As much as I loved Fantasia Fest, and being able to cover the festival from the comfort of my own home, it’s really good to be able to go out and about and take in screenings, even if they’re drive-in screenings. I cannot thank the organizers enough for figuring out a way to get this festival off the ground this year, and doing so in a safe way that allows […]
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I’ll be honest- I did not expect to do another lead-in to this week’s Atlanta Film Festival, but the schedule got finalized even more after I posted last week, and I’ve been able to (mostly) set my personal screening schedule, so another post leading in to the festival is necessary. Starting with Thursday, here is my drive-in screening schedule through Sunday, as it stands now. (I will post the rest […]
Sonic Cinema Podcast
To round out this outstanding series of discussions on horror films, we bring back Phil Fasso. We are not going to be discussing bad horror movies, however, but the three best examples of the genre from one of the great years of film ever. 1982 was a milestone movie year, and three of the filmmakers who helped make it so- at least creatively- were John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper and George […]
In the second of our three horror episodes in 2022, we not only have a great lineup of films, but we have a great guest. If you’re a fan of horror, you’ll probably be familiar with the films- Brad Anderson’s “Session 9”, Bill Paxton’s “Frailty” and Lucky McKee’s “May”– and, I hope, you’re familiar with my guest. If not, you should be. He is a former film critic, a current […]