6/19/13 Post

The Program: NSA Eavesdropping Architect Details Domestic Spying Program

Filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles William Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency who helped design a top-secret program he says is broadly collecting Americans’ personal data.

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Review: “Man of Steel” flies with a broken wing

Superman (Henry Cavill) has always been a boring character. As Clarke Kent, he’s a bit bumbling, but mostly bland. When he dons the red cape, he’s a veritable Swiss Army Knife of superpowers, making him nearly impossible to defeat. His only weakness is...

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6/18/13 Post

The Slaughter Rule

Roy gets cut from his high school football team just days after his estranged father dies. For him, football is more than a proving ground; it is a promised escape from his lonely rural existence and salvation from the paralyzing passivity that dominates his life. Enter Gideon, a loner living on the roughneck fringe who is looking for kids to play on his six-man football squad.

6/17/12 Post

Indie Shorts

The Black Hole

A sleep deprived office worker accidentally discovers a black hole, and…

Boungiorno

The morning ritual of just brushing your teeth takes on a new dimension for one startled man…

What's Virgin Mean?

A young girl asks her mother an awkward question. Sometimes little questions need big answers...

6/16/13 Post

Hoop Dreams

Two ordinary inner-city kids who dare to dream the impossible, are followed during their entire high-school career, beginning with their participation in playground games and ending with their being recruited by colleges. This documentary won awards from the Sundance film festival, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the Academy Award (Oscar) for best editing.

6/15/12 Post

The Alfred Hitchcock Film Festival

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The Lady Vanishes
The 39 Steps
Foreign Correspondent
Sabotage
Blackmail
Secret Agent

6/14/13 Post

Science of Surveillance

Big brother really is watching you. This documentary shows that George Orwell’s fiction is now fact.

6/13/13 Post

The Raven

Drones are after Chris Black, as he runs for his life in this sci-fi thriller set in an alternate and futuristic Los Angeles. Chris possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him.