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Banff Mountain Film Festival returns with adventures aplenty

OGDEN — The annual Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to town this weekend, bringing the best in short films centered on skiing, climbing, kayaking, mountain biking and countless other adventure sports.The three-night festival runs Friday through Sunday, Feb. 14-16, at Peery’s Egyptian ...

‘Cult Comedies’ film series fills Peery’s Egyptian Theater with laughter

OGDEN — Who needs Sundance when you’ve got the Peery’s Egyptian Theater Film Series?On the heels of last year’s “Chick Flicks and Bro-vies” — that battle-of-the-sexes-themed series which brought to downtown such cinematic classics as “Dirty Harry,” “Mamma Mia,” “Mad ...

Academy Award-winner Ruth Carter to speak on costume design at Weber lecture

OGDEN — Don’t think of Ruth Carter as a costume designer. Think of her more as a storyteller.“Most people think I got into this because of fashion, but that wasn’t it,” Carter said in a recent telephone interview from Los Angeles. “I’m more of a storyteller. I love to read great ...

Despite Sundance setbacks, local filmmakers continue to pursue their passion

One of the inherently intriguing backstories of the Sundance Film Festival are the reports of independent filmmakers who — against all odds and on a shoestring budget — acquire big-time distributors for their small-time creations.But for every fairy tale ending of an underdog director ...