From the frozen north to the red carpet
By Sharon Lewis Reader Contributor And the winner is … Sharon and Justine for attending this year’s Oscars! How is this possible? Let me explain. Justine Murray and I are avid movie goers and...
Tagged: Film
So far the 2019 Oscars have been… interesting
By Chris Balboni Reader Contributor The story of the 91st Academy Awards so far: a “Best Popular Film” category announced and then scrapped after immediate ridicule; Kevin Hart invited to be the host, only...
Films about love that don’t suck
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Movie formulas have their place, but sometimes, the bog-standard romantic comedy just doesn’t cut it. Maybe you need a break from the quirky girl and commitment-challenged guy who fall...
Backcountry Film Festival Benefits Outdoor Learning
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s no shortage of opportunities to learn from nature in North Idaho. In fact, Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Education officials creates entire programs based around the region’s natural grandeur....
And the nominees are not…
By T.J. Tranchell Reader Contributor I doubt anyone has forgotten last year’s Best Picture controversy in which “La La Land” was mistakenly announced as the winner only to have the announcement corrected with “Moonlight”...
‘Liza, Liza’ reunites two veteran filmmakers
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff “Liza, Liza, Skies are Grey” is something of a departure for legendary local cinematographer Erik Daarstad. One of the few fictional films he’s undertaken in his long career, the...
‘Barking Water’ film perfect for Valentine’s Day
By Reader Staff “I want to be holding your hand when I go,” says Frankie to his former lover, Irene, in “Barking Water,” a poignant love story perfect for the upcoming Valentine’s Day weekend....
‘Dept Q’ trilogy to play at Panida
By Cameron Barnes Reader Staff Denmark’s acclaimed “Department Q” trilogy is set to grace the screens of the Panida Theater beginning next week. Based on Jussi Alder-Olsen’s Nordic crime novels, these films (directed by...
‘Reel Injun’ film discusses Natives’ role on the silver screen
By Melannie Wurm Reader Contributor North Idaho, like much of the United States, is a place with two histories: 200 years of white exploration and settlement, with which most are familiar, and thousands of...
Local cinematographer introduces film about feminist icon: Sandpoint’s Erik Daarstad talks about his role with the documentary ‘Anita’
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In 2010, Anita Hill received a strange voice mail. It was from Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, whom Hill had accused in 1991 of sexual...
