitation room
Who goes to see him on weekends? What do they talk about? We have no idea, but we're creative.
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Listen Up: VS Guitar Duo Shreds on 'Local Vibes'
Episode 35
