Archive for February, 2007

Another whirlwind doc roundup…

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Time for another whirlwind doc roundup. Outsite the Wilma the marquee brings in the locals. I got back from Big Sky Documentary Film Festival on Tuesday. I think a good time was had by all. The locals are thrilled to have guests. And the guests are thrilled to be visiting the 60,000 person town. I […]

Big Smith and Homemade Hillbilly Jam in Memphis…

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Sundance 2007 Review – Zoo

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Just when you thought I couldn’t possibly write any more about Sundance. Here’s a guest review from Darianna Cardilli. Let’s face it: every year at Sundance there’s a shocking documentary – a televised gangbang, fraternity rape cases, etc. which earn it the moniker “Shockdance”. So when I read in theprogram that there was a doc […]

Where the Sky is Big…

Friday, February 16th, 2007

I’m in Missoula, Montana for the 4th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. People keep asking me if it’s cold here. It is. I got in last night and hoofed it the Wilma Theatre. It’s the real home of the fest. It’s got about 1100 seats and I think almost all of them were full […]

Save PBS and NPR!!!

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Reading this makes me cry. Please sign the petition and tell everyone you know to do the same. You can copy the note below including the link and send it out in an emil. Thanks, Sarah Jo President Bush just proposed drastic cuts to NPR and PBS. We’ve stopped similar cuts in the past, but […]