Film

Transformation scene from "An American Werewolf in London."

Art House Extra: ‘An American Werewolf in London’

Screenland Armour Theatre co-owner Adam Roberts recommends “An American Werewolf in London.”

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Boulevard Drive-In

Cliffhanger: Boulevard Drive-In Open to Anything for 70th Season

Could it be that, in a plot twist straight out of Hollywood, the coronavirus could suddenly make drive-ins the hub of popular culture again?

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Mel Gibson in "The Road Warrior."

Art House Extra: ‘The Road Warrior’ Will Rev Your Engine

Art House host John McGrath recommends “The Road Warrior.”

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Yuka Naito-Billen in a surgical mask

No Man is an Island, Even in a Pandemic

No man is an island. So says John Donne’s Meditation 17 in “Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions.”  The next stanza goes: “Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” That sentiment feels palpable during these days of pandemic-forced lockdown to Robert Bingaman, a Kansas City painter. He was inspired to make…

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Actor Robert Blake in "In Cold Blod."

Art House Extra: A Masterpiece Created ‘In Cold Blood’

Flatland producer John McGrath reviews Richard Brooks’ classic 1967 true crime film “In Cold Blood” in this Art House extra.

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