Sonic Cinema

Sounds, Visions and Insights by Brian Skutle

I’ll admit, spending the better part of two weeks at Atlanta’s Plaza Theatre last year for the Atlanta Film Festival has made me appreciate its value more. I don’t frequent it as much as I should, for a variety of reasons, but it is an iconic part of Atlanta’s film industry, and one I feel […]

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These are uncertain times we live in. The COVID-19 pandemic, and widespread closures of businesses and “self-isolation” we’re experiencing, is unlike anything I have ever seen in my 42 years on Earth. And, as someone with respiratory issues, and the husband of a wife with diabetes, we are taking this seriously, and trying to remain […]

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I hope that everyone is safe and sound with the coronavirus going around. We will have plenty of content for you moving forward. Today, I wrap up my coverage of the 2020 Women in Horror Film Festival, with personal discussion on the festival in general, as well as four interview sessions held in conjunction with […]

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**Disclaimer: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Atlanta Film Festival will be postponed this year. When I learn more, I will pass it on to you.** Last year, I covered the Atlanta Film Festival for the first time. It was my first, full film festival experience, and- save for some food poisoning midway through- it […]

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I have never had such a concentrated blast of consecutive moviewatching in my life than I experienced at the 2020 Women in Horror Film Festival in Marietta, Georgia, over the last three days of February. If I hadn’t sat out two of the short film blocks, I would have seen all 89 films that played […]

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