Blog & News: On the Fest Circuit

…was my fave quote last night from new fest buddy Natalie Eleftheriadis as my Anchorage B&B family gathered around in the parlor sipping wine before heading out to the opening night movie and gala. Read the rest of this entry »

Wow!  I just knew this was going to be sweet.  So I’ve made it to Anchorage and  it turns out I’m staying in a charming B&B run by Bill, a delightful host, and his darling standard poodle, Maddie.   Read the rest of this entry »

…is still going through my mind.  The lyrics to “Bodies“  by Drowning Pool was both the theme song and mantra in which programmer Michael Hein would lead us prior to each screening at the New York City Independent Horror Festival which, incidentally, was a total blast this past weekend.  Read the rest of this entry »

So, I’m back in my old stomping grounds here in the Village.  To quote Dorothy Gail once more, “There’s no place like home.”  From the instant our plane descended to JFK I felt that old familiar energy.  NYC will always be a part of me.

I’m staying with a new fest friend, Ian Fischer whom I met at Dragon*Con a few months back.  He’s got a fab place not far from where I used to live back in the day.  Opening night was fun.  Read the rest of this entry »

Spider’s arrived from the U.K and we spent his first full day walking about Hollywood (where we found our very own star waiting for us) and at the Shockfest Film Festival.  I’ve got to say I was impressed.  They were super organized and drew a great crowd, no small feat for a 2^nd year fest in a town already over-saturated with festivals. Read the rest of this entry »