Wednesday, November 2, 2016

2016 Embarras Valley Film Festival: Chi-Raq on Wednesday, November 2 at 6:30!

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 2016 Embarras Valley Film Festival  Wednesday, November 2 6:30pm           Chi Raq  (2015, 2 hr...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Twelfth Annual Embarras Valley Film Festival: Film Culture and Civil Rights in Illinois

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The Embarras Valley Film Festival celebrates its 12 th year with a focus on civil rights in Illinois. Our theme...
Friday, October 14, 2016

There Will be Blood (2007) and the Power of Spectacle

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Oil frontier films equate land acquisition with a sense of progress as a way to tame the frontier, no matter wha...
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Smoke Signals (1998) and Environmental Adaptations

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After watching Charlie's Country (2013) about aboriginal journeys,  Smoke Signals came to mi...
Friday, September 30, 2016

Living with Nature in Rams (2015)

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Recently I heard Norse writers and directors discussing how their mythology influenced their views of the natural world. One director me...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Bob and the Trees: Netflix, Climate Change, and the Economy in the Berkshires

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Screened in notable film festivals around the world including the Maryland Film Festival, Hamburg Int. Short Fil...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Curating a Western Film Series at the Autry

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In January and February 2017, we will be curating a film series at The Autry Museum of the American West. "The Autry"—brin...