SUNDANCE REPORT: there’s a first time for everything
Okay, I’m going to put this out there right off the bat so we’re all clear… 2009 marked my first trip to Sundance. Yep. […]
SUNDANCE REPORT: Were there movies at Sundance?
So, I’ve been to Sundance something like 8 times. Once, while a student, once with a movie premiering, and 6 times with SAGIndie. Going
SUNDANCE REPORT: The Waiting Game
It has been my experience that some of the most interesting people I have met and conversations I have had often occur while waiting
2007 Sundance: We Came, We Saw, We Kicked Snow-Booty!
Well, it’s over. That’s right, stick a fork in it, Sundance 2007 is DONE!! And I’m not even hung over. O.K, anyone who doesn’t
Wuxia! Woohoo!
Yun-Fat Chow, Li Gong, and Yimou Zhang take eye-popping wuxia spectacle to new heights in the chop-socky epic The Curse of the Golden Flower,
AFI FEST 2006: The once and future king
So AFI Fest kicked off last night with the US premier of Emilio Esteves’ Bobby, and of course I was there (with a date!)
Venice Biennale Part 6
It’s Friday and 10 days into the festival and I realized I have not reported much on the films here. They screen films here,
Venice Biennale Part 5
It’s Thursday, September 7th, and I have officially declared today SAGIndie Day at the Venice Biennial. The day will be spent spreading the good
Venice Bienelle part 2
It’s funny when a large conversation turns into a quiet hush. The very presence of Spike Lee in front of the Excelsior Hotel did
Adios Telluride
It’s about 7:30 in the morning and I’m sitting in my hotel room in my underwear, trying not to wake up my girlfriend, and
2006 Venice Bienalle
On Aug. 29th, 2006 the students of the American Pavilion’s Student Filmmakers program embarked on an journey to the 2006 Venice Film Festival, these
PS Film Fest 2006: Part Two
And now for part two of my trip to the Palm Springs International Festival of Shorts: After barely escaping certain death (these pools in