Jim Reed

Anime, Peter Jackson, and Citizen Kane

• By Jim Reed
Its cinematography by the great Gregg Toland demands to be appreciated in a theatrical setting such as the Tybee Post.
• Tags: The Film Scene, Akhnaten, Metropolitan Opera, Promare, The Glass Castle, Psychotronic Film Society, J.R. Bob Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius, The Face with Two Left Feet, Frozen 2, Mars Theatre, They Shall Not Grow Old, Follow the Journey, Citizen Kane, Give Me Liberty, CinemaSavannah

Slacking Towards Bethlehem this holiday season

• By Jim Reed
• Tags: The Film Scene, Film Scene, Tybee Post Theater, Netflix, The Irishman, Frozen 2, Mars Theatre, Akhnaten, AMC 11, Psychotronic Film Society, The Glass Castle, Slacking Towards Bethlehem, Church of the SubGenius

Craig Finn, stripped-down and personal

The Hold Steady frontman set for intimate gig at Neighborhood Comics

• By Jim Reed
To say that Lee Heidel is a fan of Craig Finn’s work would be something of an understatement
• Tags: Music Features, Craig Finn, The Hold Steady, Neighborhood Comics, Lee Heidel

The Irishman and Philip Glass

• By Jim Reed
On Nov. 27, in what stands as something of a coup for Tybee Post Theatre, they've snagged the Savannah area's sole engagement of fabled filmmaker Martin Scorsese's latest gangster epic,
• Tags: The Film Scene, The Homestretch, The Fifth Cord, Psychotronic Film Society, The Glass Castle, Judy, Tybee Post Theatre, The Irishman, Frozen 2, Synonyms, CinemaSavannah, Akhnaten, Normal, The Look Back Queer Cinema Series

Studio Ghibli, Foxy movie night, and Judy

• By Jim Reed
Everything from mass-market fare to extreme obscurities are on tap for those who savor the comforting experience of losing oneself in projected entertainment
• Tags: The Film Scene, Film Scene, Madama Butterfly, Princess Mononoke, Psychotronic Film Society, Men Gui Po Ren, The Fifth Cord, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Frozen 2, Foxy Loxy, Funny Face, All About Eve, Judy

Rare docs, Mountainfilm, and a Queen of Hearts

• By Jim Reed
The next seven days or so hold plenty of interesting specialty cinema events as well
• Tags: The Film Scene, SCAD Savannah Film Festival, Local film, Psychotronic Film Society, Dead Curse, Mountainfilm on Tour Savannah, Veterans Day, Casablanca, Gemini Man, Queen of Hearts, CinemaSavannah, Madama Butterfly, Gone with the Wind, From Here to Eternity

Thoughts on an evolving SCAD Savannah Film Festival

• By Jim Reed
Five years on from Bobby Zarem’s departure, that changing of the guards has helped the SCAD Savannah Film Festival to begin to redefine itself not so much by what it is attempting to be, but what it’s not attempting to be.
• Tags: Local Film, SCAD Savannah Film Festival

The River and The Wall: Mountainfilm On Tour honors Veterans Day

• By Jim Reed
The festival’s focus is on films which offer compelling, thought-provoking portraits of our environment, culture and issues of political and social justice
• Tags: Local Film, Mountainfilm on Tour, Veteran's Day, Service, The River and the Wall, Service Brewing Company

Here’s looking at you, kid

• By Jim Reed
The chemistry between the main characters is sublime, and the production and costume design is fantastic, drawing you into a world of deception and mystery with ease.
• Tags: The Film Scene, SCAD Savannah Film Festival, Paul Robeson: Songs of Freedom, Eyes of Fire, The Greatest Documentaries You Never Saw, Downton Abbey, Grizzly Country, The River and the Wall, Casablanca, Psychotronic Film Society

Film Fest season, and time for Styx – the movie, not the band

• By Jim Reed
• Tags: The Film Scene, The Sentient Bean, Tybee Post Theater, Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Savannah LGBT Center, Mars Theatre

Thrillers for the Halloween season — and Downton Abbey Mania continues

• By Jim Reed
This week on Oct. 16, the PFS’ long-running Wednesday night series of overlooked or marginalized feature films from around the globe continues at the Bean
• Tags: The Film Scene, Film Scene, Psychotronic Film Society, Monster on the Campus, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Addams Family, Downton Abbey, Rosemary's Baby

Ghosts & gangsters — and the best movie of the year?

• By Jim Reed
If you’re looking for something a little off the beaten path, as far as big screen fare goes, this week’s installment of Film Scene should provide a road map to these options
• Tags: The Film Scene, Psychotronic Film Society, 4D Man, Monster on the Campus, Ghostbusters, The Godfather, The Farewell, The Addams Family, Honeyland, CinemaSavannah