If you enjoy homework assignments that involve hunting down and watching a lot of international movies, then get ready to study. Filmworks will present the adventure fable "The Rocket" as part of the [...] Continue Reading
Filmworks fans pick 2014 Oscar shorts winners
Two out of three ain't bad. This past February, Filmworks asked our audience to predict the winners of the Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014 race. Attendees correctly picked the live action and [...] Continue Reading
Intern spotlight: Analise Villalobos
Spring 2014 intern: Analise Villalobos Where do you go to school and what are you studying? "I go to Fresno State. I just transferred this semester from Fresno City. I'm studying Mass Communication [...] Continue Reading
Featured video: Follow the red balloon
Our featured video this month for The Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014 stars an inquisitive street performer, a precocious little girl, and a pesky wayward balloon. Local freelance videographer Zoë [...] Continue Reading
Short film turns into a real ‘Winner’
I've been lucky to enjoy a lot of great short films over the years at the historic Tower Theatre. And on Feb. 13 and 14, Filmworks will again bring the world's best short-form cinema to town when it [...] Continue Reading
Filmworks board picks favorite films of 2013
JEFFERSON BEAVERS, PRESIDENT 1. "Stories We Tell" — Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley makes a movie about memory that functions equally as family spectacle and self-aware docu-drama. A heartfelt [...] Continue Reading
Foodies fond of delectable French films
Movie lovers have long developed a hearty appetite for films about international food. The Danes have Babette's Feast, the Mexicans have Like Water for Chocolate, the Italians have Big Night, and the [...] Continue Reading
Baumbach Births a Long Line of Stumblebums
As a recent interview in the Toronto Globe and Mail suggests, filmmaker Noah Baumbach has a lot of empathy for young people who keep messing up. "I think sometimes bad behavior can be liberating for [...] Continue Reading