JANE EYRE now playing!
AO Scott of the New York Times says: "A splendid example of how to tackle the daunting duty of turning a beloved work of classic literature into a movie. Neither a radical updating nor a stiff exercise in middlebrow cultural respectability, Mr. Fukunaga's film tells its venerable tale with lively vigor and an astute sense […]
Read More...Bitchen Bajas & Olivia Wyatt Thurs. April 21
Artists/filmmakers Benjamin Funke and Gabrielle Gopinath collaborated with musician Cooper Crain of Bitchin Bajas to create this psychedelic meditation on the free-range liquid element, a remake of a classic short film directed in 1975 by legendary British filmmaker Peter Greenaway.
Read More...Stephens College Short Film Showcase Friday, April 15 at 9pm
This year's Senior Film Showcase continues to prove that women have a place in the film industry. Come see the latest work from the 2011 graduating class as well as a new short from soon-to-be-seniors. The short films represent a variety of genres from narrative to documentary. Filmmakers will be in attendance to answer questions […]
Read More...Found Footage festival returns Mon., April 18
Hosts Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show with David Letterman) return to Columbia with their most densely-packed lineup of videos to date, complete with bad celebrity career moves, drunk guys mooning Hare Krishnas, and, at long last, cats riding motorcycles. Plus, a rare theatrical screening of the bootleg classic, "Heavy Metal Parking […]
Read More...Carbon Nation with discussion panel Thurs, April 14, 5:15pm. Free!
Carbon Nation breaks away from the gloom and doom of climate change by documenting positive solutions that keep our air and water clean, reduce greenhouse gases, and protect our national security while providing economic savings and opportunities. This upbeat film is appealing across the political spectrum. Its cast of characters includes entrepreneurs, visionaries, scientists and […]
Read More...Zielinski with directors and star in person!
This weekend, the star and directors of the TF selection Zielinski will be at Ragtag for film screenings and in depth Q and As after the film.
Read More...Secret Sunshine starts Friday, April 8
"One of the year's best films." Michael Atkinson, Village Voice Secret Sunshine is Korean director Chang-dong Lee's epic film about a mother (Do-yeon Jeon) facing tragedy in the South Korean village of Miryang. Do-yeon Jeon received a best actress award at the 2007 Cannes film festival for her work in this stunning film, which is just […]
Read More...Two Spirits with filmmaker Lydia Nibley in person!
Fred Martinez was nádleehí, a male-bodied person with a feminine nature, a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. But the place where two discriminations meet is a dangerous place to live, and Fred became one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at sixteen. Co-sponsored by Stephens […]
Read More...Forbidden Hollywood 2 films announced!
In the 1930s Hollywood filmmakers took advantage of a four-year lapse in studio censorship to produce films that are shocking by even today's standards. Last fall we screened a select group of these films to sold-out audiences at the Ragtag and with this awesome show of support, Ragtag has reached into the film vaults to […]
Read More...Mike Leigh's "Another Year" opens March 25
Scott A. May of the Columbia Daily Tribune says, "Relatively free from the confines of plot and narrative, 'Another Year' explores its characters without judgment or expectations. The simple truths it uncovers are hauntingly beautiful." Read the rest of the review here.
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