When workers left the Ernest Bain Waterworks Plant in 1987, a landmark of Raleigh was left to neglect. Visitors to the plant today might sense that the workers just walked out one day, never looking back. You can still find where they took their last measurements of the tanks; in a room used to house […]
Hobert Thompson
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Finding gems among the documentary short subjects
If you’re planning a tour of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival this year, take into consideration this year’s documentary shorts. These short subject films are an often-overlooked groupafter all, how many films in the “best documentary short” category at the Academy Awards did you see? Actually, if you’re a dedicated Full Framer, there’s a […]
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Tom Tykwer takes on topical intrigue with The International
The International opens Friday throughout the Triangle Given our current global economic crisis, it isn’t difficult to believe that financial institutions are out to get us. And director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) and screenwriter Eric Singer aren’t afraid to fan the flames. The International marks what could be a new trend in action film […]
