The time has come, once again, for the Atlanta Film Festival. My schedule will be a bit different, on account of having a work schedule that is more amiable to nighttime screenings- and weekends off- so it will be nice to have some normalcy return to my festival. Last year was a much needed respite from the stress of work and personal matters. This year, it will be my first […]
There are some pleasant surprises with the nominees for this year’s Georgia Film Critics Association awards, but also some not-so-pleasant snubs. There are still several I haven’t seen, though. Here are the nominees, what won, and my thoughts as a voting member. I hope you enjoy! This was a fairly impressive selection this year. 2023 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Picture “American Fiction” “Barbie” “Godzilla Minus One” “The Holdovers” […]
Hello readers and listeners! It’s time, once again, to dive back into the movie year of 1999, and the film in question is from a venerable franchise, but a film that doesn’t necessarily hit all the right notes that franchise desires. The film in Michael Apted’s “The World is Not Enough”, and joining me is returning guest Kevin Thomas. Our discussions comes to some unusual conclusions. I hope you enjoy! […]
As we wrap up the horror month this year, Phil Fasso and I dig back into three absolute classics that turned 50 this year. The subject is horror of 1974, and the films are Brian De Palma’s “Phantom of the Paradise”, Larry Cohen’s “It’s Alive” before concluding with Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. I hope you enjoy! The track at the end of this episode is “Symphonic Guitar Dread” […]
It should probably go without saying that this year *didn’t* quite go as planned. I was hoping to have this as my breakthrough year creatively, and I was hoping to have more done than I do. Alas, it was not to be. That doesn’t mean this year was a bust however; if anything, it laid a groundwork for things to come. Let’s start off with the big news: my long-in-development […]
Another year, another performance of Vince Guaraldi’s classic music for the “Charlie Brown” Christmas special from Atlanta-area artist (and dear friend) Jeffrey Bützer and pianist T.T. Mahoney. This year, Bützer decided put on a couple of performances of the newish Atlanta holiday tradition (it’s only in its third year, but it feels like it’s been around longer) at The Earl: one show Friday night, and one the next night in […]
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