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Local filmmakers branch out into one-act plays at Lawrence Arts Center

Eight local filmmakers are stepping out their comfort zone, penning one-act plays with a twist at the Lawrence Arts Center.

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Lawrence locations, cast and crew set the scene for 'Sublime and Beautiful'

Welcome to the set of an independent film. The playroom, the wooden model trains and the Christmas decorations are all part of Les and Kendra Kuhlman’s actual Lawrence home, but they are also live sets for Blake Robbins’ directorial debut, a feature he wrote called “The Sublime and Beautiful.”

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10 in 2012: The most anticipated movies of the year

From Batman to Django, Eric Melin looks at 10 must-see movies for 2012.

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The best films of 2011

Eric Melin counts down the best films of the year.

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Americana Music Academy's holiday performance features students young and old

This year's holiday shows have to cover a 25 percent budget gap left by state arts cuts.

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Through A Glass Productions assembles 'Disintegration Man'

Lawrence production company Through A Glass Productions assembled the new music video for Rebecca Pidgeon. With a little bit of advice from her husband, David Mamet.

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Documentarian prepares film on the punk rock days of The Outhouse

Before it became a BYOB strip club, The Outhouse was a bastion for punk and alternative music in Lawrence and the surrounding area. Documentarian Brad Norman's current project "The Outhouse: The Film 1985 - 1998" chronicles those early days.

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Interview: Minus The Bear

Seattle prog/modern rock five-piece Minus the Bear is preparing for a stop in Lawrence as part of their 10th Anniversary Tour. In advance of the show, Drummer Erin Tate was interviewed about being in a band for 10 years, the challenges of playing an album in its entirety every night and the age-old question of Phil Collins- or Peter Gabriel-fronted Genesis.

Footprints film series brings four silent classics to Lawrence Arts Center

See two Chaplin classics and a pair of innovative silent films complete with live accompaniment from the Alloy Orchestra.

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Harvest of The Arts Film Festival turns 20

For two decades, Harvest of The Arts has showcased local filmmakers and more than 300 shorts.

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