An argument could be made that every city in America is modeled after either New York or Los Angeles. Pre-war and post-war, pre-car and post-car, classical and modern. If New York is a grown-up [...] Continue Reading
3 Hollywood Halloween films that won’t die
"The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out." Happy Halloween, everybody! It's time to tap your inner strange and become someone else for a night (or a whole month). Are you secretly a pixie, goblin, or [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Colby Tibbet
September 2014 Volunteer in the Spotlight: Colby Tibbet. Occupation: "I'm a student and a freelance journalist. I'll be graduating from Fresno State this year with a degree in Mass Communication and [...] Continue Reading
Films find funny family fodder in weddings, funerals
Family reunions are a natural incubator of drama. Bringing together relatives for graduations, anniversaries, births, funerals, and weddings is a natural fit for filmmakers looking to explore the ways [...] Continue Reading
Roger and Me: Or, why Roger Ebert knows more about why I love movies than I do
This month I am thrilled that Fresno Filmworks is presenting the documentary "Life Itself" on Aug. 8. It's about one of my personal heroes, Roger Ebert. The populist film critic brought a grounded [...] Continue Reading
Comedic thrillers feed sense of fun, paranoia
For its July 11 movie, Fresno Filmworks takes a dive into a mysterious tale of identity. "The Double," based on a Fyodor Dostoyevsky novella, stars Jesse Eisenberg as Simon, a mild-manner government [...] Continue Reading
10 Family Films to Stream This Summer
School's out! Time for lazy summer days of swimming, barbecues, and movies. Lots and lots of movies. Summer wouldn't be complete without family movie night. What's better than curling up on the couch [...] Continue Reading
The Discovered Artist: 3 stories of art and audience
The artist as character makes a fascinating subject. What does it mean to be an artist? Who decides who is an artist? How important is the idea of an artist to the audience? At the 2014 Fresno Film [...] Continue Reading