Movies

Scene from a film showing at the 2021 Kansas City Fringe Festival.

Art House Extra | Films at the 2021 KC Fringe Festival

Mounting the 2021 Kansas City Fringe Festival virtually offers the opportunity for more people to see more content.

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Chris Rock stars as a detective in "Spiral," the latest installment in the "Saw" movie franchise.

Art House Extra | Detective Chris Rock is Haunted by His Father in ‘Spiral’

Filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman, who grew up in the Kansas City area, talks about working with Chris Rock to create “Spiral,” the latest installment in the “Saw” movie franchise.

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Local rock band Radkey is featured in "What Drive Us," a new documentary about life on the road for aspiring bands.

Art House Extra | Radkey Hits the Road With Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl

“What Drives Us,” a new documentary directed by Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, features St. Joseph’s preeminent rock band, Radkey.

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A scene from "Lotawana."

Art House Extra | In ‘Lotawana,’ Dreams Confront Reality Via NFT

Kansas City independent filmmaker Trevor Hawkins is breaking new ground by selling the new movie “Lotawana” via non-fungible tokens (NFT) on the blockchain.

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A scene from "Dear Larry: A Letter to Home."

Art House Extra | Filmmaker Creates an Ode to Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence filmmaker Marc Havener passed the pandemic creating a love letter to his hometown rendered in film and song.

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Art House Extra | The Return of Panic Film Festival

The Panic Film Festival returns with a hybrid approach of socially distant in-person screenings along with online screenings and related events.

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A scene from "46 Years," a new film directed by Catherine Hoffman.

Art House Extra | A Grandfather’s Death, A Granddaughter’s Reckoning

The new film “46 Years” delves deeply into frayed family dynamics and internecine conflict within the Nation of Islam, and how a granddaughter attempts to process those losses nearly a half-century later.

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Anaya Morrow in a scene from "Epiphany."

Art House Extra | Having an ‘Epiphany’

“Epiphany” is a day-in-the-life story about a young Black girl who makes a choice during a playground confrontation and deals with the consequences of her choice.

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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Kansas City

B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

B&B Theatres of Liberty, which operates 429 screens in nine states, would like to take over the downtown theater that’s been entertaining Kansas City audiences since 1921 now that Alamo has called it quits.

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Special effects makeup artist Jake Jackson at work.

Art House Extra | Inside the ‘God-like’ World of Special Effects Makeup

Art House celebrates the “magic and wonder” of special effects makeup artists.

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