Catalina Film Festival In The Wrap

This post about the 2014 Catalina Film Festival appeared on The Wrap. You can read the full story about my experience at CFF here.

Nicolas Cage, William H. Macy, Andy Garcia to be Honored at Catalina Film Festival

In four short years, the Catalina Film Festival (CFF) has hit its stride and is quickly reclaiming it’s spot under the Hollywood sun. The annual event, taking place September 24 -28, has matured into a five-day festival screening 87 films with 27 world, U.S. and West Coast premieres. Catalina has been hosting Hollywood celebrities for […]

Catalina Film Festival 2014 Highlights: William H. Macy, Andy Garcia, Emmy Rossum and Roman Coppola

CFF William H. Macy and Suzette Valle

The 2014 Catalina Film Festival attracted some of the brightest stars in Hollywood. William H. Macy, Andy Garcia, Emmy Rossum, Roman Coppola, and Jordin Sparks were among the celebrities that made their way from the mainland to the island via helicopter. I was a guest of this year’s festival, and it was also my first […]

San Diego Film Festival Announces 2014 Lineup

2014 SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL FESTIVAL LINE-UP– Gala Presentations Include Laggies, The Equalizer, The Good Lie and The Imitation Game– 89 Films Chosen for Narrative, Documentary and Short Competition SAN DIEGO, CA (September 3, 2014) – The San Diego Film Festival, produced by the San Diego Film Foundation, announced today its full festival line-up. The 13th edition will take place […]

VMAs 2014: Young, Vibrant, and Conscious. Less Crotch Next Time.

MTV’s 2014 Video Music Awards ranked high in my book as one of the more fun and vibrantly produced shows of this type. The moment of silence held for Ferguson, and the homeless fellow’s speech in place of a Miley Cyrus award acceptance list, showed us the conscious side of the otherwise superficial event. It was only […]