I’m feeling a bit delirious (perhaps it’s due in part to the bijillion layers of clothes that make me resemble the Michelin Man – how funny is that image left?). At least it’s a good delirium. The fest continues to delight with cinema, spirits and sobremesa ’til all hours and after Tuesday’s after-party I came home to discover that TRIPPIN’s already been accepted to its first fest – yay! Read the rest of this entry »
trippin’ in Phoenix, field trippin’ in Alaska
Posted in Diary of a Directrix, News, On the Fest CircuitDecember 10th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
Birthdays and Rebirth in Alaska
Posted in Diary of a Directrix, On the Fest CircuitDecember 8th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
One of my favorite things about festivals is you never know what to expect. Sure, there will be movies to see, parties to attend and so forth. But every experience is so distinct, each fest has its own unique personality. Don, one of the fest coordinators, and I are convinced it’s like summer sleepaway camp for adults. Read the rest of this entry »
The Sound of Music
Posted in CrewDecember 8th, 2009 by Brian Y McLaughlin
Ahh, just reading that title probably evokes images of Julie Andrews spinning in circles in the Austrian Alps as she sings all about music in the hilltops. And while I enjoy The Sound of Music as a movie, that’s not really what this post is about. It’s about movie music in general. Read the rest of this entry »
Greg Lamberson: The Slime Guy
Posted in Friends of trippin'December 7th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
I first met Greg Lamberson on the film fest circuit. He remembers it as being the Halloween Horror Picture Show in Tampa (and he’s probably right), though I could have sworn it was at Genghis Con in Pittsburgh. I remember talking with him shortly after I’d conducted an interview with H.G. Lewis and him being impressed because I was the first chick he’d met who was into Lewis’ gory oeuvre. Read the rest of this entry »
You Got What You Wanted…
December 7th, 2009 by Spider
Basically if you are in a rock band you probably are there for the phallic extension. If you say anything else you are most likely lying. And then you’ve heard the phrase “only after one thing”. Never quite sure which participant this refers to.