Off-season at Martha’s Vineyard Film Center
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is one of the Island’s year-round treasures. Founder/executive director Richard Paradise says, “We never close. We’re open every week,...
On the big screen
If you’re yearning for a good flick, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center offers a wealth of choices year-round, annually screening more than 200 feature...
Film, opera, and theater — all in one place
Labor Day may be behind us, the air is cooler, and the sun is going down earlier, but that doesn’t mean the Martha’s Vineyard...
Celebrating women filmmakers
Remember 2010 when Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to win an Academy Award for best director for her film “The Hurt Locker”? Since...
We Were There: The Filming of Jaws
I spent the summer of 1975 the same way I had spent every summer of my 11 years — at my family’s cottage on...
You’re gonna need a bigger screen
By Isabel Gitten
A whirl of a projector and the crackling of a radio piped in from a transmitter filled the M.V. Ice Arena parking...
The show goes on
By Isabel Gitten
The show must go on at the M.V. Film Society, and executive director Richard Paradise is enthusiastic about continuing to bring cultural...
International Film Festival spotlights other cultures
By Brooks Robards
Now in its 14th year, the M.V. International Film Festival, playing through Sunday, Sept. 8, brings a welcome bounty of foreign films...
Human rights film premiere at Film Center
The M.V. Film Center will premiere the English version of “Inviolable — The Fight for Human Rights” with a Q and A with director...
Music galore coming this weekend in FilmMusic Festival
The M.V. Film Center tunes up for a weekend of music, June 20 to June 23. Seven films, including six documentaries and the classic...