In addition to a slew of shorts, this year’s lineup includes feature-length films like “The People’s Joker,” “Big Boys” and “Sebastian.”
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‘The Bikeriders’ coming to DVD, Blu-ray and streaming in August
“The Bikeriders,” Little Rock native Jeff Nichols’ sixth feature-length film, has come and gone from theaters, but those who missed it (or are jonesing for a rewatch) won’t have to wait long.
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Arkansas-bred director Lee Isaac Chung puts the fun in funnel with ‘Twisters’
Chung’s last feature film, “Minari,” an autobiographical portrait of his immigrant family putting down roots on their Arkansas farm, cost $2 million to make, roughly what any single minute of “Twisters” cost.
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Glenwood native director Clark Duke wraps second film
Described as a “comedic thriller in the vein of the Coen Brothers’s oeuvre” and “a Southern-fried siege, with shades of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ and ‘Die Hard,’” the film stars Ashley Benson and Jake Lacey.
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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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Ron Robinson Theater screens ‘Purple Rain,’ ‘The Mummy’ and more in July
“Rope,” “The Princess Bride” and “Sharknado” are also among the July lineup.
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Are you 5’8″, 170 pounds and between the ages of 18-35? You could (almost) be in a movie
“Three’s a Crowd” — a romantic comedy starring Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King and Ruby Cruz — begins filming in Little Rock on Wednesday, but it’s not too late for you to be part of the production.
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Fall 2023 issue of Oxford American focuses on Southern film
The main stories for Issue 122 give close inspection to the work of established Southern directors Les Blank, Debbie Allen and Kasi Lemmons, as well as newcomer D. Smith, whose debut film is a documentary about four Black trans sex workers in Atlanta and New York.
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A Q&A with 16-year-old North Little Rock filmmaker Corbin Pitts
Pitts’ film “Salad Days” premiered to a sold-out crowd this week, and is available to stream starting today. Here’s how to watch it.
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Sterling K. Brown to portray Elaine 12 attorney Scipio A. Jones in Searchlight film
Sterling K. Brown as Scipio A. Jones, the lawyer known for defending 12 Black men in the appeal process following the Elaine Massacre in October 1919.