Monday, July 4, 2011

Out-of-Sync on the 4th of July

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Today, the 4th of July, is a good day to talk about how out-of-sync I feel with the dominant culture. I'm not just talking about the r...
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Friday, June 10, 2011

Out of Sync on "Super 8"

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I've spent more time with film critics - at film festivals and through social media - and consuming film criticism in the last year than...
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Saturday, May 14, 2011

EbertFest 2011: Wrap-up

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I did well to see 10 of the 13 movies at EbertFest 2011, all of which I've recapped below. I knew going in that I would have to be bac...
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EbertFest 2011: Caught on Film

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As I mentioned in an earlier post, I got to ask the first question of Tilda Swinton in the audience portion of the Q&A panel after her f...
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Friday, May 13, 2011

EbertFest 2011: The Studio Films

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Roger Ebert selects a wonderfully eclectic mix of films for the enjoyment of us EbertFest festival-goers, across the full timespan of cinema...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

EbertFest 2011: The African Films

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Saturday's 4-movie line up at EbertFest 2011 was as powerful a movie-going day as I've ever personally experienced. Wow, wow, wow, w...
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Monday, May 9, 2011

EbertFest 2011: The Home Movies

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A panelist in a Thursday night Q&A panel at EbertFest 2011 made the following observation, which I am paraphrasing: "We are at a ...
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Sunday, May 8, 2011

EbertFest 2011: The Unfulfilled Women

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I had the distinct privilege of interacting with two of the actress guests at EbertFest 2011. That would be the delightful Rachel Harris of ...
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Friday, April 29, 2011

EbertFest 2011: Metropolis!

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Great films are the heart of EbertFest. I've seen three so far, so let's discuss the first. 1. Metropolis (1927 - clip at the en...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Immersed at EbertFest 2011

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I had a wonderful time last year at EbertFest 2010 and, though a long and traumatic year has passed in between, arriving this year is like...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

New Orleans - in and out of the Vieux Carre

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New Gallery on my companion Lick Creek Photography photo website . New Orleans. I had a quick business trip in there this week. Flew in on...
Monday, July 19, 2010

Inception: Multi-faceted Sleight-of-Hand

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Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is more than the movie that I thought it was when I first viewed it. It is a story of resolut...
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

A Bonus EbertFest 2010 Moment

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I received this great photo of me with Roger Ebert, taken with Omar Moore's camera, after I got back from EbertFest 2010. Here's ...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Best Supporting Character at EbertFest 201

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While the Far-Flung Correspondents and invited VIPs were all awesome, my nomination for "Best Supporting Character" at EbertFest ...
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