Photo courtesy of SOU Student Film Festival Last night the SOU Student Film Festival hosted students and community members for a magical, socially distanced, film festival. The night was full of Hollywood magic, an SOU walk of fame, and many…
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A Sit Down with Antoinette Abbamonte, Star of Ashland Independent Film Festival’s “Since August”
Photo courtesy of Antoinette Abbamonte The 20th Ashland Independent Film Festival kicked off earlier this month, with one movie shining bright among the others. “Since August” is a film about grief, life, forgiveness, and the strength of the human spirit…
SOU’s Student Film Festival Returns this Year with a Downtown Hollywood Drive-In Theatre
Photo courtesy of the Student Film Festival The SOU Student Film Festival (SFF) is now receiving submissions from current students, as well as alumni and prospective students! The SOU Student Film Festival has gathered students, staff, and alumni for a…
20th Ashland Independent Film Festival Releases Full Lineup of 100 Indie Films and Events
Photo courtesy of Ashland Independent Film Festival The 2021 Festival is a “Double Feature” with Online Screenings in April and Live Outdoor Screenings in June Ashland, Oregon — The Ashland Independent Film Festival released the complete schedule for its 20th…
Laika Studios Celebrates 15 Years
Photo by Tally Broderick Over the past 15 years, Portland-based Laika Studios has produced a few successful animated movies, such as Coraline, which is set in Ashland, and Kubo and the Two Strings. I have an undying love for Laika…
Jump into the World of Drama and Romance with “Emma”
Photo ©Focus Features Do you guys remember that hand flex scene in the 2005 version of “Pride and Prejudice”, and the amount of tension that resulted from that nearly twenty-second bit? Well, “Emma”, directed by Autumn de Wilde, might just…
Instagram Poll – “The Sorcerer’s Stone” vs. “The Prisoner of Azkaban”: The Best Harry Potter Movie
Photo ©Warner Bros. Last week our Instagram poll asked what was the best Harry Potter book. This week we asked about movies. Our final two came down to The Sorcerer’s Stone and The Prisoner of Azkaban. While it was a…
Jojo Rabbit – A Review
Photo ©Fox WARNING THIS ARTICLE MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS A lot of us have had an imaginary friend. Johannes (Roman Griffin Davis) is no different. Except that he grew up in a small German town during World War II and his…
Review: Going Into the Unknown with Frozen II
Warning: there WILL be spoilers here in this review, so tread carefully. The little princess inside of me was excited beyond belief. The more cynical adult inside of me, however, was apprehensive. 2019 was definitely Disney’s year; there have been…
Student Films Spotlighted at Annual Festival
Documentaries, mockumentaries, animation and stop-motion all occupied the screen at the Varsity Theater on Tuesday night. The Southern Oregon Student Film Festival showcased 21 films, out of the 42 submitted, that were entirely student produced. Sympathetic sighs and audible…