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Arkansas Cinema Society has added new films and programming to its 2020 Filmland event. ACS released most of its scheduled programming earlier this week, consisting of three blocks of Arkansas features, Arkansas short films and student short films. In addition,…

The Arkansas Cinema Society has released its slate for the upcoming Filmland 2020 festival. In 2020, Filmland will be a blended event, incorporating a drive-in viewing experience and a virtual component. From Oct. 1 to Oct. 4, there will four…

By 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…

There is a new drive-in movie theater coming soon to Little Rock called the MP Outdoor Cinema at 6700 Allied Way. It will have a 20’ by 36’ massive screen for 200 cars to park and view.  Scott Thompson with…

Since 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…

When 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…

by Dwain Hebda Jennifer Gerber had to go halfway across the country to realize something significant about her home state and its role in the artistic medium she loves.   “I wasn’t born in Arkansas, but I was raised here; grew…

Slingblade was filmed in Arkansas in 1996, but people still call the Arkansas Film Commission office to ask for directions to the Old River Bridge in Saline County that was used in the movie. And Big Banjo Pizza Parlor in…