Sept. 12, 5:30 and 8:15 PM
Fresno Filmworks presents “The Edge of Heaven” at the Tower Theatre. Directed by Faith Akin, the multinational drama tells the story of six people whose fragile lives connect them in Germany and Turkey. In German, Turkish, English, w/English subtitles. Tickets cost $10 general; $8 for students & seniors, and can be purchased by check or cash at the Tower Theatre box office, 815 E Olive Ave, and at JA Photography, 2003 N Van Ness. Tickets via PayPal at FresnoFilmworks.org. For details, visit FresnoFilmworks.org or call (559) 221-0755.

Flight of the Red Balloon
Le Voyage du Balloon Rouge
Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Margo Films (In Theaters)

The French Connection

By Nicholas Nocketback

As usual, I will give the Fresno Undercurrent more of the exclusive than other area community media sites:

I'm not sure if the Bakersfield Californian newspaper is going to slam my documentary, "The Last Band," but they're launching an article on Thursday that includes a discussion of the film.

The half-hour ABC documentary discusses some of the attitudes about history, music and cultural reverence for Buck Owens former recording studio where Korn recorded their first album and country greats like Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Buck Owens once recorded...

Fresno Filmworks' Fourth Annual film festival, Film Takes Flight (check out their great logo in their ad on page 25 of the April issue of the Undercurrent!) starts tonight, Friday, April 18 at 7:00 pm at the Tower Theatre with a showing of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.