Arkansas filmmaker Jeff Nichols will taking the reins of the third film in the A Quiet Place franchise. According to Hollywood trade website Deadline, Nichols has been tapped by Paramount Pictures to write and direct the third film, which is…
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Arkansas Cinema Society Switches Gears for Filmland 2020
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe Arkansas Cinema Society (ACS) is going retro in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Filmland 2020, Arkansas Cinema Society will be holding a drive-in film festival in place of its typical theater experience. The festival will be held at…
- BusinessCultureMagazineSeptember 2020
Like A Back Lot: Film Industry on the Upswing in Northwest Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBy David Conrads BENTON COUNTY — Nobody has ever mistaken Hiwasee for Hollywood, but there’s no doubt that more and more moviemaking has been going on of late in Northwest Arkansas. Spectacular scenery, financial incentives, two full-service film studios, a…
- August 2020BusinessCultureMagazine
The Last Picture Show? Theater Owners in Arkansas Await Cinematic Revival
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleSince the early 20th century, movies have been a constant, providing escape and entertainment for millions around the globe. Moviegoers have flocked to theaters to watch films on the silver screen with little interruption, ever since the first theater in…
COVID-19 has changed spending habits for thousands of Arkansans, and one of the industries hit hardest by the pandemic is movie theaters. Big chains like AMC Theatres and Cinemark have been closed for months. But one retro alternative is getting…
Kathryn TuckerCo-founder/Executive DirectorArkansas Cinema Society, Little Rock Filmmaker Tucker is a sixth-generation Arkansan who studied photography at the University of Pennsylvania and began a film career at Miramax where she worked on such films as Kill Bill and Chicago. She…
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International Rights for Clark Duke Film ‘Arkansas’ Sold
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe international rights for Arkansas native Clark Duke’s debut film have been sold for multiple countries and regions. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate has bought multiple international territory rights Duke’s film Arkansas. The studio has bought the territory rights…
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The Show Must Go On: Little Rock Teen Launches New Entertainment Option
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaWhen Drew Clark’s first year of political science studies at the University of Arkansas suddenly and unceremoniously ended in March, he trudged back home to Little Rock with little idea how we would fill the hours during coronavirus confinement. Less…
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Top 10 Sports Movies You Need to Watch During Quarantine
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonThe only thing I like as much as sports are sports movies. I have seen hundreds over the years and own many of them. Like you, I enjoy Hoosiers, Field of Dreams, Rudy, Bull Durham and many other classics. I…
by Tyler Hale Arkansas director Jennifer Gerber has lined up her next feature-length film. The Hot Springs-based director has been announced as the director of an upcoming film entitled Shelter, which is set to star Academy Award winner Melissa Leo…