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"Like Someone in Love" at UICA explores human emotions, relationships
by (Renato)
Submitted 04-17-2013 under OPINION
At one point during Abbas Kiarostami’s film, “Like Someone in Love,” I literally said out loud, “I don’t know where this is going.” An Official Selection of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, “Like...
On the Road delivers at UICA
by (erickehoe)
Submitted 04-08-2013 under OPINION
Jack Kerouac never imagined his sprawling 1957 novel "On the Road" as a film. The unfiltered, energetic work of literature could not be confined to ninety minutes of rising action, climax and resolution. But "On the Road" as a...
"Wonder Women" at UICA traces evolution of American superheroines
by (annogus)
Submitted 03-07-2013 under OPINION
Wonder Women: The Untold Story of Female Superheroines is a documentary from filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. From World War II to Women’s Liberation, from Reaganism to Riot Grrls, the film examines the pop-culture legacies of female heroes...
Catalyst Radio: GRIID issues findings of Normalizing Male Dominance film study
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-01-2013 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW A new study examining gender representation in 67 major films from the past year has just been released by Grand Rapids Institute for Information...
UICA screening 2013 Oscar shorts
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 02-14-2013 under OPINION
The UICA is providing a unique opportunity to enhance Grand Rapids’ Oscar-viewing experience this year. Right up until the Oscar broadcast on February 24, the UICA is screening all the nominees for the following categories: “Documentary...
Calvin Students win award at Chicago Film Festival
by (nak6)
Submitted 11-28-2012 under NEWS
"A Royal Pain" proved to be the opposite of its title when a Calvin student group took home an award at the Chicago Comedy Film Festival November 4. A collaboration between media production, music and art majors, "A Royal...
Frankenstein For President: local film maker releases silent film
by (scott warren)
Submitted 10-22-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Local activist and independent film maker Matt Judge has enlisted a small army of friends to realize his goal of writing and filming his first movie. "Frankenstein for President" is a silent film that Judge describes as "part horror,...
Women of God
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 10-11-2012 under NONPROFITS
Women of God: Catholic Sisters in the United StatesPresenter: Mary Navarre, OPDate and Time: Saturday, October 27; 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Cost: $35.00 - To register online CLICK HERE , or by phone at the DCM Front Desk at 616.454.1241 (Option 5...
Catalyst Radio: Mosaic Film Experience a new juried festival
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 09-28-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW This episode of Catalyst Radio previews an upcoming first-time film festival and competition called The Mosiac Film Experience 2012. This unique...
Legendary Swiss film fest goes APE over local film
by (George)
Submitted 08-13-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
The team behind the locally produced independent feature film APE has a lot to be proud of. The dark comedy, which tells the story of a struggling comedian and pyromaniac’s deal with the devil, has recently received accolades at Locarno...