From 2023’s biggest blockbusters to the short films everyone is about to be talking about, they’re all Oscar nominees now.

This event is the inaugural pop-up event for The Bradley Theater, a collective that promises to finally bring an arthouse cinema to Savannah. By joining forces with Cinema Savannah, the largest and longest running film club in Savannah, they are sure to expand the influence of independent, foreign, and classic cinema in Savannah.

If you had told Haley Fusia she would be capturing breathtaking helicopter scenes for a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) project, she might not have believed you. Yet at 27 years old, what used to be a dream is now a reality.

There’s not much going on at the weekend box office. Yes, point fingers at the dual strikes’ impact on the theatrical schedule. But it’s also January, which typically counts a couple of the year’s lowest-grossing weekends.

Augusta rolled out the red carpet on Jan. 20 for an independent film with a score written by a Thomson teen. Created by Texas filmmakers Julie and Jerry Loncon of Studio 220 Films, “The First Step” focuses on a man dealing with a tragedy that rocks his faith to its core.

Although she’s listed among the producers of an upcoming A&E documentary on her late father, Deanna Brown-Thomas will get her first look at the finished product when it premieres at New York’s Apollo Theatre next month.

DuVernay’s film wants to be a starting point for rethinking race in the 21st century, before we all collectively tumble over a cliff headfirst. (It hits theaters on Jan. 19, after a brief awards-qualifying run last year.)

The 40th Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday in snow-covered Park City, Utah. In the wake of twin strikes and an indie biz still recovering from the Covid pandemic, it’s difficult to read how hungry buyers are for films that are mostly light on starpower and an overtly commercial premise.