The Arts and Entertainment staff fill you in on this weeks happenings in Ithaca. 

Laura Boland '15 reviews Stoker, whose homages to Hitchcock are unable to save it from becoming an unsatisfying movie with a satisfying end.

Sally Potter’s Ginger & Rosa is, at its core, an exploration of the doldrums which pervaded pre-Beatlemania England at the height of the nuclear scare. It is a film steeped in melancholia and muted gray tones. This is not the optimal fare for those seeking an uplift at the movies.

Sunday marked the beginning of the 16th annual Finger Lakes Film Festival. Check out what you can expect from this year's film selection.

The Sun's weekly update on artsy happenings.

The beautiful and the damned will both appear at this weekend's Ithaca International Fantastic Film Festival, held at Cinemapolis and Cornell Cinema. Henry Staley '16 speaks to festival organizer Hugues Barbier grad about the soon-to-be cult classics selected for the event.

Zachary Zahos '15 reviews the film adapation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a deeply personal and touching movie for those who connect with it.

Three Cornell alumni recently combined their business smarts and love for the big screen in their new startup, Flicstart –– a venture they promise will shake up the movie theater industry.

Film editing is an "invisible art" that escapes many, but certainly not Michael R. Miller '74, who counts Raging Bull and Raising Arizona among the nearly 50 films he has shaped. Ahead of the Ithaca premiere of his latest film, Liberal Arts, Miller discusses the nuances of his craft, the impact of editing software and his memories as The Sun's Arts and Entertainment Editor. Needless to say, Arts and Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 finds out that he has a lot in common with Miller. 

Thanks to Flicstart, a new website founded by Cornell students, students brought the cult classic The Room to Cinemapolis last Friday. Jason Goldberg '14 was there and reveled in the "so bad it's good" experience.