The National Film Board of Canada finds itself on the brink of reinvention as it grapples with new technologies that are revolutionizing the art of storytelling, chair Tom Perlmutter says as the venerable film agency marks its 70th anniversary this weekend.

Kennedy Center s $4.4 million staging is astounding The 8-ton steel set that fills the stage for the Kennedy Center's new production of Ragtime , with its four levels of scaffolding adorned with lacy, Gothic arches, becomes a visual metaphor for the relentless forward thrust of history.

n Casino Night — 5:30 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. games begin. Proceeds will benefit the Brentwood Veterans Memorial Building's new flagpole and other projects. Texas Hold' em, craps, roulette, door prizes, silent auction, food and more.

The National Storytelling Network's Pacific Region gathering, Talk Story Conference, will be held in Honolulu July 16-20, drawing storytellers from around the country to learn about Hawaiian culture, attend workshops in storytelling techniques, consider how storytelling can serve as a tool for learning and change, attend private coaching sessions, hear an address on Thai and Lao storytelling ...

ECLIPSE SERIES 5: THE FIRST FILMS OF SAMUEL FULLER (Criterion Collection) [3 Full DVDs] 1949 / 1950 / 1951 | Art House | 3 Full DVD Images | 300dpi HQ Scans | English + English Subtitles | 262 min. | 13.93 GBs | Netload His films have been called raw, outrageous, sensational, and daring. In four decades of directing, Samuel Fuller created a legendarily idiosyncratic oeuvre, examining U.S. history and mythmaking in westerns, film noirs, and war epics. And characteristically, it all began wit