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Indie Film Guide: 12/5 - 12/18

Fletcher Powell — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.

This time: A couple of docs and a great performance from Christopher Walken.

Movie Review: Frankenweenie

Jim Erickson — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:00:54 +0000

Frankenweenie had several strikes against it before it even came on, so I consulted with no less than eight people about it after it ended, and must report that nobody, including me, rated it at less than three stars out of a possible four, with half giving it a maximum four. I don’t like Tim Burton’s stop-motion puppets because they are either spherical heads with tiny pyramidal noses or grotesque but too traditional caricatures. But you have to credit Frankenweenie with effective emotional expression whenever emotional expression is attempted. But only

Indie Film Guide: 10/24 - 11/6

Fletcher Powell — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.

This time: (Almost) all Halloween movies.

Into It: Atmospheric Touch

Andrew Bales — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:32:19 +0000

Recycling audio has allowed directors to more easily create the worlds of their films. Just like in life, the sounds that influence the mood of a moment are often out of sight, off screen.

Indie Film Guide: 10/10 - 10/23

Fletcher Powell — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.

This time: Tallgrass!

Tallgrass Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years In Wichita Community

Briana O’Higgins — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:54:23 +0000

This month the Tallgrass Film Festival will celebrate 10 years in the community.

It all started back in 2003 when Tim Gruver left Los Angeles to return to his hometown and start a film festival. First step: assemble a team.

“We were really good friends and he called me up and said do you want to come to Wichita to produce this film festival and I was like, ‘I don’t know what that means, but OK, that sounds great,‘“ says Lela Meadow-Connor.

Indie Film Guide: 9/26 - 10/9

Fletcher Powell — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.

This time, we get ready for the Tallgrass Film Festival and look at another upcoming festival, a few documentaries, and a silent classic.

Indie Film Guide: 9/12 - 9/25

Fletcher Powell — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.

Coming up: Mike Birbiglia on sleep and comedy, and Ice-T talks about rap.

Indie Film Guide: 8/29 - 9/11

Fletcher Powell — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.

Coming up: A couple of one-day festivals, an acclaimed young director, and a “Shock” doc.

Movie Review: The Campaign

Jim Erickson — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0000