The Kings of Summer, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by Chris Galleta, tells the story of teenaged best friends Joe and Patrick who spontaneously decide to abandon their awkward, boring and parent-dominated lives to build their own “kingdom” in…
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AIFF 2013: From Nothing, Something – A Documentary On The Creative Process
From Nothing, Something is perhaps (in my opinion from what I’ve seen) the documentary of this year’s Ashland Independent Film Festival. The documentary, directed by Tim Cawley, chronicles the creative process. But where this diverges from most creativity based documentaries,…
AIFF 2013: Jake Shimabukuro – Life On Four Strings
“When I’m on stage, all I want to do is connect with people…” narrates Jake Shimabukuro over video of him performing for senior citizens in Sedai, Japan. It’s a common sentiment expressed by musicians, but perhaps it rings more true…
AIFF 2013: Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
“George Plimpton was one of the twentieth century’s most interesting characters…” reads the Ashland Independent Film Festival guide book entry for Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself and throughout the film, nothing is more apparent. The documentary, directed by Tom…
Roger Ebert Dies at 70
Roger Ebert, chief film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and the man who defined the dialogue for discussing films, has died after a battle with cancer at the age of 70, as reported by the Sun-Times today. Ebert announced a…
12th Annual Ashland Independent Film Festival Approaches
Editor’s Update (4/4/13 3:26 p.m.): The festival is here. Check out all of the great films that it has to offer through the weekend. We will be posting reviews of a few films through out the festival. Tickets are $6…
“A Good Day to Die Hard”: 93 Minutes of Loud Noises
Older action heroes are not faring well. Sylvester Stallone’s “Bullet to the Head” has tanked and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “The Last Stand” barely broke its relatively inexpensive budget. Fortunately for the producers, Bruce Willis’ “A Good Day to Die Hard” made…
Banff and Radical Reels Tours Come To SOU
This Saturday and Sunday the Outdoor Program and Rogue Valley Mountain Bike Association are teaming up to host the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour and Radical Reels tour. These nights include high adrenaline films of the hottest sport action. These tours…
“Soul Food Junkies” Explores Attachment to the Deep Fried
The screening of documentary “Soul Food For Junkies” brought a lot of attention the the Rogue River Room in the SU this past Tuesday. Byron Hurst, director of the film, hosted the event. The award winning documentary film maker was…
85th Academy Award Ceremony Winners and Live Blog
Update (2/25/13 3:00 p.m.): I’ve added some of the highlights from last night. Tonight is Hollywood’s show. The 85th Academy Awards, hosted by Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane, is the night that those in the industry and those who love film have…