We’ll be seeing a little less neon around metro Birmingham come the beginning of next year – unless Carmike finds a way to work it into their plans for the area locations they’re purchasing from Rave. It essentially removes Rave from the state market and gives Carmike control of an IMAX screen.
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The Google Doodle for the United States on June 6 is the perfect excuse to take a look at what the metro Birmingham area drive-in theaters are playing this weekend – and to recognize how they came to be in the first place.
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Folks heading downtown for church (or for a visit to the museum) on Sunday may find it just a little harder to park than normal – since they’ll have started filming portions of the Jackie Robinson biopic “42″ in the area around the Tutwiler Hotel.
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Fans of independent film in Birmingham, AL are beginning to organize to attempt to bring a venue to screen them into the city center. Meanwhile, a new multiplex on the city’s east side looks to eventually provide a couple of options for those not wanting to continue to drive elsewhere to enjoy indies.
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Wade on Birmingham has the honor of being the first site in the city to share the name of the opening night film for Sidewalk’s 10th anniversary. We’ll share the name with you – Adventures of Power – but for the rest of it, you’ll have to check out Wade’s blog.
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Come on out this Tuesday to celebrate Birmingham’s traditionally African-American communities and culture through an engaging set of short films produced by students in UAB’s Ethnographic Filmmaking course. Presented by Michele Foreman, UAB Center for Urban Affairs. Part of the Collective Perspectives 2008 series. About the series: Vulcan Park and Museum is proud to present [...]
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Just in case you were thought you’d be tempted to visit your local Birmingham Public Library branch on Christmas Eve… nope, not gonna happen. They’re also closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day. Erik Jambor stepped down from his post at BendFilm in Oregon last month, for those that may be interested and who [...]
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Well, Christina decided to enjoy last weekend without us, enjoying the holiday with family and friends. She also decided to catch that flu bug that’s going around. No matter, she was determined to give y’all some holiday season suggestions this week – and here they are! If you haven’t clicked yet to learn about four [...]
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