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‘Under Our Skin' makes Oscar short-list
“Under Our Skin” has been selected as one of 15 finalists competing for “Best Documentary Feature” in the 82nd Academy Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. more...
11/20/2009 12:54am
‘The Bill Collector' coming to Grass Valley
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, Bruce Blumen, executive producer and Peter Oakes, producer-director, met with Del Oro projectionist, Jonathan Zorne, to check equipment, lighting and sound for Bruce's new movie, “The Bill...
  11/12/2009 12:48am
Knowles Crossing' to be filmed locally
DVD Studio of Georgetown announced recently the acquisition of the screenplay, “Knowles Crossing” by local writer, C.M. Albrecht. “Knowles Crossing” will be filmed in and around the Georgetown area. Director Greg Bueghly says this...
  11/12/2009 12:46am
‘The Cross' film to show at Island Smoothie
Island Smoothie owners Cheryl and Mark Neumann will show “The Cross: The Arthur Blessitt Story” at 6:30 p.m. every Saturday night starting this Saturday and running through Dec. 19.
  11/10/2009 9:49pm
Chuck Jaffee: Look, Honey, No Impact
Here's the challenge: Every time you enter and leave home, you must walk up and down nine flights of stairs.

Here's the prize: No more dwindling natural resources; no more global climate worries. You'd do it, wouldn't you?
  11/05/2009 1:01am
Chuck Jaffee: ‘American Idol' in Afghanistan
Are you ready for a film about “American Idol”? We're coming off last year's Oscar winning hit, “Slumdog Millionaire” where “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” in India, figures heavily in the charged dynamics of a...
  11/05/2009 1:01am
Silver Screen jumps on ‘The Band Wagon'
Silver Screen Classic Movie Series continues with the musical comedy “The Band Wagon,” from 1953. Has-been Hollywood hoofer Fred Astaire hopes for a comeback on Broadway. Joining forces with an ambitious but clueless director and two terrific...
  11/05/2009 12:45am
‘Spirits of the Dead' at Off-Center Theatre
Special to The Union
  10/29/2009 12:03am
Enjoy Off-Center Cinema Sundays
Off-Center Cinema will be showing films at 5 and 7:30 p.m. every Sunday at The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley. All seats for all shows just $5!

For information, call The Center at 274-8384.
  10/21/2009 4:07pm
Classic Movie Series brings 4 more weeks of Oscar-winning films
If you haven't caught on yet to the Classic Movie Series at the Del Oro Theatre, it's not too late! In fact, the last four movies on the series are arguably some of the greatest films ever made. They boast 35 Oscar nominations and 25 Oscar wins between...
  10/15/2009 1:02am
Chuck Jaffee: Movies make me think, therefore I am
A few hundred years ago, Rene Descartes set the philosophical marker, “I think, therefore I am.” Do you think that dolphins can think?
  10/14/2009 3:35pm
‘Lost World of Tibet' showing in Grass Valley
Never-before-seen color footage of pre-Communist Tibet is showcased in the award-winning new British documentary “The Lost World of Tibet,” having its local premiere this weekend at the Off Center Theatre at The Center for the Arts in Grass...
  10/08/2009 12:33am
Chuck Jaffee: More Moore — a love story
Michael Moore is a buffoon. He is a wart. One should not begin a film review this way unless one is trying to agitate, but I say it with respect and appreciation.
  10/07/2009 1:05pm
Chuck Jaffee: A treat that deserves being made a staple
Despite the advantages of home entertainment centers and Netflix, experiencing a film on the big screen of an old style theater is just plain better. And if there is a too rare opportunity to see classic films in this way, this is an offering to...
  10/01/2009 12:46am
‘Capitalism: A Love Story' film premiere to benefit KVMR
Oscar-winning director Michael Moore's controversial new film, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” has its premiere tonight with a special benefit screening at the Del Oro Theater in Grass Valley.
  10/01/2009 12:26am
KVMR benefits from Michael Moore film release
Community radio station KVMR-89.5 FM will likely get a boost in capital tonight as the Del Oro Theatre will do a special screening of the new Michael Moore film, “Capitalism: A Love Story.”
  09/30/2009 6:01pm
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