Sterling K. Brown as Scipio A. Jones, the lawyer known for defending 12 Black men in the appeal process following the Elaine Massacre in October 1919.
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Judsonia’s own Beth Ditto will star in “Monarch,” a forthcoming musical drama from Fox
Beth Ditto — fashion icon, earth-shattering vocalist for the group Gossip, actor and crafter extraordinaire — will join Susan Sarandon and Trace Adkins in FOX’s forthcoming musical drama “Monarch,” to premiere in January 2022.
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‘Nature always wins’: Robbie Brindley talks kudzu and chaos
The images in Robbie Brindley’s new book, “Kudzu and the Usual Erosion” were shot on 120 film on a Mamiya RB 67 camera — big enough to require a tripod and using a process that’s “a lot more like fishing,” Brindley told me. “You have to be very calm and patient.”
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Microshorts, paper rainforests and Fort Smith history at CALS Made in Arkansas Film Festival this weekend
Get out the projector (or turn on the TV); Central Arkansas Library System’s Made in Arkansas Film Festival is going virtual this weekend.
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Remembering the internment of Americans
Newly discovered film of Japanese American internment camp in Arkansas during World War II.
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North Little Rock Drive-In to screen Pallbearer, Pink Floyd and Adam Faucett concerts, anthology horror and dueling pianos
James Snyder the event promoter behind Metroplex Live and Juanita’s Entertainment, has teamed up with vocalist/concert promoter Chris Terry (CT) to screen concert films, horror flicks and live performances in North Little Rock, drive-in movie style.
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Jesse Burks: Foot surgeon by day, horror film auteur by night
Jesse Burks puts his knowledge of the human body to use as a talented foot surgeon — and in his budding career as a filmmaker.
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Dreamland Film Series to screen HBO’s “Insecure,” host panel with producers
The Arkansas Cinema Society’s Dreamland Film series will begin on Saturday, Sept. 28 with a two-hour screening of HBO’s “Insecure,” followed by a panel moderated by Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and columnist Philip Martin with producers Deniese Davis and Jayme Lemmons.
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Lucero releases new video directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon
Jeff Nichols has a new movie out today. It’s a short film inspired by Lucero’s “Long Way Back Home,” from the band’s recently released ninth album, “Among the Ghosts.”
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Kathleen Turner named honorary chair of 2017 Hot Springs Doc Fest
Oscar-nominated actress Kathleen Turner will serve as the Honorary Chair of the 2017 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, the HSDFF announced today, and will present the festival’s opening night film, “LADDIE: The Man Behind the Movies,” on October 6.