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Budding actors and film-production hopefuls on May 22 will get a real shot at joining a production. Access Sacramento's 14th "A Place Called Sacramento" filmmaking program will pair screenwriters with actors and crew members to make 10-minute film...

A slate of live action shorts and documentaries will be screened during the 13th annual UC Davis Film Festival, May 22-23. The films to be screened are the work of UC Davis undergrad and graduate students, and include the following films: : -- "7 K...

The West Wind Sacramento Drive-In off Highway 50 and Bradshaw offers inexpensive entertainment every night. But on Thursday, April 25, it will show movies free of charge. "Wreck-It-Ralph," "Fast and Furious 5" and "Jack the Giant Slayer" wil...

Anyone who has ever moved as an adult hates packing.  Even though I purged and purged, I was still forced to leave crap behind in California.  The essentials, sadly not including wine, were all that would fit into my Beetle. … Continue reading →

He was a singer, songwriter, actor, director and all-around innovator, and on Saturday, the Sacramento French Film Festival will pay tribute to Serge Gainsbourg with its fourth Serge! tribute party. As is apt for any celebration of Gainsbourg, the e...

Bogey and Bergman will always have Paris, and film buffs will always have "Casablanca." Round up the usual suspects, get the tub of popcorn and settle into a screening Wednesday of the 1942 Academy Award winner at selected Sacramento-area theaters....

Sacramento's Tower Theatre is rolling out the red carpet Thursday night (March 28) for a special screening of Tyler Perry's new movie "Temptation," which stars Cordova High School and UC Berkeley graduate Robbie Jones, who will be in attendance. In...

Friday night at Sacramento's Colonial Theatre, songs will be sung, organs will be extracted (on screen), and a cult-horror film director and star will interact with fans. Director Darren Lynn Bousman and actor/writer/performer Terrance Zdunic...

A couple days ago Giles convinced me to watch The Trip, a 2011 film with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Coogan is on assignment for The Observer to visit several well-renowned restaurants throughout the UK, and when his girlfriend backs … Continue ...