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Category Archives: Sarasota 2008

Tributes, “Tributes” and Takedowns: SpoutBlog Week in Review

We said “goodbye” to Charlton Heston while others said “see ya later” to Uwe Boll.

Sarasota 2008: Spine Tingler: The William Castle Story

It’s probably going too far to suggest, as I’m tempted to, that Spine Tingler: The William Castle Story should be considered a foundational document for anyone interested in the film marketing revolution that began with the fall of the studio system and which still shapes the way most Americans learn about and consume movies today. [...]

Sarasota 2008: Conversation with Liv Ullmann

From a glimpse of the Ullmann breast to Ingmar Bergman’s death bed: highlights from the Sarasota Film Festival’s Conversation with Liv Ullmann.

Sarasota 2008: Throw Down Your Heart

A review of the documentary, featuring Bela Fleck, from the Sarasota Film Festival.

Sarasota 2008: The Restorative Powers of Sunshine

Photo via zizzybaloobah @ Flickr.
I landed in Sarasota around 2:00 yesterday afternoon, and by the time I was standing in line for my first film an hour later, the sore throat I’d been carrying around for three weeks in New York since returning from SXSW had miraculously disappeared. It would be hard to overstate how [...]

Sarasota Film Festival Preview

A sampling of what’s going on at the Sarasota Film Festival, which begins tonight.