Our “Streaming Surprises” series calls attention to good movies new and old. Titles are available from various streaming services. “The Eagle Huntress” (2016) This docudrama follows a 13 year-old [...] Continue Reading
Featured video: Talkin’ Trane
Our featured video this month for "Chasing Trane" takes us inside Tower District Records in Fresno, as board member Jefferson Beavers talks with local DJ Conor Miles about his favorite John Coltrane [...] Continue Reading
Coltrane’s activism can be accessed through his jazz
A bit past the midway point in “Chasing Trane” you’ll be treated to some details about how John Coltrane composed “Alabama.” “Alabama” happens to be one of the jazz songs that makes a strong case for [...] Continue Reading
Filmworks Fans Love Music Docs
On May 12, Filmworks will close its 2016-17 season and head into a 3-month summer break by presenting the music documentary “Chasing Trane,” a documentary exploring the life, work, and influence of [...] Continue Reading
Exploring the absence of Asghar Farhadi
One of the main reasons I’m excited to see “The Salesman” when Fresno Filmworks brings it to the historic Tower Theatre on April 14 stems from Asghar Farhadi’s absence from the Academy Awards. The [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Carlos Eduardo Rincon Marquez
March 2017 volunteer in the spotlight: Carlos Eduardo Rincon Marquez What do you do for a living? I am an environmental specialist for the E. & J. Gallo Winery. I support several of the winery’s [...] Continue Reading
Streaming Surprises, Volume 9
Our “Streaming Surprises” series calls attention to good movies new and old. Titles are available from various streaming services. “Cameraperson” (2016) A tapestry of footage from the cutting room [...] Continue Reading
An Introduction to Asghar Farhadi
If you don’t know filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, you’re missing the extraordinary work of one of the premiere figures of the Iranian New Wave cinema movement. Filmworks will show the master director’s [...] Continue Reading