The Big Screen

A new web series follows a young woman struggling to re-enter society after prison. This week, we talk with Ya'Ke Smith about the many real-life sources he pulled from to make "The Beginning and Ending of Everything." You can stream the first two episodes of on the show's Facebook page. Episode 3 is out Friday.

The Asian Film Festival of Dallas begins its weeklong run Thursday night. And the 70 films on this year's schedule are the most it's ever had. This week, we get a preview from the event's programmer, David Gibson.

Dallas director David Lowery broke big last summer with his remake of the Disney classic "Pete's Dragon." For his new film, he returns to his indie roots to tell a story of a ghost revisiting his former life. This week, we talk with him about that film, called "A Ghost Story."

This weekend's African Film Festival will show films from nearly 20 countries. This week, we preview the Dallas event with its executive director.

A new documentary looks at the coal industry's role as both job provider and air polluter. This week, we talk with a pair of Dallas women featured in the film "From the Ashes," which screens Thursday night at 6 at the Alamo Drafthouse in Dallas and will also air Sunday on National Geographic Channel.

Fifty years ago this weekend, some of the biggest names in music - including Janis Joplin, The Who and Jimi Hendrix - gathered for a three-day concert in Monterey, Calif. This week, we look back at the influential documentary that captured some of the most memorable performances in rock history.

More than 60 feature films and shorts will play this week's Oak Cliff Film Festival. This week, we preview the event with one of its founders and North Texas director David Lowery, who's showing his newest film this weekend. Visit artandseek.org for picks for this year's fest.

When the calendar turns to June, the action on movie screens heats up. This week, we talk about a pair of high-brow directors who should be making big splashes this summer.

John Coltrane is arguably the most revered saxophone player who ever lived. A new documentary called "Chasing Trane" looks at the jazz innovator's short but inspired life. This week, we talk about the film with Brad Leali, who teaches jazz saxophone at the University of North Texas.

Chris Burden was a performance artist and sculptor whose work questioned the very nature of art. A new documentary about Burden opens this weekend at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and this week we talk about the artist's significance with a curator from the Dallas Museum of Art - which has a Burden sculpture in its collection.