First Friday guide: Nao Matsunaga, decorated stilettos, experimental film and Cloud 9

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This First Friday features an experimental film series, Nao Matsunaga, decorated stilettos and more. Read story

FilmBar launches monthly screenings of local films to bolster Arizona film community

FilmBar, a movie theater on Second and Garfield streets, will begin a monthly screening of films Saturday produced by local filmmakers to generate creativity and support the Arizona film community. Read story

FilmBar theater adds specialty nights and themed series to line-up as business grows

FilmBar, an independent movie theater and bar on Second and Garfield streets, is expanding it’s programming to include specialty nights eight days a month and a themed film series once a month. Read story

Local FilmBar to host innovative speakers during live-streaming TED event

The Evans Churchill neighborhood became a part of the TEDx program in December. TEDxEvansChurchill will kick off by hosting a live stream of a day of the TED conference at FilmBar on Feb. 27. Read story

DevilPass: Oscar nominees, an acclaimed animator and the Green Bay Packers

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If you’re spending your Thanksgiving weekend in Phoenix, check out a notorious animator, an acclaimed Broadway play, a true science-fiction classic, a long-running talk show and two rising rock groups. Read story

Downtown indie cinema welcomes younger audience

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FilmBar in downtown Phoenix is undergoing a lot of changes that will now offer younger patrons a genuine urban movie-going experience. Read story

Phoenix planners present ideas to breathe new life into city

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Downtown Phoenix’s FilmBar hosted seven brief and diverse presentations concerning urban development, sustainability and education in Phoenix on Wednesday night. Read story

Independent cinema opens in downtown Phoenix

Claiming to be the first independent cinema in Phoenix since 1981, FilmBar will open on Thursday after a year of renovation that turned a warehouse into a cozy theater seating around 70. Read story