**Before we get to the main post, the Virtual Catalog of this year’s festival has been made available through Sunday, May 9. If you haven’t had the chance to watch any of the wonderful films from the festival, several of them are available there. The link is in the first paragraph below. The last days of a film festival, or even a convention, are more laid back by nature, and […]
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In 2019, the middle of my week at the Atlanta Film Festival was interrupted by food poisoning, forcing me to sit out Wednesday and Thursday. Last year, I got to everything I wanted to see, but learned that the movie theatre I had worked at for 19 years was closing permanently. This year, I got into a car accident Sunday, but still managed to see the films I wanted to […]
Sonic Cinema Podcast
In the wake of an episode record needing to be rescheduled for later in the month, I decided to take stock in what has been accomplished with the podcast, and Sonic Cinema, over the years, as well as share some favorites I’ve seen over the past few years. I hope you enjoy! Episode 137 – Personal Reflections Thanks for listening, Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com You can also listen to the Sonic […]
This ended up being a much deeper discussion than intended, but it is one worth listening to. Sexploitation cinema can mean selling sex for a number of reasons, and in my talk with Jason from Binge Movies, we run the gamut in terms of three of those reasons. Listen to us discuss the state of film criticism before diving into “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”, “Emmanuelle” and “The Blue […]