There are films that succeed, and films that announce something — not necessarily themselves, but the world they make possible. Ken Russell’s 1975 version of “Tommy” falls into that latter more ...

Lisi Russell, Ken Hanke and Ken Russell at the 2005 Asheville Film Festival When long-time Mountain Xpress movie critic Ken Hanke passed away in late June, the Asheville film community lost an ...

British director Ken Russell, known for his envelope-pushing and controversial films, has died at the age of 84. The news of his passing was reported by his son, Alex Verney-Elliot, who confirms ...

“His eyes are the eyes that transmit all they know, The truth burns so bright it can melt winter snow. A towering shadow, so black and so high, A white sun burning the earth and the sky.” —Pete ...