Film

The Arlee Theater is a movie theater in Mason City, Ill. It is ran by the Maxson family. John Maxson joined us on Community Voices to talk about the history of the theater and his family's decision to operate and remodel the venue.

Originally from Central Illinois, Kameron Gates is an artist who has worked on numerous movies creating visual effects and designing make up. He is also a director, and he spoke with Community Voices about his career. Previously aired on August 5, 2021.

Front Row Classics is about to take you on a journey through "Dark City" this week. We're thrilled to welcome back the "Czar of Noir" himself, Eddie Muller, to discuss one of our favorite genres. Eddie has recently released a revised and expanded edition of his book, "Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir." The book covers the various destinations and colorful characters one comes across when traveling through the world of Noir. Brandon and Eric are thrilled to discuss many of Noir's famous & infamous people and places with one of the genre's foremost experts.

It’s been quite a whirlwind few years for Zack Snyder. The director has had about as up and down a time both professionally and personally as anyone could…

After a necessary delay, the movie awards season has officially kicked off with the nominations for the 2021 Golden Globe awards! Jeremy and Ryan are here…

Once a year the geekiest podcasts in all of Central Illinois gather together to discuss the year that was. It is true that 2020 was a year we may want to…

The Front Row is thrilled to welcome writer and lyricist, Chad Beguelin. Chad is an Illinois native and is an accomplished lyricist for the Broadway…

FLASHBACK is closing out 2020 by taking a look at what might just be the best murder comedy ever made. Based on the Parker Brothers board game and…

Let’s get one thing clear from the start.This is NOT one of those “Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?” articles.For one, this discussion has gone from ironic,…

VIEW FROM THE BACK ROW returns with a look at M. Night Shyamalan's superhero drama Unbreakable. Steve is joined by CONVINCE ME host Larry Smith to talk…