This new film by writer/director Linda Palmer will make you love the characters. It's a quirky but charming story of people down on their luck who end up helping one another in spite of themselves.
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NAB 2019: The Making of ‘Apollo 11’
Rarely does a documentary film not only relate past events, but along the way preserve the culture and set new standards for future filmmaking: Apollo 11, currently in theaters, does just that. At the 2019 NAB Show, the National Association of Broadcasters industry meetup in Las Vegas, April 5-11, filmmaker …
Read More »NAB 2019: ‘Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse’ from Sketch to Oscar
I saw the film Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse earlier this year, because I had some time to kill. I was incredibly surprised, because the story and animation blew me away. At the annual meetup of the National Association of Broadcasters — The NAB Show — held April 6-11, 2019, in …
Read More »NAB 2019: Opening Day Honors Alan Alda and Looks to Future
During the opening ceremonies of its annual meeting, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) honored actor Alan Alda, broadcast pioneer Tom Taylor, and set attendees’ sites on current challenges and future innovation. NAB was held April 6-11, 2019, in Las Vegas, NV. More Than M*A*S*H The opening session was chaired …
Read More »SXSW 2019 Documentary Review: ‘Autonomy’: Self-Driving Cars: Can You Sleep at the Wheel?
If people stopped owning cars, what would our cities, currently configured with huge parking structures and optimized for rush hour traffic, evolve into?
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Review: ‘The Highwaymen’ – An Un-Remake of ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
In an era when every third film out of Hollywood is a remake, seeing a new take on an old story is refreshing. The Highwaymen, by Netflix, approaches a tale we have probably seen before, the story of Bonnie and Clyde, from a new angle — the perspective of the …
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Review: Two with Twang – ‘The Journey of Johnny Cash’ and ‘Bluebird’
Before seeing these films, I thought I knew all about Johnny Cash. I was wrong. And, I knew nothing about the music at Bluebird Cafe, and that made me sad.
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Review: Story About Desperate Mom ‘Alice’ Earns Two Awards
This drama by filmmaker Josephine Mackerras won two awards at the SXSW 2019 film festival.
Read More »SXSW 2019: Robert Rodriguez Film School and ‘Red 11’
Robert Rodriguez ('El Mariachi') gave an audience valuable lessons on low-budget filmmaking at SXSW 2019.
Read More »SXSW 2019 TV Premiere: ‘Good Omens’ Pop Up All Day with Neil Gaiman, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, and Jon Hamm
Fans of Good Omens had their day in heaven (or hell, their choice) on Saturday at the SXSW 2019 Conference. The conference, taking place in Austin from March 8-17, which celebrates music, film, and the interaction of culture and technology, presented an interview with Good Omens author Neil Gaiman, an …
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