Film

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August 16-20: KCPL’s Clarence Brown Film Festival

Knoxville’s performing arts scene crossed a threshold in the fall of 1970 when the Clarence…

Big Ears 2020 Film Lineup: Rare Experiments from International Auteurs
BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2020 ANNOUNCES FULL FILM LINEUP • Curated by The Public Cinema •…
92nd Academy Awards: Who Will Win & Who Should Win

By Reid Ramsey 2019 in film brought about an embarrassment of riches. Most of those riches…

The Public Cinema at Central Cinema: ‘Varda by Agnès’
By Andrew Swafford   2019 was a quiet year for The Public Cinema, Knoxville’s free-admission,…
Andrew Swafford and Reid Ramsey Pick Their Top Films of 2019

Andrew Swafford: Top Ten Films of 2019 #10 – Knock Down the House  By Rachel…

Interview with ‘Light From Light’ Director Paul Harrill

By Andrew Swafford   Light From Light, opening December 6th at Central Cinema, is the…

Film Review: ‘Ad Astra’ – A Cerebral Thriller That Asks Questions But Perplexes With Answers

By Reid Ramsey   In the opening scene of Ad Astra, Roy McBride (Brad Pitt)…

A Look Back: Central Cinema’s First Year of Adventurous Programming

Central Cinema celebrates their first anniversary this August, and aside from a few film recommendations here and there, we at Arts Knoxville haven’t covered their programming all that much since interviewing the founders ahead of opening night. But how could we? There’s always so much of it.
Arts Knoxville would like to take the theater’s anniversary as an opportunity to highlight some of the most adventurous programming that Central Cinema has offered to local audiences over the past year.

Downtown West Offers Rare Screening of Surreal Chinese Noir ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’

By Andrew Swafford   There are a lot of titles vying for your attention at…

Bigger Than Big Ears: Public Cinema’s Month-Long Installation Program

By Andrew Swafford   If Arts Knoxville’s film coverage has been a little quiet over…

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