In a divisive time, with heated political and social climates, anything that creates unity is valuable. Theaters could play a great role in this than we realize. Greg Israel, the owner of Sylva’s “Catamount Cinemas” and “Smoky Mountain Cinemas” in Waynesville, says “Theaters create social opportunities and unify people in many ways.” Israel, among many […]
Review: No host for the Oscars, but the show must go on
After the beautiful and familiar main street of Sylva N.C. provided the backdrop that helped secure Oscar wins for lead actors Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell last year, the 91 Academy Awards returned to close the 2019 award season with a few bumps along the way. When the originally planned host Kevin Hart dropped out […]
Oscar season – What’s your pick?
It’s the time of year where we pay tribute to the best movies of the past year. This year’s Academy Awards has tons of great movies, actors, actresses, and directors that are nominated. There is a little animosity leading into this year due to the fact that some people believe that the movie Selma was […]
Mike Hill isn’t stopping to rest
Mike Hill originally came to Western Carolina University for the band, but as he plans for graduation in May 2014, he will be graduating with a degree from the Film and Television Production program. “I sort of wanted to do music, I sort of wanted to write – I didn’t really know what I wanted […]