Sonic Cinema

I’ll be honest- I did not expect to do another lead-in to this week’s Atlanta Film Festival, but the schedule got finalized even more after I posted last week, and I’ve been able to (mostly) set my personal screening schedule, so another post leading in to the festival is necessary. Starting with Thursday, here is my drive-in screening schedule through Sunday, as it stands now. (I will post the rest […]

It’s been a long road for us to get here, but the 2020 Atlanta Film Festival is actually on, and it is time to discuss what will be going on, how it will be going, and what is worth watching. I’m really excited about the hybrid virtual/drive-in format and I’m hoping to get to some of the latter so it doesn’t become entirely virtual and via screeners like Fantasia Fest, […]

To round out the summer, we actually circle back to an episode birthed during last year’s “Best of 1996” podcast. The subject is the late British director, Alan Parker, and I’m pleased to be joined by my friend Mathew Timms as we discuss three films from the director’s career- “Pink Floyd The Wall”, “Birdy” and “Angel Heart”. I hope you enjoy! Episode 115 – Discussing Alan Parker Viva La Resistance! […]

When I have Phil Fasso on the podcast, the discussion always leads in interesting directions. This time, we eschew fantastic horror and move to the Italian Neorealism movement of the 1940s and ’50s, and in particular, two films from Vittorio De Sica. Here, we have a heartfelt discussion on “Bicycle Thieves” and “Umberto D”. I hope you enjoy! Episode 114 – Italian Neorealism and Vittorio De Sica Viva La Resistance! […]