More than just a taste, food can be a visual splendor — from a luscious river of chocolate to a brightly adorned taco truck. It can be one man's dream or a rat proclaiming universality. Anyone, [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Ann and Conde McGowan
March 2016 Volunteers in the Spotlight: Ann and Conde McGowan Ann and Conde have lived in Fresno for 38 years. They met in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved around the Midwest for several years before [...] Continue Reading
A Changing China: An Introduction to Jia Zhang-ke
Chinese master filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke knows how to push boundaries, and has been doing so since the beginning of his directing career in the mid-1990s. NPR critic John Powers once described him as [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Andy Julian
February 2016 Volunteer in the Spotlight: Andy Julian At age 24, Andy is a one-of-a-kind Renaissance Man — although he wouldn’t call himself that because he doesn't like drawing attention to himself [...] Continue Reading
Romanian film: A new wave
This Friday, Fresno Filmworks is pleased to present the Romanian comedy "The Treasure". Acclaimed director Corneliu Porumboiu brings this hunt for buried treasure alive with the trademark bite and [...] Continue Reading
In Search of Cinematic Treasure
Treasure-hunting movies have abounded since the dawn of cinema, as old as the first scenes of pirates and with many swashbuckling scenes filled with anger and bad accents. Before we went searching [...] Continue Reading
January 2016 volunteer in the spotlight: Suzanne Watkins
Suzanne still doesn’t know what she wants to do when she grows up. She has learned to appreciate film for its ability to educate, evoke, and move. She lived briefly in Fresno in the 1970s before [...] Continue Reading
Disney shorts share complexity and realism
The simple world of a short film can be dense with symbols and overwhelming emotions. Quickly digging deep into a story, it seems, wouldn’t leave enough room to capture life’s complexity on [...] Continue Reading