July 08, 2010

Events

Artist Talk with Marguerite Perret

Join us as Lawrence-based artist and Salina Art Center Artist in Residence Marguerite Perret talks about her work and her residency.  In her work, Perret explores connections between art, science, medicine, cultural history, literature, and the decorative arts.

Films

Babies

Babies-or Bébé(s), the original French title-is based on such a surefire attention-getting subject that it’s amazing it doesn’t get used more frequently (or effectively).  This simple, almost elemental documentary from director Thomas Balmes is about babies-the most natural, honest, expressive, and emotionally generous performers in the world.  One could be cynical: how could any film following one formative year in the life of a quartet of infants from different parts of the world (Africa,…

The Secret in Their Eyes

The London Times has picked this film as the “must-see art house gem of the summer!”

When director Juan José Campanella’s riveting drama won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film a few months ago, it was considered an upset-The White Ribbon  was the more prestigious, well-known, “artistic” front-runner.  But Academy voters weren’t swayed by the prestige of all those Cannes Film Festival prizes conferred on The White Ribbon.  As critic Roger Ebert suggested, the recent rules change required voters…