http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/film film news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2010 2010-09-06T13:41:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_kashmir_soccer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_kashmir_soccer/#When: 13:14:26Z Jason Overdorf A new documentary on Kashmir offers the opposite of “Invictus.” Following the lives of 18-year-old soccer player Basharat Bashir and his former militant father, “Inshallah, Football” offers an unusually hopeful perspective on Kashmir’s cycle of violence. sports, soccer, amateur, entertainment, film, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-31T13:14:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081010_whymathisimportant/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081010_whymathisimportant/#When: 06:15:58Z Roberto De Vido We learned so much from him over the years, but it turns out those of us who passed geometry can teach a few things to Bond, James Bond. opinion, comics, entertainment, film, breaking, education 2010-08-10T06:15:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/063010_eclipse_open/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/063010_eclipse_open/#When: 20:47:16Z Christopher Carter Olivia Tortorici got in line Tuesday at 8 a.m. She would have to wait in line for nearly 16 hours by herself. She is eleven years old. “I’m so excited, it’s going to be awesome,” she said about the opening of “Eclipse,” the third installment of the “Twilight” saga. flags, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-06-30T20:47:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060410_firestone/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060410_firestone/#When: 03:58:43Z Dylan Smith Eric Firestone closed his short-lived gallery on North 6th Avenue last month, but may be poised for a grander success in the Hamptons. The furniture and art dealer is opening his “East Coast Space” in East Hampton, N.Y., with the “Warhol, From Dylan to Duchamp” exhibit that debuted in Tucson. flags, arts_culture, visualarts, entertainment, celebs, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-06-05T03:58:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060110_morocco/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060110_morocco/#When: 14:07:04Z Solana Pyne At first glance, “Sex and the City 2” and “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” seem to have little in common beyond the fact that both films opened last week. But look past the designer stilettos and digital swordplay, and you might notice an uncanny similarity in the scenery. flags, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-06-01T14:07:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/052710_sexslaves/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/052710_sexslaves/#When: 16:06:00Z Conor O'Clery A founder of the Irish Republic, Eamon de Valera, famously idealized Ireland 70 years ago as an innocent land of saints and scholars, whose villages were joyous with the laughter of happy maidens. If he came back today he would be shocked to find that a village in Ireland is just as likely to contain a brothel, populated by sex slaves from Africa. nationworld, news, crime, family, health, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-05-27T16:06:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051410_iraqfilm/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051410_iraqfilm/#When: 06:29:47Z Alice Fordham In a city without cinemas, in a country without movies, the impossible is happening. A tattered red carpet adorns the steps of the long-defunct Semiramis Cinema in Baghdad and cheerfully-dressed artists bustle past surly soldiers on the way to a premiere. nationworld, entertainment, film, breaking, lead_ok, globalpost, review 2010-05-15T06:29:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051310_weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051310_weekend/#When: 03:51:42Z Maggie Golston There is a definite air of civic engagement in the programming offerings of clubs and arts organizations this week, as well as a commitment to the unique cultural hybrid that is Tucson. If the 24-hour news cycle portrayal of your community has made you despair of late, the perfect remedy is a visit to some of these choice weekend events. Boycott your television and embrace some local culture. flags, arts_culture, books, theatre, visualarts, entertainment, film, music, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-05-14T03:51:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051110_frazetta/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051110_frazetta/#When: 19:14:02Z Maggie Golston llustrator and comic book artist Frank Frazella, best known as the illustrator of the covers for Robert E. Howard’s series of Conan the Barbarian adventure novels, died Monday. flags, arts_culture, books, visualarts, entertainment, celebs, film, music, breaking, lead_ok 2010-05-11T19:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051110_columbian_accent/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051110_columbian_accent/#When: 16:43:06Z John Otis Dubbing movies is big business in Bogota. So are call centers. All because it’s easy to understand Colombian Spanish. nationworld, news, business, family, history, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-05-11T16:43:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051010_voicesinc/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/051010_voicesinc/#When: 18:59:44Z Maggie Golston Voices Inc., a local nonprofit community media project, celebrates another successful academic year with a “free fundraiser” at the Temple of Music and Art on Wednesday. flags, news, education, local, arts_culture, books, visualarts, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-05-10T18:59:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/050710_weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/050710_weekend/#When: 17:44:41Z Maggie Golston Perhaps you are the sort for whom a hike in this heat sounds like a fate worse than death. If so, here are three options for each weekend day to keep you cool. flags, arts_culture, classical, dance, theatre, visualarts, entertainment, film, music, style, todo, food, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-05-07T17:44:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/050610_laplacita/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/050610_laplacita/#When: 17:32:42Z Maggie Golston On Thursday at 7:30, the outdoor Cinema La Placita film screening series begins its 11th year with a classic, 1934’s “The Thin Man.” flags, local, entertainment, film, breaking, lead_ok 2010-05-06T17:32:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/043010_dvd/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/043010_dvd/#When: 16:23:50Z Maggie Golston For Arizonans whose will to spend the weekend out and about has been taxed by the recent immigration kerfuffle, but who nevertheless have border issues on the mind, the following films are excellent choices for weekend viewing, whether one needs a good laugh, a good cry or some food for thought. flags, entertainment, celebs, film, breaking, review 2010-04-30T16:23:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/042810_poetrycenter/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/042810_poetrycenter/#When: 21:36:16Z Maggie Golston The University of Arizona Poetry Center announced today that it received a $49,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to further develop its extensive audio/video collection.  