Local actor Willie Repoley discusses working on the Neil Armstrong biopic “First Man,” Habitat for Humanity screens a documentary on gentrification and more.
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Highland Brewing screens a documentary about paid family leave, Asheville Brewing presents one on the dwindling populations of wild Alaskan salmon and more.
Screen scene: Local film news
Asheville-based filmmaker Kira Bursky discusses her new app Critiqr, which connects filmmakers to feedback on their works-in-progress.
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New Movie Releases
Weekly Pick
Kusama: Infinity
The Story: A retrospective examination of the life and work of artist Yayoi Kusama. The Lowdown: A thorough and compelling doc that probes the inner workings and cultural context of an artistic visionary.
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Special Screenings This Week
Gaslight
In Brief: No, this is not the Gaslight you're thinking of — this is the 1940 original that you've probably never seen, starring Diana Wynyard and Anton Walbrook in the roles Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer would make famous four years later for MGM. Directed by Thorold Dickinson, this version is definitely not as polished as George Cukor's 1944…
Taxi
In Brief: There's censorship, and then there's the Iranian government's treatment of director Jafar Panahi. Despite a 20-year ban on making films or writing screenplays, Panahi has continued to work and rack up festival awards, smuggling his films out of the country in defiance of all efforts to silence him. Winner of the 2015 Berlin International…