Festivals

MOVIE HIGHS AT TELLURIDE

Sep 5, 2017 6751

The Telluride Film Festival is the only event I know where I could come away raving about a 1929 silent-film discovery and getting a tantalizing taste of the fall movie season. Festival directors Julie Huntsinger and Tom Luddy offer…

NOIR CITY AND BEYOND

Mar 28, 2017 6047

I was startled when Eddie Muller reminded a packed audience at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre that the annual Noir City Festival was marking its 19th year. My wife and I have attended at least a handful of shows every one…

GOOD MOVIES, GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD FOOD IN SAVANNAH

Oct 28, 2016 3684

When was the last time two perfect strangers stopped you on the street in front of a movie theater and struck up a conversation? That’s par for the course for me at the Savannah Film Festival where my wife…

A WORLD OF DISCOVERY AT FANTASTIC FEST

Sep 28, 2016 7560

If you didn’t know better you might think that an event called Fantastic Fest simply shows horror, sci-if and fantasy films, attracting a crowd of geeky genre fans. What makes this annual gathering in Austin, Texas so special is…

MAGIC IN THE AIR AT TELLURIDE

Sep 7, 2016 5028

There is something about the atmosphere at the Telluride Film Festival that can only be described as magical. It may have something to do with the beauty of the Rocky Mountains, the thinness of the air, the eclectic gathering…