The roster of Arkansas-connected films includes “All Happy Families,” which stars Josh Radnor and was co-written by North Little Rock native Coburn Goss.
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Little Rock native Cassie Keet’s debut film ‘Scream Therapy’ now available on demand
“A cathartic girls trip to the desert turns deadly when demon-worshipping incels discover their secluded house and decide to make these girls their sacrifice,” reads the film’s log line.
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ACS to screen five Arkansas-made films in June
First on deck is Charles B. Pierce’s “The Legend of Boggy Creek,” a 1972 faux docudrama and cult classic about the Bigfoot-esque Fouke Monster that was made on an impressively small budget of around $160,000 and utilized locals as its interview subjects.
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Update: Arkansas Cinema Society cancels two Best Picture screenings, reschedules one
Due to “unforeseen circumstances,” the Arkansas Cinema Society has cancelled their screenings of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” and rescheduled their screening of “The Zone of Interest” to Friday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m.
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Arkansas Cinema Society to screen Elaine Massacre documentary
With a death toll sprawling into the hundreds, the Elaine Massacre is one of the deadliest — if not the deadliest — race-related conflicts in U.S. history. Michael Warren Wilson’s documentary film on the massacre screens at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts on Friday, Jan. 19.
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Arkansas Legislature approves $5 million for film production rebates
The funds approved on Friday will be available through June 30, 2024, the end of the state fiscal year.
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‘Eric LaRue,’ Michael Shannon’s directorial debut, will screen at Filmland
“Eric LaRue” casts Judy Greer in the role of Janice LaRue, a mother trying to make sense of her place in the world and her community after her son shoots and kills three of his high school classmates.
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Jeff Nichols’ new movie, ‘The Bikeriders,’ is coming to Filmland
Starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, “The Bikeriders” follows the tumultuous ascent of a fictional ’60s Chicago-area motorcycle gang.
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Filmland: Arkansas gets an early screening this weekend
If there weren’t already enough film events happening in Little Rock this weekend (Kaleidoscope LGBT+ Film Festival as well as a visit from Memphis director Craig Brewer), Arkansas Cinema Society will be showing a selection of movies from their Filmland: Arkansas program on Saturday, Aug. 1 and Sunday, Aug. 2 at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.
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Law boosting incentives for Arkansas film industry goes into effect today
Act 517, which goes into effect today, gives incentives to productions that spends money or hires crew members from within a county that the Arkansas Economic Development Commission deems economically distressed, and also lifts incentives for certain production costs from 20% to 25%, tacking on an additional 5% incentive if the production is a “multi-project” endeavor like a TV series.