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Arts Jan 02

2019 was a record year for female filmmakers, study finds

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press

Arts Apr 29

John Singleton, Oscar-nominated filmmaker, dies at 51

Singleton, the director of "Boyz N the Hood," made movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond.

By Jake Coyle, Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Arts Nov 26

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Remembering the career of filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci

On Monday, Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci died at his home in Rome. The director earned both praise and condemnation for movies, such as “Last Tango in Paris,” that included graphic content and tackled sensitive topics. Jeffrey Brown takes a look…

By Jeffrey Brown

Arts Mar 16

Wes Studi, left, plays Chief Yellow Hawk, and Q’orianka Kilcher plays Elk Woman in “Hostiles.” (Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures)
In wake of Standing Rock, Native storytelling gets more screen time

The very public fight to stop a pipeline ​company from crossing sacred land and water may be helping open doors for a surge of content from Native filmmakers telling their own stories.

By Courtney Norris

Arts Jul 17

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Remembering George Romero, 77, filmmaker who brought the undead to life

Filmmaker George Romero has died at the age of 77. His cult classic "Night of the Living Dead," made for $100,000 in 1968, launched the modern zombie industry and countless imitators. But Romero's zombie flicks also offered him a platform…

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Jun 09

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Why the world needs more filmmakers with disabilities

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Filmmaker Reid Davenport wants people to know that his biggest obstacle isn’t living with cerebral palsy, but how others perceive and respond to his diagnosis. Davenport, whose films focus on people living with disabilities, gives his Brief but Spectacular take…

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Feb 24

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A groundbreaking filmmaker finally gets her time to shine

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Kathleen Collins was one of the first African-American women to direct a feature film, but her work wasn’t widely released before her death from cancer in 1988. Nearly 30 years later, her daughter Nina Collins had the film restored, and…

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Oct 14

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‘California Is a Place’ Still Reeling From Recession

Filmmakers Drea Cooper and Zack Canepari looked at California foreclosures through a different lens by concentrating on the crisis in some off-beat places.

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