Sonic Cinema

I think the next Sundance Film Festival I cover will have to be in person. Yes, there’s much to be said about the comfort of being able to watch films virtually, but it’s not really optimal in terms of being able to structure your film festival when the potential exists to do other things around screenings, and not just writing reviews or doing filmmaker interviews. Maybe because I had to […]

When you begin to cover film festivals as a critic, or attend them as a fan, one of the big ones that you want to make the pilgrimage to is the Sundance Film Festival. The first major film festival of the year out of the gate, the tone for what’s to come in the movie year is set almost immediately, as major filmmakers and surprise hits with festival attendees reveal […]

The last few months have been rough in terms of getting podcasts recorded- you’ll notice that November had no episodes released. The truth is, with my new work schedule, as well as my review schedule, it’s hard to watch stuff for the podcast as well. But I hope to get back in the habit for 2024. That said, for now, I’ve got a couple of great episodes to finish up […]

**This podcast was recorded during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the movies being covered here wouldn’t exist. To close my October, I am so pleased to share this discussion. World cinema is important to look at as a way of exploring the breadth of cinema. Vietnamese cinema is something I have not really delved into…until now. My guest is Nguyen Le, a […]

Hello. It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper music update, so I thought that I’d take the time to do one. You got a pretty good idea if you happened to read my “Life of Brian” blog here, but there’s some updating to do beyond that. With October comes my annual horror movie marathon, now in its’ fourth year. The horror movies in my collection get brought out […]

I’ll keep this entry as short as possible. There’s not much to say really. I just wanted to let you guys know that I have a new composition available at both Sonic Cinema and MySpace for those of you on that site. It’s a piece I wrote in early May, but had the idea for back in 2001. It’s entitled “Weightless Waltz in F”, an electronic work meant to be […]