All things Mud
Here are some good reads/listens on Mud, the hottest film so far this summer, and at Ragtag for another week. Godfrey Cheshire on why Mud is the best Southern film in years. Terry Gross talks to Matthew McConaughey. An interview with director Jeff Nichols before last year's Cannes Film Fest. FSR talks to Nichols about […]
Read More...Copperhead
There's a special screening of the new Civil War film Copperhead this Saturday in Jesse Auditorium – 7pm. A Q&A with director Ron Maxwell will follow. $10 for MU students and staff, $12 for everyone else. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4byk1GqrCf4[/youtube]
Read More...Kickstarter au go-go
Our pals Kim "Sun Don't Shine" Sherman and Olivia "Staring into the Sun" Wyatt need your help with their new documentary, Sea Gypsies, a portrait of the unique life of the seafaring Moken people of Myanmar and Thailand. The executive producer is Will "Old Joy" Oldham! Their Kickstarter campaign ends soon and they're within reach […]
Read More...To The Wonder
If you'd like to read more about Terrence Malick's new spiritual ballet about loving memories and broken dreams, here are some pretty good pieces: Roger Ebert's last review The filming process Star Olga Kurylenko on working with Malick An interview with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki
Read More...Radio Roundtable
Tune in to Sex, Drugs & Civil Liberties tonight at 7 on KOPN to discuss the film At Any Price, the dark story of a farming family in Iowa. I imagine it'll touch on the cutthroat land-acquisition practices seen in the film . . . and probably some other things.
Read More...For our birthday, you get presents
That's right! It's our birthday month, and that means we have a super-sweet membership offer for you: If you join, renew or upgrade your membership in June we'll give you free movie passes with your member card. Becoming a member is a great way to show your support for local, independent cinema (we couldn't do […]
Read More...Poster Patrol
Just spotted this cool MUD poster from We Buy Your Kids:
Read More...Tune up those bicycles!
Because tickets to True/False's Boone Dawdle (Saturday, August 17) go on sale June 1. If you're not familiar with this summer fundraiser for True/False, it's a fun-filled ride on the Katy Trail to Les Bourgeois for dinner and a movie out on the blufftop. It's really the most fun you'll have on a bike all […]
Read More...Notes from the attic: Future Boy Conan
While perusing Hayao Miyazaki's profile on IMDb I came across a cartoon series he directed in 1978, pre-Studio Ghibli. After getting a package from a couple oceans over, we watched a few episodes in movie club. Based on Alexander Key's 1970 novel The Incredible Tide, Conan and his grandfather live alone on an island twenty […]
Read More...Memorial Day info
Uprise Bakery's counter is closed for Memorial Day — so no bread or food. Their bar is open, though, for beer, wine and popcorn. And we'll be showing movies all day, naturally. Doors to our side of Hittsville open at 1:30.
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