SoLost on the set of Jeff Nichols’ Mud

May 17, 2013

By now, you probably know the drill. Some of our favorite people here.

KUAR’s Chris Hickey investigates what’s going on in Southern regional cinema

May 17, 2013

A very solid report. Someone should write a book.

Hating Breitbart

May 17, 2013

Hating Breitbart Grade: 83 Cast: Documentary Director: Andrew Marcus Rating: PG-13, for language Running time: 92 minutes On one level, Andrew Marcus’ sporadically entertaining Hating Breitbart isn’t really much of a movie. It’s an uncritical, fawning valentine to the late …

Star Trek Into Darkness doesn’t suck

May 16, 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness Grade:87 Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Karl Urban, Bruce Greenwood Director: J.J. Abrams Rated: PG-13, for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence Running time: 132 minutes By Ty Burr …

LRFF: Fake It So Real director Robert Greene talks to Dan Lybarger

May 15, 2013

By Dan Lybarger for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and blood, dirt & angels FAKE IT SO REAL (teaser) from prewarcinema on Vimeo. It’s hardly news that the outcomes of professional wrestling matches are pre-ordained. Audiences attend matches hoping to see the …

Ain’t In It for My Health hits Arkansas

May 15, 2013

While I’m holding my review of Jacob Hatley’s Ain’t In It for My Health for the film’s theatrical release — right now it’s scheduled to open in Little Rock on Friday May 24 — but I do want to take …

Levi Agee’s Screengems LRFF edition: An interview with Jason Miller, co-director of Blood Brothers

May 15, 2013

Monkley note: Thanks to Tanner Smith for this video clip. By Levi Agee BDA Special Master Blood Brothers, shot in both Arkansas and Chicago, will have its premiere at the Little Rock Film Festival on May 17 at 4pm at …

LRFF: The Discoverers director Justin Schwarz talks to our Dan Lybarger

May 14, 2013

Moneky note: This was originally going in the newspaper, but it’s already apparent that we’ve got too much stuff in this week’s MovieStyle section. The Discovers will screen at 8:15 p.m. on Friday at the Argenta Community Theater and at …

Cheree Franco’s Little Rock Film Festival Preview

May 14, 2013

Monkey note: With the Little Rock Film Festival opening tomorrow, we’re in heavy prep mode. I still have to watch a lot of movies, and — as of this writing — I’m not at all sure what my schedule is …

Saturday Morning Country Cover: “North to Alaska”

May 11, 2013