Sonic Cinema

Sounds, Visions and Insights by Brian Skutle

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Last year saw a step-up in what Sonic Cinema does when I covered the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival. It was a fantastic experience, my first as a member of the press, and it’s one I hope to do again when that festival begins at the end of April. As the year went on, though, I thought about a few other film festivals I would love to cover, in addition to […]

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This year, Sonic Cinema has been busy, meaning I have been busy. Another year of DragonCon. Another year of voting in the Georgia Film Critics Association, this time with more screening, and screener, opportunities. Another year of podcasts, built almost entirely out of my massive attempt to look back at the 1999 movie year with friends and filmmakers. And another year of “A Movie a Week,” with a realization that […]

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Sonic Cinema Podcast

It was good to be back at Dragon*Con in Atlanta. After a year virtually, Dragon*Con returned to an in-person event, and it was great to remember during this record. I hope you enjoy, and below you can also see my 2020 Virtual Dragon*Con summary. Episode 91 – Dragon*Con 2021 Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com You can also listen to the Sonic Cinema Podcast Below: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts

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In this episode, there are some technical issues early on, but when Brian tackles two of the best films of the challenging, polarizing director, Terrence Malick, they’re worth sitting through. The films chosen were his 2011 epic of childhood memory, “The Tree of Life”, and his 2019 drama about Franz Jagerstatter, “A Hidden Life”. Joining me in discussing the visionary humanity of these films is friend Stuart Delony, the host […]

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