Short films have, in many important ways, undergone a renaissance on the web. YouTube, Vimeo, and other video sharing services provide a platform for films by professionals, amateurs, and everything [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer of the Month: Fae Giffen
January 2014 Volunteer of the Month: Fae Giffen Occupation: Fae studies at San Jose State in the School of Library and Information Science graduate program. When you're not busy with school, what [...] 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
Good Films: Heists
Our "Good Films You May Have Missed" series calls attention to movies new and old that are all Filmworks worthy. Titles are available from Netflix and other streaming services, and you can also find [...] 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
The Sacred and the Profane: Seeing Double in “The Great Beauty”
"The ideal way to see Rome . . . is through two pairs of eyes, one pair that knows it exceedingly well . . . and one that sees it for the first time, wide-eyed, open to life" (Federico Fellini, I, [...] Continue Reading
Volunteers of the Month: Cleo Bauer and Dominic Papagni
December 2013 Volunteers of the Month: Cleo Bauer and Dominic Papagni Occupations: Cleo is a retired academic adviser with the Fresno State athletic department. Dominic is also a retired educator, [...] Continue Reading
Good Films: Fresh starts
Our "Good Films You May Have Missed" series calls attention to movies new and old that are all Filmworks worthy. Titles are available from Netflix and other streaming services, and you can also find [...] Continue Reading