Film

TSA Presents—Spellbound: An Evening of Surreal Films

TCP Staff

TSA presents Spellbound: An Evening of Surreal Films showcasing students’ productions.

Live Organ Performance Accompanying Silent Film ‘The Haunted House’

TCP Staff

Michigan organist Stephen Warner will perform a live score accompanying a screening of the silent film, The Haunted House.

WGTE Produces ‘Toledo Stories: A Chance For Every Child’

Courtney Probert

Following the story of public education since the founding of the Toledo Board of Education in 1849, Toledo Stories: A Chance for Every Child is WGTE’s newest production.

TMA Screening of 1984 Film ‘Paris, Texas’

Sarah Emily

In conjunction with the series Families on Film, the Toledo Museum of Art will feature a showing of the 1984 film Paris, Texas.

Legend Brought to Life—Wood County’s Holcomb Road Folklore

Jeff McGinnis

As the story goes, a farmer wouldn’t let his daughter date the son of a school bus driver. One day, the driver, transporting a bus full of kids down Wood County’s Holcomb Road, saw the farmer and snapped, driving the bus into him and causing the deaths of several young passengers.

Reclaiming Spaces—Nick Corbin’s Documentary Series Continues with “Arts & Culture”

Erin Holden

The revitalization of Toledo’s downtown is the subject of Nick Corbin’s two-part documentary, Reclaiming Spaces. What began as Corbin’s work on a project for the Toledo Design Center became a larger endeavor, bringing a sampling of Toledo business owners into the discussion of what downtown could be.

University of Toledo Welcomes Filmmaker Mike Goodier

Athena Cocoves

The people who are behind the camera and editing a film are unseen by the audience, yet the story cannot be told without them....

Film Focus Returns to Toledo Library

Athena Cocoves

The Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s annual independent film festival, Film Focus, returns with six award-winning independent, international films centered on themes of unity,...

Celebrating Hines Farm Blues Club

Jeff McGinnis

Tucked away in Swanton, a stone’s throw west of Toledo, is a musical institution. Opened in 1957, the venue saw some of the biggest names in blues –– B.B. King, Count Basie, John Lee Hooker and countless others— play before boisterous crowds. The club was run by a music-loving couple who were the first African Americans in Northwest Ohio to obtain a liquor license.

‘Water’ Works

Jason Webber

To University of Toledo film professor and independent filmmaker Holly Hey, the art of cinema isn’t about making crowd-pleasing blockbusters— it’s about focusing the camera lens on important social issues.

Phoenix Theatres, Monroe, Announces Three Stooges Film Festival

Athena Cocoves

What’s your favorite joke from The Three Stooges? Not sure? Why not borrow one from Curly— “I’m trying to think, but nothing happens!” Refresh...

Toledo Museum of Art Screens Adaptation

Athena Cocoves

Adapting isn’t easy, but it’s required for survival. But what about when we choose to adapt instead of surviving? Director and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman...

Solving the ‘Toxic Puzzle’

Jeff McGinnis

Beginning five years ago, Toledo residents became intimately familiar with summer algae blooms that blanket Lake Erie. The 2014 algae crisis left millions without drinkable water for days while periodic news reports continue to examine the lake’s water.

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