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Eric Melin
Recent stories
- ‘Avengers’ kicks off big summer movie season
- April 27, 2012
- The summer movie season starts next weekend, and it starts big.
- ‘Sweet Little Lies’ flmmaker taps Kansas roots, shot part of feature film in Eudora
- April 15, 2012
- Filmmaker Joe Saunders took Eudora and made it into Anywhere, USA.
- Lawrence Action Network for Diversity to screen ‘9500 Liberty’ at Liberty Hall
- August 26, 2011
- Immigration documentary chronicles a small county in Virginia and the effects of a controversial bill.
- KU launches fall Foursquare campaign
- August 17, 2011
- Checking in on Foursquare at university buildings could win students iPads, autographed footballs and more.
- Review: ‘Earthwork’
- June 3, 2011
- Shot almost entirely in Kansas and based on the true story of Lawrence, Kan. crop artist Stan Herd, “Earthwork” is a testament to the power within art to bring people together, even in the most unlikely of circumstances.
- Top 10: Running movies
- April 15, 2011
- Eric Melin highlights the best running movies to get you fired up for the Kansas Relays.
- “Au Pair, Kansas”: KU grad’s debut film, which stars Traci Lords, premieres at Kansas City FilmFest
- April 8, 2011
- J.T. O’Neal’s “Au Pair, Kansas,” will premier at the downtown AMC Mainstreet 6 Theatre at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, April 9.
- Reel views: New study suggests your movie buddy can affect your viewing experience
- February 14, 2011
- Anyone who goes to the movies with any amount of regularity has been witness to the two of the most annoying people in the theater: the talker and the texter.
- Review: I Love You Phillip Morris
- January 28, 2011
- As you may be able to tell from its title, the new comedy “I Love You Phillip Morris” is a love story. It’s about infatuation, obsession, and the insane lengths people will go to when they are deep in love’s sway. It just so happens that the lovers in question are two gay men who fall in love in prison.
- A retrospective on movies in 2010
- 12:00 a.m., December 31, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- A look back at the trends, successes and failures this year in movies.
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- Blog: Iranian Nuclear Energy: Will It Destroy Lives Or Save Them? May 29, 2012 · 4 comments
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 94 comments
- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 164 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 275 comments
- New law seen as way to increase independence for those with disabilities May 29, 2012 · 6 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 46 comments
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012 · 8 comments
- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 200 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 52 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 136 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012
- How to help: Guides needed for Lamplight Tour of Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park May 27, 2012
- Library kicks off reading program May 27, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012
- Hard-luck loss: Blue Valley West walk-off sends Lawrence High baseball home in pitchers’ duel May 26, 2012
