Cannes-Do Spirit
Cannes is coming to Tryon. No, not the sun-drenched beaches of the French Riviera. Instead, the scenic foothills town is presenting the Tryon International Film Festival, for two days in October.
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Manhattan Short Film Festival Makes its One WNC Stop in Flat Rock
Manhattan Short Film Festival Quick Take: Ten terrific short foreign films with special filmmaker intros. Special Appeal: The rare chance to take part in…
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In Strictest Confidence
The WNC Film Society screens a riveting war movie that has not yet been released in major theaters.
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Mockingbird’s New Song
It’s 1960. The Civil Rights movement in the U.S. is gaining attention worldwide. Four college students from Greensboro, NC, conduct a sit-in at a…
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Heeding the Call
While vacationing at Seabrook Island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, in 2012, David Weintraub encountered a group of wild animals that transformed…
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Minimalist to the Max
It’s 1962, and much is happening in the world. The Soviet Communists, who removed the Nazis after WWII, are still in power in Poland,…
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Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) is a cordial and friendly single man. He likes to say: “I always have a wonderful time, wherever I…
Read MoreBig Eyes
When she was in art school in Nashville after World War II, Peggy Doris Hawkins (later Margaret Keane, played here by the luminous Amy…
Read MoreInterstellar
Interstellar is one of those space movies that reminds us how human we are. No matter how far away from home we wander, no…
Read MoreFURY
It’s April, 1945. Ordered by Hitler, the SS troops have set up a “fanatical resistance,” forcing civilians, including children, into battle. “The war will…
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