Waylaid
Friday night SAGIndie screened the first film (Michael Kang’s The Motel) in our newest undertaking, the quarterly Diversity Screening Series at AFI. I’d like […]
So Ronery, I’m So Ronery…
Dear Loyal Readers: Since I was left alone in the office today, with no one to entertain me (Paul is in NYC hiring the
The City that Doesn’t Sleep (except where I’m staying)
SAGIndie is growing. Besides the addition of Eliza (who is putting us all to shame with the frequency of her blogging), we are going
Outfest 2006: Airing DIRTY LAUNDRY
O.K., y’all haven’t heard much from me lately. For one, I haven’t seen that many films lately, despite the local festivals. I can only
Outfest 2006: Or Why is Everyone Dressed Better than Me?
Last night was the opening gala for Outfest 2006: the 24th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Props to Outfest for once again
LAFF 2006: Intellectual Honesty
Last week I was quoted in an article in the LA Film Festival launch issue of Daily Variety. The issue was about all of
From the Water to the Desert
O.K., so I’m engaging in film festival revelry. I have now consumed more alcohol (I mean, I’ve seen more films) in a week than
Another One Bites the Dust (An Actual Karaoke Song, BTW)
Well, we’ve come to the end of our fourth year at the Cannes Film Festival (and my fifth year attending), and I wanted to
Lies
Yesterday we hosted a “case-study” panel with the cast and filmmakers behind “Lying.” The film, by first-time writer/director M Blash is part of the
Is the Caiman one of the X-Men?
It’s true. I have been coming to Cannes for five years and until yesterday had never seen a film here. At first it was
X-Men, mugshots, and Halle Berry’s on my sh*t list
O.K., here I am again. Of course, Paul threatened to fire me (again) if I didn’t blog. You see what genius Rene came up
We Missed the Bus
Every year there seems to be a shocking, controversial film at Cannes. A few years ago it was Gaspar Noe’s “Irreversible” (a really disturbing,