A weekend roundup.
Filmland
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An auspicious opening night at Filmland 2021
The good news is that Filmland is back, it’s awesome and it feels safe. The bad news: You’ve missed one of the festival’s greatest film offerings, and possibly the best festival weather.
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Actor Jessica Chastain is bringing new film “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” to Little Rock’s Filmland in the Park
Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain is headlining Arkansas Cinema Society’s Filmland in the Park on Sat. Oct. 2 with her new biopic “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” which tells the story of the “rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.”
Posted inDining
Filmland at the drive-in, a pumpkin patch and more this weekend
Dine and drink outdoors in the River Market District, screen a movie at the Filmland drive-in or celebrate gourd season at Motley’s Pumpkin Patch this weekend.
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“Nomadland,” “One Night in Miami” and more at Filmland this weekend
Releasing a film in 2020 is tough, but luckily for us, Arkansas Cinema Society is leveraging the year’s weirdness to bring the likes of Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” and Regina King’s “One Night in Miami.”
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Arkansas Cinema Society’s Filmland goes drive-in this year
Arkansas Cinema Society takes its film fest offerings outdoors to MP Outdoor Cinema, a 180-car theater with a 36-foot screen at 6700 Allied Drive Way in Little Rock.
Posted inCover Stories
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.
Posted inQ&A
Jeff Nichols’ Filmland captures an industry in transition
I know that you’re waiting on confirmation for Filmland’s Thursday night film and can’t talk about that. So let’s start with Friday. You’re hosting an Oscar-winning documentary. We’re going to […]
Filmland
Often drawing on the packed rolodexes of Society members Mary Steenburgen and Cinema Society founder Jeff Nichols, Filmland and the Cinema Society’s year-round fare have consistently provided Central Arkansas with top-tier screenings and Q&As.
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Premiering: Doc on Gov. Beebe: Correction and update
Mike Beebe, who carried all 75 counties in 2010 in his first gubernatorial campaign, is the subject of a documentary to be screened Aug. 21 at CALS Ron Robinson Theater.