"The transparency radical became a secret keeper instead of a secret leaker," says Alex Gibney to Collider.com, describing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. "And that, I think, is a big [...] Continue Reading
Documenting the Data Wars
This article originally appeared in the August 2013 issue of the Community Alliance newspaper. In a digital world where exposing sensitive details is often commonplace and instant, what happens when [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer of the Month: Jon Veinberg
July 2013 Volunteer of the Month: Jon Veinberg Occupation: Jon is a retired mental health therapist at Families First, a poet, and an occasional teacher. What are your hobbies? "I love the Tower [...] Continue Reading
Audio Postcard: Why do you like Filmworks?
At our monthly screening this past March, we posed a simple question to our fans: Why do you like us? In this audio postcard, we hear the results. Filmworks is proud to be your local source for [...] Continue Reading
Good Films: Movies about starting over
Our "Good Films You May Have Missed" series calls attention to movies new and old that are all Filmworks worthy. Titles are available (or soon will be) from Netflix and other streaming [...] Continue Reading
Baumbach Births a Long Line of Stumblebums
As a recent interview in the Toronto Globe and Mail suggests, filmmaker Noah Baumbach has a lot of empathy for young people who keep messing up. "I think sometimes bad behavior can be liberating for [...] Continue Reading
Chasing dreams in black and white
Here's actress Greta Gerwig, talking in a recent interview about Frances, the protagonist she plays in the new Noah Baumbach film, Frances Ha: "Someone described her to me as being like a tumbleweed. [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer of the Month: Richard Stone
June 2013 Volunteer of the Month: Richard Stone Occupation: Richard is a retired independent studies instructor at Reedley College. He currently teaches yoga at the Yoga Center of Fresno, he [...] Continue Reading