by Jack Brown | May 6, 2015 | Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film, Leisure
So often when we talk about film, we talk about the people on either side of the camera. We talk about the great actors and actresses whose performances touch some deep part of our secret selves, revealing surprising truths we didn’t know we knew. We talk about the...
by Jack Brown | Apr 28, 2015 | Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
When we talk about unions, the images that are usually called to mind are those of the Rust Belt —a ging steel mills and auto plants whose unionized workforces were long considered the backbone of American industry. And while the allure of collective bargaining may...
by Jack Brown | Apr 21, 2015 | Arts, Cinemadope, Film
One of the great benefits of the digital revolution is that it has opened up our movie screens in ways the old paradigm could never have allowed. Under the old system, screening a film was always a pricey endeavor, even if it ran for a few weeks. To show a film for a...
by Jack Brown | Apr 14, 2015 | Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
In any field, a decade is a milestone — one of those moments when one can stop to look back and reflect on all the hard work that has gone into getting to that point in the journey. For a film festival, it’s particularly remarkable. There is just so much that goes...
by Jack Brown | Apr 1, 2015 | Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film, Leisure
All of us, at some point or another, have a teacher who makes a difference. Maybe it’s just that we cross paths at the right moment, or maybe it’s just that he or she is that damn good at what they do, but the right teacher at the right time can change a person’s path...