FILM
Worst Movies Ever?
I watched the infamous "Birdemic" over the weekend. Yes, I did this on purpose. No, I'm not a glutton for punishment. The movie was probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen, even though I've s...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 5:11 PM
From the Sands of Morocco to the Streets of Chicago to the Community of Jamestown
This is the journey of film maker Hakim Bellabes who comes to Jamestown next week for the 2nd residency of the Caravanserai Program. His visit is short and I want to make sure people know that this i...
Posted on 11/5/12 at 2:55 PM
Tai Chi: Fantastical Reality
Initially, I chose to come to Wu Dang Shan (rather than other sights in China) because I wanted to participate in the culture---by way of doing tai chi. But let's not neglect the fact that sight-seein...
Posted on 9/15/12 at 7:33 AM
International Week at Jamestown College
The Jamestown College Look Beyond Committee, International Student Organization, Art Club, Art Department and Foreign Language Department are celebrating International Week Feb. 21-25. All events are ...
Posted on 2/18/11 at 3:19 PM
ROCKWELL AND THE MOVIES
What do George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have in common with millions of Scouts and Scouters? These great American filmmakers both love and admire the work of Norman Rockwell, who spent decades illu...
Posted on 11/12/10 at 5:48 PM
A Native American tale with international pedigree
CANNES, France (AP) — It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen.By Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer , May 18, 2013
DiCaprio, Spielberg open a stormy Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival got off to a blockbuster, if stormy start, as Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" opened on a soggy French Riviera.By Associated Press , May 15, 2013
'42' shows why Jackie Robinson still matters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's a scene in "42" in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern Major League Baseball, endures intolerably cruel racial slurs from the Philadelphia Phillies' manager.By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Writer , April 03, 2013
Films to bring art exhibits to cinemas worldwide
Art exhibitions abroad are coming to a cinema near you.February 27, 2013
After 'Psycho,' a shower of violence in movies
NEW YORK (AP) — For his first professional acting job, a 22-year-old Anthony Hopkins took a train from South Wales to Manchester. With time to kill on a rainy day, he dropped off his bags and headed to the movies, where a long queue wound outside the cinema.By Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer , November 23, 2012
Charlie Brown, 'Peanuts' pals head to big-screen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlie Brown and his "Peanuts" pals are coming to the big-screen.By Associated Press , October 09, 2012
Review: 'Looper' takes you to unexpected places
It's distracting at first: the fact that you're looking at Joseph Gordon-Levitt but he doesn't look exactly like the Joseph Gordon-Levitt you've come to know and love. Aren't his eyes brown? Isn't his nose longer and thinner? Even the blasé smirk on his face seems like an unfamiliar expression given his usual likable, boyish cool.By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic , September 26, 2012
Analysis: Prophet film diverts gaze from Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — For the embattled Syrian regime, the crudely produced film mocking Islam that has unleashed fury across the Muslim world could not have come at a better time.By Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Associated Press , September 18, 2012
Violent clashes over anti-Islam film in 3 nations
TIMERGARAH, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against an anti-Islam film torched a press club and a government building in northwest Pakistan on Monday, sparking clashes with police that left at least one person dead. Demonstrations also turned violent outside a U.S. military base in Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia.By Abdullah Khan, Associated Press , September 17, 2012
Cat videos get their moment at Minn. film festival
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Warning: This is a story about online cat videos. If you're among the seemingly tiny minority of the general population not interested in watching a 1-minute clip of a cat in a T-shirt pounding on a keyboard, then move along.By Patrick Condon, Associated Press , August 29, 2012
Emmy-nominated designers celebrate TV costumes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even vintage-inspired costume designers need a thoroughly modern muse.By Solvej Schou, for the Associated Press , July 31, 2012
Local trio wins first place at 4-H film festival
By Brian Willhide , July 11, 2012
Cold War Film Contest set
The Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site near Cooperstown and the Friends of Oscar-Zero announce the “Cold War Film Contest.” Between Sept. 15, 2010, and Feb. 28, 2011, selected independent film crews will be allowed special access to the Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility. The contest will require regional, independent filmmakers to use the historic, underground missile alert facility as a background for independently produced short-length films.February 25, 2010
Climate modification explored in new film
A new documentary that explores to what extent humans can or ought to control the Earth’s weather and climate shines a cameo light on a Fargo-based company that is a world leader in cloud seeding. The film, “Owning the Weather,” was screened during the recent climate summit held in Copenhagen, Denmark.By By Dave Olson, Forum Communications Co. , January 11, 2010
Poll: Readers divided over top Christmas film
Last week, The Jamestown Sun asked readers of its Web site the question “Which of this major motion pictures is the best Christmas film?” Here are the results of the unscientific surveyDecember 30, 2009
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