Sonic Cinema

As the Atlanta Film Festival transitioned into the week, my approach changed, as well. During the day, the Atlanta Film Society had a selection of panels for their Creative Conference. While I was definitely interested in some of those, I had personal responsibilities I had to take care of during the day, so I would just be sticking to the evening screenings. At least, that was the plan. Monday, April […]

The first weekend of the Atlanta Film Festival went by like a bullet for me, and I didn’t even have half as busy a weekend planned as I typically do during DragonCon. That’s because what I did have was basically a gauntlet Saturday and Sunday, as well as responsibilities each night I never really have had before. That was exciting. Friday, April 5 Day 2 of the Atlanta Film Festival […]

In this episode, there are some technical issues early on, but when Brian tackles two of the best films of the challenging, polarizing director, Terrence Malick, they’re worth sitting through. The films chosen were his 2011 epic of childhood memory, “The Tree of Life”, and his 2019 drama about Franz Jagerstatter, “A Hidden Life”. Joining me in discussing the visionary humanity of these films is friend Stuart Delony, the host […]

I’ve been wanting to have a discussion on three specific films from Alfred Hitchcock for a while on the podcast, and I think I found one of the ideal guests to join me in the talk in Morgan Roberts from the Untitled Cinema Gals Project. Listen to us discuss the complicated psychology and suspense of Hitchcock’s “Rebecca”, “Vertigo” and “Marnie”. Episode 89 – Discussing Alfred Hitchcock Viva La Resistance! Brian […]