On the eve of his retirement, film historian Chip Kaufmann reflects on his 36 years in Asheville.

On the eve of his retirement, film historian Chip Kaufmann reflects on his 36 years in Asheville.
Gus Cutty and the Grail join forces for a hip-hop film series, Upstairs Art Gallery and the Tryon Theatre present a documentary on artist David Hockney and more.
The Fine Arts Theatre screens Black Mountain College alumnus Arthur Penn’s “Bonnie and Clyde,” The Grey Eagle combines “Spice World” with a Spice Girls dance party and more.
The CCCD hosts a potluck supper, recipe exchange and selection of short films about food and identity, plus other local film news.
The Weaverville and Macon County libraries and the Grail celebrate silent films, the Fine Arts hosts a benefit screening of ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ and more.
This week’s roundup includes the Culture Vulture Film Festival, silent movies at the Leicester Public Library, a screening of the documentary Citizen Autistic and news about the the third episode of “Southern Songs and Stories.”
This week in local moviemaking, Asheville 48 Hour Film Project winners are named, a new silent film series launches and WCU’s Controlled Chaos Film Festival screens student work.
This week’s roundup includes summer film series and special screenings. There’s also a locally scored showing of David Lynch’s Eraserhead.
This week: Screening of silent film classics, cult favorites and Beer Week docs.