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Danny Glover coming to UNC for MLK week

Joe Schwartz — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:45:30 -0500

Danny Glover of Lethal Weapon and Angels in the Outfield fame is the keynote speaker for UNC's 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration, UNC officials announced today.

Glover's speech highlights the weeklong event, which runs from Jan. 17 to Jan. 22.…

Statement from owners of Varsity Theater (yes, itâ€™s closing tonight)

David Fellerath — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:20:09 -0400

Just an hour ago, Bruce and Mary Jo Stone, the owners of the Varsity Theater on Franklin Street, released a written statement confirming the closing of the theater. Although the document doesn't specify the effective date, presumably the theater will close after tonight's final showings of The Hangover and The Brothers Bloom.…

Varsity Theater to go dark Friday, June 26

David Fellerath — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:26:18 -0400

[caption id="attachment_4387" align="aligncenter" width="461" caption="UNC-Chapel Hill freshman Walker Percy, later the author of "The Moviegoer" and many other books, extends his leg while waiting in line for a movie at the Varsity Theatre, then known as the Carolina Theatre, on Franklin Street, circa 1933-34. Photo courtesy of North Carolina Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill"] [/caption]

The Varsity Theater, which has been in operation under different names on Chapel Hill's Franklin Street for more than 80 years, will go dark this Friday.…

Movie cameras now set to roll in Durham in late March

David Fellerath — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:19:34 -0400

Main Street, the movie, may be shooting on your street soon.

We've got the story over on Artery, our seasonal arts blog—which will be cranking up in earnest for Full Frame.…

He's just that into you: Justin Long is Romeo to Evan Rachel Wood's Juliet

David Fellerath — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:25:30 -0400

Theatre in the Park announced today that Justin Long, an actor seen in such titles as He's Just Not That Into You, Galaxy Quest, Live Free or Die Hard and the Peyton Reed-directed The Break-Up, will play her BF from the Montague side of the tracks in the Theatre's May production of Romeo and Juliet.

The production will run for five performances from May 15-17, at the TIP space in Pullen Park.…

New York Times "succumbs to economic pressures," withdraws support from Full Frame

David Fellerath — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:44:42 -0400

If there was any doubt about the depth and breadth of the economic crisis in general and the daily newspaper crisis in particular, this afternoon's announcement from the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival abolishes it.

The New York Times, which has provided sponsorship support for the 12-year-old festival since 2001, has withdrawn its commitment, the festival announced today, less than three weeks away from the start of this year's event, which is scheduled for April 2-5 in Durham.…

Main Street holds casting call on Durham's Morgan Street

David Fellerath — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:38:46 -0500

There was more evidence this week that a film production is indeed getting underway in Durham. Auditions for Main Street were held all week at Durham Convention Center.…

Evan Rachel Wood to act in Theatre in the Park's Romeo and Juliet

David Fellerath — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:24:42 -0500

Evan Rachel Wood stopped being a full-time Raleigh resident years ago, but her family remains central to the city's theater scene: Her father, Ira David Wood III, is longtime artistic director of Theatre in the Park, and recently finished a run in the title role of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Evan's brother Ira David Wood IV was also in that production.…

Sundance report: Our correspondent writes

David Fellerath — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:59:02 -0500

Indy freelancer Marc Maximov spent the last two weeks of January where he always does: at Park City, Utah, volunteering with the Sundance Film Festival and taking in films. Lots of films.…

Hoop Dreams director to curate sports films at Full Frame

David Fellerath — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:11:33 -0500

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival announced today that Steve James, director of one of the most successful documentaries ever, the 1994 epic Hoop Dreams, will curate a sports-themed program at this year's festival, which runs April 2-5.

James' sidebar will be called This Sporting Life, and will not be limited to documentaries.…

Raleigh LGBT Center group's got "Milk" -- Rialto, 8 pm Thursday

Bob Geary — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:59:38 -0500

From the Rialto's website: MILK opens at RIALTO on Friday, December 12th! There will be a special premier showing on Thursday, December 11th at 8pm. Tickets for this show are $10.00 each, with proceeds going to the LGBT Center of Raleigh. Tickets for this show will go on sale at 6:30pm the day of the show at the Rialto box office. Remember, the Rialto is cash only!

Center organizers are in early stages, looking to grow. They have a rudimentary website up with a mission statement that's copied below.…

"Cranky" Indy critic Godfrey Cheshire draws raves for film

David Fellerath — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:56:44 -0400

More than four years ago, Indy critic Godfrey Cheshire began work on his documentary Moving Midway, a chronicle of the relocation of his ancestral Wake County home and a meditation on the changing South. The film, which opens in the Triangle this Friday, has been garnering excellent notices.…

Obsession: Not a cologne sample in your N&O

David Fellerath — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:48:48 -0400

Subscribers of the News & Observer, and more than 70 other newspapers across the country, found a DVD inserted into their papers this morning. The film is a documentary called Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West. The film itself is two years old, and it is now receiving its second major push.…

Rave review in Toronto for N.C. filmmaker

David Fellerath — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:26:55 -0400

The first hurdle for any film looking for attention at a major festival like the Toronto Film Festival is a good review in the trades. By that measure, Winston-Salem native Ramin Bahrani's Goodbye Solo is off to a flying start.…