We can never become so used to bad news, that we forget that there are real people, just like all of us, who are facing unimaginable crises and who need and deserve our empathy, our attention, and our help.
Remember when we just let life happen, didn’t pay much attention to anything, and took everything in stride? Now we like plans and expect things to go a certain way.
In EMPIRE OF LIGHT, Sam Mendes provides us with a great reminder of the inspirational, meaningful, and transformational experience of a magical film enjoyed in the company of others in a beautiful cinema!
While some films appeal more to one type of audience than another, in his latest masterpiece, Steven Spielberg presents a story and a film that so beautifully deals with so many universal subjects - that it is sure to touch something in everyone.
The challenging and troubling times in which we live have made our cherished arts and cultural offerings more important and more vital to our lives than ever before. We need to take advantage of them!
The power of the arts to transport us to different times and places is never more important or needed than today, when we are all so necessarily focused on challenging and troubling events throughout our nation and the world.
The Avon received a record number of applications for its annual Scholarship Essay Contest on "Why Film Matters." Through their submissions, our region's High School seniors demonstrate the unique power of film to identify the greatest challenges confronting their generation and to highlight the collective actions needed to address them!