Actor/director Gary Sinise spoke to the Veterans in Film and Television (VFT) Los Angeles chapter at the Hollywood American Legion Post, and drew an overflow crowd.
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Interview: Anthem Film Festival Founder on William Shatner, Mr. Spock, and Liberty
Is Mr. Spock a libertarian? To find out you’ll need to attend this year’s FreedomFest and Anthem Film Festival, July 19-22, at the Paris Resort Las Vegas. Captain Kirk, a.k.a. William Shatner, will be there to help you navigate “The Free Enterprise” and answer this and other questions explored at the libertarian themed conference and film festival. To get a preview of this interstellar freedom trip, billed as “the world’s largest gathering of free minds, with over 200 speakers and 2,000 attendees,” I spoke with Anthem Film Festival founding director, and entertainment editor of Liberty Magazine, Jo Ann Skousen.
Read More »DWF: See My Shorts
Dances With Films (DWF) wants you to see their shorts. Is a short film just like a narrative or documentary feature, only shorter? Sometimes. But, if we compare a narrative feature to its inspiration – the novel – to what can we compare short films? The short story, of course, but, some short films are character studies, others poems, still others scary tales told around a campfire, or that ticket you saved from your first rock concert.
Read More »DWF: Opening Night with ‘American Folk’ and ‘Missing in Europe’
The Dances With Films (DWF) indie film festival, June 1-11, kicked off its twentieth season with films from two “DWF alumni.”
Read More »Director Ken Marino on ‘How to Be a Latin Lover’ with Salma Hayek and Raquel Welch
Director Ken Marino talked about his first time directing a feature film – 'How to Be a Latin Lover' – with 'Backstory' magazine editor Jeff Goldsmith, on May 9, at the Los Angeles Film School.
Read More »Actor Mykelti Williamson Shares Thoughts on Acting and Life with LA Veterans
“God don’t make no junk; none of you are accidents”-- Mykelti Williamson at the May meeting of the LA chapter of Veterans in Film and Television (VFT).
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Baywatch’ is Over-the-Top Funny, Exciting, and Sexy
This is not your older brother’s 'Baywatch'. It is crammed with over-the-top humor and action. It is funny from the opening titles through the outtakes at the end. Oh, and it still has sexy girls in bathing suits.
Read More »SXSW TV: ‘American Gods’ Debuts to Overflow House
Two years ago, SXSW premiered Mr. Robot. Last year, Preacher wowed conference audiences. This year’s earthshaking TV preview was American Gods from STARZ. American Gods debuted on STARZ on April 30, but if you were lucky enough to have attended the SXSW Conference in Austin, you could have seen it …
Read More »SXSW Convergence: Your Brain On Story – Neuroscience+The Moth
A radio show drawing a crowd at SXSW? Had I stepped through a time portal back to the 1930s? The speakers, Catherine Burns, Artistic Director for 'The Moth', and Alexander Huth, from Gallant Laboratory at UC Berkeley, quickly dissuaded me of that idea as they explained this unique pairing of neuroscience and radio.
Read More »SXSW Movie Review: ‘Lucky’ – A Harry Dean Stanton Biopic, Sort Of
If you like films about quirky characters, spirituality, and human connections, you’ll like 'Lucky.'
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