At the beginning of 2018, I began the Sonic Cinema Patreon. It was done as an attempt to bring more people to my writing, as well as to give subscribers some special bonuses not on the site. And yes, it was also a chance to try to bring in some revenue from my film writing, which has not really happened over the years. I have a full-time job to fulfill […]
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There are some pleasant surprises with the nominees for this year’s Georgia Film Critics Association awards, but also some not-so-pleasant snubs. Here are the nominees, what won, and my thoughts as a voting member. 2022 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Picture “After Yang” “The Banshees of Inisherin” “Decision to Leave” “Everything Everywhere All at Once”– Winner “The Fabelmans” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” “Nope” “RRR” “Tár” “Top Gun: […]
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Given the timing of the podcast’s latest episode, it should not surprise you that the topic is my adventures at DragonCon this year. I also discuss what this time of year means to me now. I hope you enjoy! Episode 157 – DragonCon 2024 Thanks for listening, Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com You can also listen to the Sonic Cinema Podcast Below: Apple Podcasts
Hello readers and listeners! It’s time, once again, to dive back into the movie year of 1999, and this is a fun, silly movie to finish off the summer with. The film is Renny Harlin’s “Deep Blue Sea”, and joining me in discussing it is podcaster Robert Yaniz Jr. of Crooked Table Productions and the Back to Bluey podcast. You even get a brief cameo from my wife, Meredith. I […]
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2008 is one of those years I can see myself looking back on as important and pivotal, not just as an artist but as an individual. I started off the year lost, but ended it found and rejuvenated, creatively and personally. So if the two seem intertwined this year, it’s because I cannot think to recap my artistic journey this year without recounting some of my personal one. My hospitalization […]
Hello gentle reader, and a hearty Happy Thanksgiving to you. And to my non-American readers, I hope you enjoy watching us celebrate the settling of our nation with oversized balloon characters, football, and overstuffed stomachs. Yeah, most of us don’t get it either. Well, this year has been a crazy one for me on a lot of fronts, but a particularly rich one on the creative one. More on the […]