John Singleton’s Boyz N the Hood was met with significant critical acclaim immediately following its release, nearly 35 years ago. The film released in 1991, and in 1992, Singleton became the youngest director and the first African American in cinema history to receive nomination for
Select members of the Sidewalk Staff have picked some of their favorite romantic movies for our Valentine’s Staff Picks Weekend (Feb. 14 – 20)! Spend a date night with your partner or bring your closest friends to a weekend full of love, heartache, and…vampires? That’s
February’s Book + Film Club selection features the novel and screen adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk as a part of Sidewalk’s Black Lens celebration sponsored by Gilead Sciences. Baldwin’s fifth novel, first published in 1974, is told primarily from the perspective
Welcome to another year of the monthly Sidewalk Film 101 series at the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema. This year, we’ll be focusing on big-screen spectacles – movies that you must see on the big screen. Along with supplemental readings and resources to contextualize each
Luther Vandross really needs no introduction. Selling over 40 million albums worldwide and with eleven of them going platinum, Billboard hailed him as one of the greatest R&B artists of all time. Rolling Stone called him a “scholar of singing,” ranking him #31 on their
The 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank has finally wrapped! A huge thank you to every single person involved from our wonderful staff, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees. For the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the 2024 Sidewalk Film Festival Award Winners!
The 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank is right around the corner and our staff couldn’t be more excited! We’ve shared graphics of some of their “must-see” titles on our social media and now we’re putting their picks all in one convenient
I’ll be picking up my VIP Pass as soon as the Central Box Office opens Monday, August 19 @ 11 to get my mind right for the 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank! I have like 100 kids and don’t typically make
The 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank actually begins with the first Spotlight Night on Monday, Aug. 19. They are all at the Sidewalk Cinema, which is easily the best venue to see a film. I love getting an Old Fashioned at
The 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank is less than two weeks away and Board Member Laura Chappell has provided us with the itinerary she’s sticking to during the weekend. Take a look at what she’ll be up to and plan your
