
Chattanooga's premier arts festival returns as a live event this weekend, Finley Stadium is hosting Chattanooga's largest-ever professional soccer tournament and the Bobby Stone Film Series has the perfect movie for 4/20.
by Lisa Denton 4 hours agoBarely a week after the first Easter Bunny sighting of the season at Hamilton Place mall, their numbers are multiplying - as are other Easter preludes. Here's what's coming up.
by Lisa DentonAlthough 2020 didn't exactly make a lot of people swoon, the past 12 months did feature a few notable films of love and whimsy, of laughter and sweetness, of hope and connection.
by Rodney Ho / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Tribune News ServiceThere's a trend in higher education called experiential learning.
by Mark KennedyBring on the sentimental holiday rom-coms, the chorus of Christmas music specials and the nostalgia of last century's animated charmers. We'll take any and all feel-good moments in a year of scarcity.
by LYNN ELBER / The Associated PressThe movie "42," much of which was shot in Chattanooga at Engel Stadium, was a launching pad for actor Chadwick Boseman, but it kickstarted to a much smaller degree Gary Miller's acting career, as well.
by Barry CourterThe brazen humor of "The Ren & Stimpy Show" will be revisited in a new Comedy Central version of the animated series.
by Associated PressWhen John Carter Cash approached noted Nashville-based photographer/director David McClister about producing a new music video, McClister suggested that Cash find a song that meant the most to him.
by Barry CourterTwo friends thru-hiking the Grand Canyon.
by Susan Pierce, compilerA manic, moderately diverting baby sitter of a Pixar movie, "Onward" does gets there by the end - "there" being the place where the freneticism recedes, the main characters' emotional setbacks and defenses crumble and the audience is encouraged, by every possible storytelling mechanism, to cry along with the teenaged brothers voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt.
by Michael Phillips / The Chicago Tribune via Tribune News ServiceUnraveling the dusty bandages of H.G. Wells' classic 1897 science-fiction novel, writer-director Leigh Whannell has refashioned "The Invisible Man" as a bracingly modern #MeToo allegory that, despite its brutal craft, rings hollow.
by JAKE COYLE / Associated Press Film WriterA Peter Pan story told from Wendy's perspective sounds either too precious to be true or ripe for a skewering.
by LINDSEY BAHR / Associated Press Film WriterI'm as surprised as anyone to report that "Sonic the Hedgehog," the adaptation of the popular '90s Sega video game, is actually good.
by Katie Walsh / Tribune News ServiceRetooling the late '70s/early '80s ABC prime-time staple "Fantasy Island" as a sinister gotcha! outing isn't a bad idea.
by By Michael Phillips / The Chicago Tribune via Tribune News ServiceMuch like our furry friends, movies about man's best friend come in all shapes and sizes: lost dog movies, talking dog movies, military dog movies, reincarnated dog movies.
by Katie Walsh / Tribune News ServiceThe last time we saw Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), in the last scene of "Suicide Squad," she was happily reading a book and sipping an espresso behind bars, only to find herself suddenly freed by her boyfriend, the Joker (Jared Leto).
by Justin Chang / Los Angeles Times via Tribune News ServiceThere's a scene early on in "Gretel & Hansel" when the two title characters accidentally scarf down psychedelic mushrooms in a forest and it produces one very strong feeling in the audience: jealousy.
The story of Tommy Caldwell and friend Kevin Jorgeson's six years of exploratory climbing and preparation to climb the Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park is told in film, which will be shown at the Tennessee Aquarium Imax Theater, 201 Chestnut St., at 7 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
by Susan Pierce, compilerAt the end of Floria Sigismondi's "The Turning," after all the credits had rolled, male members of the audience at a press screening were visibly and vocally upset.
by Katie Walsh / Tribune News ServiceSome rock faces loom so large they dominate the landscape.
by Staff ReportDr. Dolittle, who favored animals and shunned humans, was on to something.
by JAKE COYLE / AP Film WriterNearly 400 films, representing 38 countries, were submitted for consideration to be shown in this weekend's Lookout Wild Film Festival, says festival director Andy Johns.
by Susan Pierce, compilerWelcome to January, which, in terms of quality movies, is the worst, the lowest, the abyss.
by MARK KENNEDY / AP Entertainment Writer