I ended up with 6 “Passes” to CraftCrawl in the River North area of Chicago, which took place from noon to 9 p.m. today. We began the journey at John Barleycorn’s, which was planning on opening its new sky roof for the first time. It was 83 degrees out and did not rain—a beautiful day, […]
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A gray day here in Australia with temperatures near 70 Fahrenheit. We watched “Network” and “Midnight Express” till 3:30 a.m.. so we got a late start. Stacey joined us at 3 p.m. and we took off for Circular Quay Theater, 2 blocks away and saw “Silver Linings Playbook.” Cost of an adult ticket? $18. Cost […]
Cancun, Mexico, Royal Islander Resort: We’ve moved down the street now, to the 9th floor penthouse digs at the Royal Islander Resort. I’m sitting outside enjoying a balmy, slightly windy day, as groceries are being purchased from the downstairs store. We brought at least 7 bags of groceries with us. While we were assured […]
Ryan Gosling has not had a release recently—not since “Barbie” in 2023, for which he was paid $12 and ½ million dollars (compared to the $29 million he earned for 2016’s “La La Land.”)to play Ken. “Project Hail Mary” was directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who are best known for “The Lego Movie,” […]
“The Plague” showed Saturday night in a crowded theater at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, the debut feature film for Writer/Director Charlie Polinger. It was everything I hoped it would be. I’ve heard great things about this film. The director remained true to his vision and assembled an outstanding cast of 12 to […]
“Omaha” is the first feature film from working cinematographer Cole Webley, who has numerous IMDB credits for shorts and commercial work. He told Kate Erland of “IndieWire:” When you’re in this business, when a script comes along that everybody knows just needs to be made into a film, the writing’s on the wall.” That […]
Tiaki Teremoana of “Stranger, Brother” (Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival). The opening sequence at Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, January 25th, 2025, for “Stranger, Brother,” an Australian short directed by Tongan/Australian director Annelise Hickey, is a beautiful ocean scene, silhouetting charismatic lead Tiaki Teremoanna who plays Adam. The music (Will Morrissey composed) is good. The […]
(*Photos are nearly all mine, taken at the respective film festivals. Installment #2 describing festivals of the past 21 years I’ve attended.) 2016: Damien Chazelle showed up to promote “La La Land.” He was very gracious and friendly. I anticipated “La La Land” winning for Best Picture (and so did most of the Academy when […]
The Josh Greenbaum directed documentary “Will and Harper” is showing at select theaters now and will stream on Netflix beginning September 27th. It showed at the Nashville Film Festival on Friday, 9/20/2024 having premiered, originally, at the 40th Sundance Film Festival in January, 2024. The 114 minute documentary depicts Will Ferrell’s 17-day cross-country trip with […]
Opening night of the 55th Nashville Film Festival on September 19, 2024, highlighted a documentary, DEVO, directed by Chad Smith, which premiered originally on January 21, 2024 at Sundance. As it was introduced to the audience at the Belcourt Theater, the comment was: “So insightful in ways that I never thought it would be.” The […]