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After spending the better part of a decade playing “the boy who lived” Daniel Radcliffe is finally done playing Harry Potter. I’ve wondered for a long time what kind of career Radcliffe will have after Potter; he seems quite infatuated… [Read More]
As the old adage goes “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it” and I’m a strong believer in that saying. In today’s society where the importance of teaching history seems to be at an all time low… [Read More]
When I was sixteen I decided to be more into movies than music. This was a conscious decision based in no small part on the fact that the DVD format had just been released and I didn’t think I could… [Read More]
The second Rave movie theater is launching in the Columbus market this Friday with the opening of Rave Grove City 14. This 14-screen theater located just off Stringtown Road comes equipped with digital projection equipment and digital sound in every… [Read More]
For the first time since 1988 the Greater Columbus Arts Council is presenting the GCAC Individual Media Artist Fellowship Program. GCAC and the Columbus Film Council (CFC) encourage and support the work of film and video artists in the Columbus… [Read More]
Next Monday, July 18th, The Drexel Theatre Radio Café will be closing for renovations with no reopening date yet determined. The cafe space is being reviewed by Friends of the Drexel, Inc. to determine the best use of that portion… [Read More]
Let’s start with a preamblic warning of sorts: The juxtaposition of meaning and medium has become a common feature in contemporary art. Whether it’s Jeff Koons fabricating balloon dogs out of polished metal, Jake and Dino Chapman recreating Goya’s “Disasters… [Read More]
The third installation of the Columbus Neighborhoods documentary series airs tomorrow night at 9pm on WOSU-TV. This edition focuses on the King-Lincoln District. Following the format of the first two in the series, this documentary provides a detailed look at… [Read More]
Last year, WBNS-10TV aired their Central Ohio 2015 documentary, and announced on Wednesday that it will be continued this year in a new multi-part format. The series is being rebranded as “Next 10″ and will debut today with a 30-second… [Read More]
A little over a year ago, several community leaders launched a non-profit organization called Friends of the Drexel, Inc. to help support the historic Drexel Theatre located in Bexley. Today, Friends of the Drexel has announced that they are purchasing… [Read More]
I was struck by an interesting bit of serendipity regarding filmmaker Dani Leventhal’s visit to the Wexner Center this month. Not only was she born in Columbus, she was a student at Indianola Elementary; a school whose just-off-campus address makes… [Read More]
Filmmaker and former Bexley Mayoral candidate Travis Irvine took his “American Mayor” documentary about the 2007 Bexley race to Cannes earlier this year, and has just announced that the film is getting a DVD release through Independent Media Entertainment (IME)… [Read More]
Happy Weekend! Now that it is chilly outside, are you spending your evenings with cider, hot cocoa or vodka-plumped cranberries? It’s National Opera Week. Join the Opera at Sugardaddy’s downtown location this afternoon from 1-2pm. Sugardaddy’s is now open on… [Read More]
Stringtown Road continues it’s “Polarisification” with the planned addition of a new 14-screen Rave Motion Pictures movie theater. Rave entered the Central Ohio market four years ago when they opened their 18-screen theater at 1071 Gemini Place near the Polaris… [Read More]
Last month, Cassandra Troyan held a food fight at the ROYGBIV gallery in the Short North. A few weeks later she was spotted shouting into a bullhorn from the rooftop of a building Downtown. While these are not your typical… [Read More]
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