by James Thompson
Sundance 2009 is providing some excellent experiences for filmmakers and some not-so-great experiences for others. On the positive side, the weather has been wonderful, the parties have been a lot of fun and a lot of good films are premiering.
I particularly enjoyed meeting many filmmakers at the […]

by Dyana Carmella
Sundance is still going strong as filmmakers spend their time in the tranquil setting of Park City, Utah displaying their work. Besides hitting many terrific parties and watching wonderful films, I really enjoyed meeting the filmmakers and hearing about their journeys. There are two films I really felt […]

By Iain Blair
My old mate Andy Summers is finally back in town after nearly 2 years on the road with the Police for their hugely successful world reunion tour and as always he’s busy with a bunch of film and photo projects and road trips. He was just in Brazil for the […]

By Iain Blair
Oscar talk and buzz is definitely building now. Following last Sunday’s widely watched Golden Globes, Oscar watchers and Hollywood insiders are turning their attention to the Academy Awards, to be presented on February 22. Many are wondering if this could be the year that the Academy’s traditionally highbrow taste […]

By Iain Blair
There is a lot of Oscar buzz building around director Gus Van Sant’s Milk, his heartfelt homage to assassinated gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, starring Sean Penn. I chatted with Van Sant about the film and asked him if there were any surprises working with Sean Penn – […]

By Iain Blair
If you haven’t seen the new Italian film “Gomorrah” yet, you’re in for a real treat. This amazing movie — released by IFC Films — plays like a documentary about the notorious Italian mafia operation known as the Camorra, but it’s actually a series of stories based on real-life events in the crime-ridden […]

By Iain Blair
Over the years Sundance has become bigger and bigger and glitzier and glitzier and not everyone has liked the change. Going by the word on the street, this year will definitely not be business as usual. For a start, Motorola is not a sponsor this year. The result? Sundance 09 will have a […]

By Iain Blair
Top make up artist Cinzia Zanetti, a friend 30 years, has also returned east – down the road in Connecticut – for the holidays, and we caught up on her latest projects. She’s worked on such hit films as “Ironman”, “Mr. And Mrs Smith”, “Along Came Polly” and “Beowulf”, as well as on […]

By Iain Blair
It’s always interesting to hang out with teenagers and talk to them about movies and videogames. Talking to my nephews always gives me real insight into what’s hot and what’s not – and they’re the audience that will go back to a film again and again if they loved it, like they did […]

By Iain Blair
Happy New Year! I’m still back east and it is still freezing cold here, but we have great skiing weather, as we got another storm that blew in from the west coast.  I forgot to mention in my last blog of 2008 that while talking with Ted Danson, he told me he’s going […]