Film Festival reViews

The title, TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL, makes me laugh with its emphasis on the twist of this romantic comedy horror genre that can be anticipated but not predicted and like a good joke, well-told with punchlines perfectly-timed, keeping the audience howling with surprise at the unexpected results. Andrew Kaiser, music composer, describing the film […]

Recently I read FILMMAKER MAGAZINE put out a list of twenty-five top independent films of the decade. Per their assessment, I do not agree with all of the choices. I do agree; however, that it all depends on memory, at least that much was given aside from the box office results. It also depends on […]

What is it about first time filmmakers? It’s all the same, especially when the director, also writer of SAINT JOHN OF LAS VEGAS, Hue Rhodes “has a circuitous path to filmmaking, following many interests and careers before deciding to focus on becoming a director in his late twenties” (taken from the production notes). What I […]