"The Righteous Gemstones" is now casting extras, cast doubles and stand-in actors for a shoot in Columbia as part of the HBO show's fourth season.
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Last summer and fall, "God's Not Dead 5" filmed in several locations in Rock Hill, Chester and Sumter. The familiar locales will be on display in theaters Sept. 12, or right now if you pull up the trailer for the movie.
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The annual Best Of issue features businesses that were nominated and then voted on by Free Times’ audience.
Last summer and fall, "God's Not Dead 5" filmed in several locations in Rock Hill, Chester and Sumter. The familiar locales will be on display in theaters Sept. 12, or right now if you pull up the trailer for the movie.
'Barbenheimer' obscured the impact of the writers' and actors' strikes on the industry. With last year’s production on hold, this year’s movies couldn’t be made. So how are local cinemas wrestling with a drought of summer Blockbusters?
A feature film made locally in Spartanburg titled "Little Box of Hope" will screen for free at the Spartanburg County Headquarters Library on Thursday evening.
Bull Street, a film made in South Carolina, is having limited showings throughout the state this month in Columbia, Mount Pleasant and Rock Hill through Thursday.
Crimson Screen Horror Fest, the state's only festival of its kind, kicks off this weekend in Columbia. Featured in the lineup is a Charleston filmmaker and an entire block of Christmas-themed slashers.
"Hero" was produced, written and filmed in Columbia with a cast and crew of local professionals and USC students. It’s controversial, intimate and artistic, and its prerogative is to inspire everyone in Columbia.
Chris Bickels forthcoming film, "Pater Noster and the Mission of Light," centers around a record store employee whose discovery of a rare, 1970s vinyl draws her into a hippie commune cult. The soundtrack for the film features a bevy of local artists, and is releasing in a slow drip.
The Nickelodeon Theater on Main Street will show "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Concert Film" for four weeks, beginning Oct. 13. Tickets went on sale Sept. 1 on The Nick's website.
This Barbie is become death, destroyer of box-office sales and internet memes.
Carver Theatre will operate as a cinema showing first-run films in Waverly area after sitting dormant for 60 years near campus of historically Black university.
DéLana R.A. Dameron and her husband Curtis Caesar John, the head of Luminal Theatre, purchased Saloma Acres last month. With it, they launched their new Films at the Farm series.
On Sept. 25, the theater launched “The Grain” a podcast about big issues on a local level.
How does an actor survive being in one of the worst movies ever made? It’s a question that Greg Sestero has dealt with since 2003.
“Unapologetic” is the latest showing from Luminal Theater, the Black-focused cinema project based primarily in Columbia.
Columbia filmmaker David Axe's latest movie "House Monster" finds even more to be scared about amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Have you ever wanted to say, “Oh, hi Mark?” to the guy who actually played Mark?
Columbia’s lone arthouse cinema is giving reopening another go.
Caletta Harris didn’t plan on becoming an activist. She didn’t plan on dedicating years of her life to advocacy on behalf of Columbia’s homele…
The Big Mo drive-in is likely to fire up its projectors in April, but what movies will be ready to show?
The movies are picked by about 20 diverse contributors, all of whom are former employees of Columbia film organizations the Nickelodeon Theater and Indie Grits Labs, both overseen by the Columbia Film Society.
“It was something I could do cheaply and would entertain people,” Columbia filmmaker Christopher Bickel told Free Times while discussing his n…
“Judas and the Black Messiah” is directed by Shaka King and produced by Ryan Coogler, the director of “Black Panther” — fitting, as the film d…
It didn’t take long for The Luminal Theater to make a big impact in Columbia.
In December, Columbia was shocked to find out that one of its theaters would be a host for the Sundance Film Festival, one of the premiere fil…
Less than a month after reopening for reduced-capacity screenings on Dec. 11, the Nickelodeon Theatre is closed again.
There is something about August Wilson's words that brings the best out in Viola Davis. The playwright's “Fences” got Davis an Oscar and cemen…
Next week, Columbians will be able to watch movies in a Main Street cinema for the first time since it closed due to COVID-19 in March.
Columbia is the only location in the Carolinas to land a satellite screening, with theaters in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, also playing host.
There are a handful of comedians with a legendary status, but I don't want to hear from any of them the way I want to hear Dave Chappelle.
The new Columbia Drive-in Movies Northeast series was started to correct an imbalance.
The closure of nation's second largest movie chain leaves a significant hole in the Capital City's film market.
There are many philosophies that consider art more important to experience than understand.
”There is no courage without fear.” — Zhou (Tzi Ma)
My childhood heroes growing up included Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, James Brown, and even T'Challa from the Black Panther comic book. …
”Forgive me for being crude, but you’re not crazy, you know.” — Richard Turner (Ben Lee)
"Stories have to come from somewhere." — Alice (Gemma Arterton)
Fun fact about Charlize Theron: She’s technically African-American.
“There will be less bread tomorrow.” — Mayor (Mike Amason)
"I just wish I could turn around and go back." — Edna (Robyn Nevin)
"If you have money, why would you ever live in Staten Island?" — Scott Carlin (Pete Davidson)
The country is facing racial tension, streets have burned and people are yelling that Black Lives Matter. This seems like perfect timing for a…
Full disclosure: I didn’t want to watch Just Mercy last week.
This week in my attempt to find a movie to get me through a pandemic, I checked out The High Note. The film follows a 40-something black pop s…
Have you heard things are uncertain when it comes to summer movies? As with everything else, the typically blockbusting season’s outlook is as…
This has been an amazing year for Issa Rae. Not only is her HBO show, the insanely good Insecure, thriving in its fourth season, she’s also hi…
“You know, this is what happens when people spend too much time in Florida.” — Johnny (Matt Dillon)
Since we're all stuck in our homes and can't go to weddings, the next best thing is to watch a rom-com one on Netflix and remember a time when…
"This is supposed to scare other people, not us." — Alexis (Alexandra Daddario)
You might expect a drama revolving around abortion to be emotionally charged and veer into melodrama. But writer/director Eliza Hittman avoids current sociopolitical histrionics.