flags, arts_culture, books, visualarts, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-04-28T21:36:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/042610_argentinafilm/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/042610_argentinafilm/#When: 18:55:37Z Julia Kumari Drapkin At the Buenos Aires film festival, among the 86 Argentine productions, one could easily stumble upon the good, the bad and the ugly, yet unique. nationworld, entertainment, film, breaking, lead_ok 2010-04-26T18:55:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/042010_culdesac/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/042010_culdesac/#When: 00:29:27Z Iranian GlobalPost Correspondent Kiana Firouz, a 27-year-old writer, actress and gay rights activists, is not only real — she’s out, and proud, having adopted London as her hometown almost two years ago. There, she was approached by film makers who proposed a movie about her life. The movie, called “Cul de Sac,” is based on her own life, though she admits it is dramatized. nationworld, entertainment, film, breaking, globalpost 2010-04-21T00:29:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/042010_17words/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/042010_17words/#When: 18:10:22Z Dave Low In the fifteen years since it was released to little fanfare, became a beloved mainstay on cable TV, and entered the American consciousness, I’ve had a complex, changing relationship with “The Shawshank Redemption.” flags, news, crime, opinion, comics, arts_culture, books, entertainment, celebs, film, breaking, weird 2010-04-20T18:10:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/041410_runaways/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/041410_runaways/#When: 17:48:32Z Maggie Golston The long-awaited 70s biopic “The Runaways,” starring child actress Dakota Fanning, who is now 16, as Cherie Currie and “Twilight’s” Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett, landed with a thud in Tucson Friday. flags, entertainment, celebs, film, music, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, review 2010-04-14T17:48:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/041410_filmfest/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/041410_filmfest/#When: 16:58:24Z Charlie Bertsch While you won’t see multi-million dollar deals being made on ski slopes or yachts, the Arizona International Film Festival brings the best elements of a film fest to Tucson. flags, local, arts_culture, entertainment, film, music, breaking, lead_ok 2010-04-14T16:58:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/041010_titans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/041010_titans/#When: 00:47:17Z Sean Bottai Louis Letterier’s giant scorpion version of “Clash of the Titans” may very well wind up being part of some poor kid’s nostalgia. But he or she will be wrong. flags, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, review 2010-04-11T00:47:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040810_mclaren/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040810_mclaren/#When: 21:51:04Z Maggie Golston Malcolm McLaren, the man behind punk legends the Sex Pistols, died Thursday in New York City. flags, news, arts_culture, entertainment, celebs, film, music, style, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-04-08T21:51:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040810_weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040810_weekend/#When: 21:50:13Z Maggie Golston Before you slather yourself in sunblock and head out to Spring Fling this weekend, or Sunday’s KFMA Day at the Pima County Fairgrounds, why not give yourself a nice dose of culture? It’ll only hurt a bit. flags, arts_culture, theatre, visualarts, entertainment, film, music, todo, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-04-08T21:50:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040710_fishtank/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040710_fishtank/#When: 16:28:47Z Charlie Bertsch Some films make us long to be part of their world. And others, like Andrea Arnold’s “Fish Tank” –  playing through Thursday at The Loft –  pull off what is in some ways a more difficult feat: they make us want to pull the film’s characters into our world. flags, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, review 2010-04-07T16:28:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040110_weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/040110_weekend/#When: 19:54:43Z Maggie Golston Plan your three-day weekend with the Sentinel. In addition to the KXCI Festival en el Barrio Viejo and the 28th Tucson Poetry Festival, there is plenty to do in Tucson this weekend. flags, local, arts_culture, books, dance, theatre, visualarts, entertainment, film, music, style, todo, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-04-01T19:54:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/033010_greenberg/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/033010_greenberg/#When: 20:55:31Z Charlie Bertsch Director Noah Baumbach’s latest, “Greenberg,” starring Ben Stiller, is not a picture for everyone. But it has the potential to be a transformative experience in the lives of the people it is for. flags, entertainment, film, breaking, lead_ok, review 2010-03-30T20:55:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032910_spikelee/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032910_spikelee/#When: 18:27:03Z Maggie Golston The UA’s University Activities Board will host a lecture by filmmaker, activist and New York Yankees fan Spike Lee this Wednesday at Centennial Hall. flags, local, arts_culture, theatre, entertainment, celebs, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-03-29T18:27:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032910_un_prophete/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032910_un_prophete/#When: 17:49:22Z Sean Bottai ‘Un prophète’ provides a gristly but honest portrayal of the French prison system and organized crime through the eyes of a young Muslim convict. flags, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, review 2010-03-29T17:49:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032810_dragon_review/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032810_dragon_review/#When: 22:09:20Z Catherine Truelsen If you like the “Harry Potter” stories, you’ll like “How to Train Your Dragon.” flags, entertainment, film, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-03-28T22:09:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032710_dvd/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/032710_dvd/#When: 15:57:29Z Kristine Peashock This week’s new release DVDs ask a common question: what does society expect from the male gender? And can a man reasonably achieve this ideal without sacrificing his innate nature, his mind or his soul? flags, entertainment, film, breaking, lead_ok, review 2010-03-27T15:57:29+00:00