In recent years, the argument has been made that the Academy should include an Oscar category for Best Ensemble Cast. The Screen Actors Guild gives an award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast, and [...] Continue Reading
‘Support the Girls’ Modernizes the Service Comedy
September’s featured Filmworks movie, “Support the Girls,” challenges some of the traditional hallmarks of a typical comedy about the service industry. Director Andrew Bujalski focuses on the [...] Continue Reading
I Heart Film: Joshua Tehee
I Heart Film: Joshua Tehee What is your role at The Fresno Bee? I am officially a reporter on the breaking news team, but I have worked for a long time (and still do) covering arts, entertainment, [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Joy Quigley
July 2018 volunteer in the spotlight: Joy Quigley Occupation: Joy works in freelance film and video production. What else do you do outside of work? I consider the work that I do fun. I take a lot [...] Continue Reading
I Heart Film: Albert Cano and Michael Swain
Where are you both from, and what do you do professionally here in Fresno? Albert: I was born in Fresno but grew up in Kerman. I’m the Local Media Research Manager at Univision Communications for the [...] Continue Reading
Humble Beginnings: Celebrated Films that Began as Shorts
Before Oh Lucy was a feature film, by writer and director Atsuko Hirayanagi, it was a short film that was her thesis project at NYU. Before that, it was just one of many one-sentence plot descriptions [...] Continue Reading
Streaming Surprises, Volume 17
Our “Streaming Surprises” series calls attention to good movies new and old. Titles are available from various streaming services. "Poorna" (2017) “Poorna” is based on the true story of a [...] Continue Reading
Vazante and the Ugly-Beautiful of Brazilian Cinema
Daniela Thomas initially centers Vazante on a man who fails: Antonio (Adriano Carvhalho), a white farmer who can’t make his land grow a thing, support a homestead, or ensure the survival of his wife [...] Continue Reading