The Filmland 2024 line-up — held from Aug. 15-18 — includes “Daddio,” “Los Frikis,” “Sing Sing” and more.
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Jeff Nichols puts a peculiar twist on American mythology with ‘The Bikeriders’
Simultaneously straightforward and opaque, Little Rock native Jeff Nichols’ sixth feature-length film is more portrait than epic.
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Jeff Nichols’ ‘The Bikeriders’ revs into theaters today
Little Rock native filmmaker Jeff Nichols uses his biggest budget so far to stylishly capture a spirited subculture on the brink of extinction, with three magnetic leads — Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy — to boot.
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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.”
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Yes, “Minari” really is that beautiful. Here’s how to watch it at home.
The only thing lovelier to us right now than all those vaccine card selfies? Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari,” a Sundance darling that’s set in rural Northwest Arkansas.
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Arkansas film ‘Minari’ snags 10 Critic’s Choice Awards nominations
Sundance darling “Minari,” set in rural Arkansas, scored 10 nominations from the Critic’s Choice Awards. Arkansas Cinema Society hosts a virtual screening of the film Thursday night.
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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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Jeff Nichols is making a podcast about ‘Hank the Cowdog’ and Matthew McConaughey is the cowdog
Arkansas filmmaker Jeff Nichols (“Loving,” “Take Shelter,” “Mud”) is writing, directing and producing a podcast adaptation of “Hank the Cowdog,” a children’s mystery series based on books by John R. Erickson, Deadline says, with Nichols’ “Mud” colleague Matthew McConaughey as the titular sleuth.
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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.