Anyone who spends much time online is sure to notice the host of best and worst lists vying for our attention. You’ll even find lists of “Best Lists,” the publishers ranging in prestige from The New [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Isabel Mejorado
July 2015 Volunteer in the Spotlight: Isabel Mejorado How long have you lived in Fresno? I've lived in Fresno County my whole life. I was born in Kingsburg and then I moved to Reedley and was raised [...] Continue Reading
No slouch in these 5 slacker films
Ahh, the cinema’s slacker. The aimless adolescent. The loveable layabout. The incessant idler. The lazy bum. On Aug. 14, Filmworks screens the Mexican coming-of-age drama “Güeros,” the story of a [...] Continue Reading
Beyond the White Coming-of-Age Story
It seems we’ve been hearing and talking about diversity and racism 24/7 — in classes, at work, on social media, and yes, in movies too. Movies that touch on the subject of race usually have it as the [...] Continue Reading
The Monsters We Make and Become: Films on War and Conflict
What would you fight for? What would you die for? Who is your enemy? Who would you kill? Who would they have to be for you to do it? What would be your war? War, abstract and awful, is the thing [...] Continue Reading
On War Movies: When Less is More
Movies, of course, make everything dramatic. If you're laughing, it’s often to the point of crying. If you're crying, then you often cry to the point where you can’t breathe. But when it comes to the [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Richard Flores
June 2015 Volunteer in the Spotlight: Richard Flores Occupation: Richard is a Fresno City College student who works as a tutor at the campus Writing and Reading Center, and eventually he hopes to [...] Continue Reading
Short Stories: Anthologies in Film
This Friday, June 12th, Filmworks will be screening the Argentinian submission for Best Foreign Language Film,"Wild Tales". Filmmaker Damián Szifron weaves together multiple tales of revenge that grow [...] Continue Reading