Arts and LifestyleCalifornia Drought, Wildfires Among Topics Showcased At Film FestivalJanuary 11, 2016 | Chris NicholsFilm makers and environmental activists are set to arrive in Nevada City and Grass Valley this week for the 14th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival.
Classical'We Use Music To Understand Where We Are': David Lang On The Music Of 'Youth'December 7, 2015David Lang was tasked with writing music for Michael Caine's character, an elderly composer who gets abruptly called out of retirement.
EclecticThe Life And Death Of Tower Records, RevisitedOctober 20, 2015A new documentary from Colin Hanks looks back on a business empire that helped shape the tastes of many music fanatics.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezStanford Prison Experiment FilmAugust 4, 2015Granite Bay High School graduate Kyle Alvarez directed a new film about the study called The Stanford Prison Experiment. The film took home the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Remembering Omar Sharif, A Star In Two SkiesJuly 10, 2015Legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif died Friday at 83. He became a global star in the 1960s with films like Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago — but his career started in Cairo.
EclecticThe Story Of Sacramento's Tower Records Premieres At South By South WestMarch 18, 2015 | Melody StoneMost people over a certain age remember shopping at Tower Records, and many Sacramentans know the chain started in Sacramento. The story of the rise and fall of Tower Records is the subject of a documentary that premiered at SXSW this week.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezLong-Awaited Tower Records Documentary Debuts March 17, 2015It's been seven years in the making but the long-awaiting documentary about the history of Tower Records is finally making its debut today at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Filmmakers that Colin Hanks and Sean Stuart talk about the project. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezThirty Second Annual Italian Film Festival Opens Friday In SacramentoSeptember 17, 201432nd annual Italian Film Festival begins its 2014-2015 season this Friday with the highly acclaimed international movie, "Certified Copy." Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
