It's Over, Now What? By Ian Maxton

For my final post on Hobnobben, I would like first to say thank you. To anyone who attended, to everyone who worked on making the fest great, and to those of you who have stumbled across my musings here and taken the time to read or comment: thank you.

But this doesn’t have to end. If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you have a membership to Cinema Center (if not, rectify that: Cinema Center Memberships)

The good news is that their Summer Documentary Series kicks off today with Dark Horse, the closing night film at Hobnobben. And even if you don’t have a membership, come on out to these films. They will be showing Weiner, De Palma, Tickled, Music of Strangers, and even a one-time screening of another Hobnobben film: Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made.

You can find dates for all of that here: Cinema Center Upcoming Films.

Be sure to keep an eye on Cinema Center’s calendar all throughout the year. No one else in this city is bringing us such daring, interesting, and challenging films. If we want to keep that going (and we do; we do), we have to speak up with our dollars and our voices. Go see movies. Bring your friends. Buy some popcorn. Or a beer. I will probably see you there.

And if you like discussing and reading about films, check out the Three Shot Podcast.

It’s made locally and features some really great discussion week after week.

Another great podcast is The Next Picture Show.

This one is unique in the way it pairs an older film with a new release.

If podcasts aren’t your thing, I find myself reading all over the internet about movies, but especially stuff at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Indiewire, and The A.V. Club.

Don’t forget to follow Cinema Center and Hobnobben on their various social media channels for announcements and showtimes and more movie-related info. I am also on social media, if you wish to subject yourself to it. My Twitter handle is @attheimax, and I am on Medium at medium.com/@ianmaxton. I talk about movies, but also other stuff. Sorry in advance.

Keep watching movies and sharing them. It is my sincerest hope that we can all get together next year at this time and do it all again.