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Spectacular Classics Screening Series kicks off Tuesday with teen classic ‘Say Anything’
If you spend any amount of time here at Sound on Sight, you probably love movies, old and new. And you probably have fond memories of being a teenager. (Or maybe you are a teenager right now, in which case, we feel very old. But never mind.) So you may hold some classic teen-themed movies […] More
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‘The Spectacular Now’, James Ponsoldt’s Sundance hit, releases its first trailer
Filmmaker James Ponsoldt’s second full-length feature Smashed turned the heads of many film fans as it made its way around the festival circuit in 2012. It was at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, however, that Ponsoldt really made waves, with his new feature garnering a lot of acclaim prior to getting picked up. Titled The […] More
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10 non-blockbuster films we’re looking forward to this summer
The summer season has, over the past few decades, become synonymous with movie blockbuster season, as studios have found the months of May to August to contain the most profitable release dates for big-budget tentpole features, leading to the summer of recent years being filled with superhero films, big budget CGI features, and other tentpole […] More
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Ebertfest 2013 Roundtable
Ebertfest was a blast this year, with a memorable and moving program of 12 films, 2 short films, several panels, and many surprises spread out over 5 days at the Virginia Theatre (and Illini Union) in Champaign, IL. Join guests Steve Prokopy from AICN, Aaron Pinkston from Battleship Pretension, and Andrew Stengele from Ebertfest and […] More
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Ebertfest 2013: Day 4 looks at mythology and the difficult road to self-knowledge
After a late day three (the Q&A didn’t get out until about midnight), many of the attendees to Ebertfest, myself included, were a bit on the sluggish side this morning. The first screening was set for 11am, which hardly seems early on paper, but for anyone catching up with friends at the festival or, in […] More
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Thirteenth annual Phoenix Film Festival promises to stand out among the festival-circuit crowd
The beginning of April, for those in the Southwest, heralds an all-new Phoenix Film Festival. This year, the Phoenix Film Festival kicks off its 13th annual edition with impressive celebrity guests, independent feature premieres, seminars, workshops, parties, and more. The festival, which runs from April 4 to April 11, boasts some star-studded new films and […] More
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Interview with composer Rob Simonsen on the mechanics of musical storytelling, the impact of technology on film scoring, and the beneficial ubiquity of pop music.
Rob Simonsen has been writing music for the screen for nearly a decade now. He has done commercial work for Apple and has provided music for the TV series Dollhouse. Simonsen’s close relationship with composer Mychael Danna has afforded him the opportunity to provide additional music for many scores ranging from Surfs Up to Life of […] More