Local short ‘Peace Among Black Hills’ premieres at Panida
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For Sarah Hines, “Peace Among Black Hills” shows the power of dreaming big.
Inspired by the life of her grandmother, the locally produced film tells …
Category: Movie Reviews
‘Snowden’ film highlights
By Chris Balboni
Reader Contributor
“I am not the story here,” says Edward Snowden in “Citizenfour,” Laura Poitras’s Oscar-winning documentary covering his exposure of the National Security Agency surveillance programs. …
Daniel Radcliffe’s farting corpse warms the heart
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
How effectively can a fart convey the human experience?
That’s the question filmmakers Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, known professionally as Daniels, tackle in “Swiss …
‘Dough’ film finds redemption in unexpected places
By Reader Staff
Pot in brownies we’ve heard of. Pot in challah bread? Not so much.
“Dough” tells the story of Nat, an old curmudgeonly Jewish baker (Jonathan Pryce) struggling …
Animation Show of Shows a creative showcase
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
One of the things I love about animation is its heightened sense of reality. A medium of storytelling filtered through pure imagination, animation done right …
‘Trudell’ chronicles life of Native American activist
By Reader Staff
The March film screening finale, as part of the East Bonner County Library District and The Idaho Mythweaver’s free Native Heritage Film Series, is a provocative and …
Reader Reels brings alternative cinema to Sandpoint
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
There’s a weird, wild world of movies out there, and for the first time, Sandpoint will have access to it in the theater.
The Sandpoint …
‘When Marnie Was There’ among upcoming films at Panida
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s hard to imagine a more bittersweet swan song for Studio Ghibli than “When Marnie Was There.”
Founded in 1985, the Japanese animation studio has …
The Politics of Oscar
By Chris Balboni
Reader Contributor
Every year, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote for what they consider to be the best films of the year. …
Top films of 2015
By Chris Balboni
Reader Film Contributor
It’s just after Christmas and I have yet to see The Force Awakens because, despite me being a huge fan of Star Wars since …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss out on Online Auctions, Purse Parties, Parties, Craft Fairs, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
