We've probably been asking ourselves "What is the purpose of art?" for as long as art has existed. In their collaboration book "Art as Therapy," modern-day philosopher Alain de Botton and historian [...] Continue Reading
On Mother Nature: A force unlike any other
Problems, villains, obstacles, MacGuffins: Whatever you call them, the movies need them. Without a crime to solve or a couple to fall in love against all odds, we don’t really have much to talk about, [...] Continue Reading
Filmworks board picks favorite films of 2014
JEFFERSON BEAVERS President "Birdman" — A film student's dream movie, this imaginative black comedy from Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu is edited to look like one long, bleary take. I [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Kristy Page
December 2014 volunteer in the spotlight: Kristy Page Occupation: Kristy works as an elementary school substitute teacher, and she's studying at National University online to become a special [...] Continue Reading
The Landscape of Swedish Cinema: An Introduction
If you need to visualize the saying "small but mighty," consider Swedish cinema. According to the Swedish Film Institute, an organization established to support the Scandinavian country's national [...] Continue Reading
On letting go, holding on, remembering, and forgetting
What happens to us and what we experience are not always the same thing. The facts of our lives can be added into many different sums. We hold on to some facts. We walk away from others. We struggle [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer spotlight: Olga Verkhotina
November 2014 volunteer in the spotlight: Olga Verkhotina Occupation: Olga lives in Los Angeles where she works in nonprofit marketing and event planning. "'Communications,' you can say. I work at [...] Continue Reading
Surrealist cinema: Making sense of confusing imagery
We all have that one friend who keeps asking questions during the movies. "What just happened?" "What did they say?" "Why did he do that?" Now imagine taking that friend to see a surrealist film. [...] Continue Reading