On Saturday, June 22 from 9-11 a.m., FilmScene will be hosting open casting calls for the roles of Elizabeth Catlett and Grant Wood for the upcoming Hollywood production of Ironmen, an adaptation of the book Nile by Tom Lidd produced by Iowa City native Joseph Grandy Heath. […]
GLEASON Englert Theater — Friday Aug. 26 8:00 p.m. $20-25 FilmScene, Scheels and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are teaming up to host a benefit screening of the acclaimed documentary Gleason tonight at 8 p.m. at the Englert […]
Film is only one weapon in the arsenal of the artist-activists behind ‘The Yes Men’ series. Laura Nix’s documentary ‘The Yes Men Are Revolting’ continues… […]
When Marvel first announced that it was making Guardians of the Galaxy,’ my first thought was, “Who?” Then, upon learning that this was a superhero… […]
Landlocked Film Festival has announced their 2014 film festival lineup, which features 59 films screening over the course of four days, Aug. 21-24. As usual, films will be screened at multiple Iowa City venues including FilmScene … […]
Steve James’ documentary ‘Life Itself,’ opening at FilmScene on July 18, shares its title with the memoir of its subject, the late film critic Roger Ebert. Having only begun production in the final months of Ebert’s life, the documentary quotes Ebert’s memoir at length to supply narration and clarity, but one of the questions James is unable to get Ebert to answer before his death is “Why did you call your memoir Life Itself?” It’s a question the film itself leaves unanswered, at least explicitly, inviting us to ponder it of James’ documentary, just as he did of Ebert’s book. […]
FilmScene will be hosting its first new release film, Robert Redford’s All is Lost, as part of its grand opening celebration this weekend. The debut… […]
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