Sonic Cinema

Sounds, Visions and Insights by Brian Skutle

News

It’s wild to think that this will be my second time covering the Atlanta Film Festival in less than a year. But while the 2020 edition was happening as my theatre was closing for good, this year’s is occurring as my new theatre reopens. I cannot think of a better ring in to (hopeful) normalcy returning to the moviewatching experience than the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival, which will continue with […]

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When we think of movies and “reboots,” we think of taking old franchises, and polishing them off into something new for a younger generation, and hoping to tap into the nostalgia of the original audience for the material, as well. But, I think there’s another type of reboot that cinema can provide, and it’s a more personal one. Actually, I would say it is more of a recharge. Like with […]

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Sonic Cinema Podcast

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 […]

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After a brief break, the Sonic Cinema Podcast returns, and with a guest that has been away for far too long. This time, independent filmmaker Chris Esper returns, and the subject is one of the godfathers of the American independent film movement as we know it, John Cassavetes. All of these were blind spots for both of us, as we discuss “Shadows”, “Faces”, “A Woman Under the Influence”, as well […]

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