I had just turned 11 when I saw Pleasantville for the first time in 1998. At that young of an age, I was not yet enamored with understanding the deeper socially relevant aspects of a movie.

“Hell of a lot of truth in [that picture]. Hell of a lot of truth. ” -World Cinema Dir. Joel and Ethan Coen The Coen brothers’ 1996 classic Fargo purports to be a true story.

An anthology is more complex than a single story, as an ecosystem is more complex than a single species. (*This review contains mild spoilers.

Check out these two Press-Citizen articles on the film The Hunting Ground, coming to FilmScene on Tues. 4/14 at 6 pm, as a part of the Bijou Film Forum. Reminded of the Power of Hate Speech by Mallory Hellman Film, Panel to Address Sexual Assault Epidemic by Prof.

Many people believe that vampire legends have been bled dry (hee-hee) for use in popular culture. Most stories of the infamous bloodsuckers are told from the perspective of an everyman, who is intrigued and/or haunted by the existence of these creatures.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing at, or coming soon to FilmScene.   Our line-up includes What We Do in the Shadows, a comedy by New Zealand filmmakers Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.

Spaceballs is more than just a means for Brooks (and co-writers Thomas Meehan and Ronny Graham) to deploy a series of Jedi-related yuks. A master parodist, Brooks is out to play with as many established Sci-Fi tropes as he can manage.

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films that are currently playing at, or coming soon to FilmScene.   Our line-up includes the Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner, which continues to play at FilmScene throughout the weekend and following week.

Nicolas Winding Refn should be mandatory viewing for film nerds.  The audacity and craftsmanship of his filmmaking put him on par with the likes of Darren Aronofsky (see Refn's Bronson), but with a sense of subtlety (Valhalla Rising).

In this week’s show, we’ll be discussing three films coming soon to FilmScene.   Our line-up includes Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, which plays at FilmScene this Saturday, February 28, at 11PM, as part of Bijou After Hours.