Before I signed on to produce The Treatment with Elvis Mitchell last fall, the closest experience I’d had to a film festival was an all-night Christian Bale marathon at the Aero.  Armed with snacks and a neck pillow, I sat through five Bale features in a row from 7PM to 5AM. It was awesome.
But not even my Bale-athon can compare to the exhilarating experiences I’ve had this year at Sundance …

4/24/12 New in the 1-2!!  ”An appreciation of all things Korean has swept into popular culture – from taekwondo to kalbi to K-pop – extending to a proliferation of film and television talent who trace their lineage to the Asian peninsula.  This summer, Hollywood will offer an appreciation with the first Look East: Korean Film Festival, a celebratory weekend taking place Saturday & Sunday, June 23-24.”  Considering the amazing films …

Foreign Film is one of the Academy’s most dependable categories.  You can argue about the winner (though this year I think they got it right), you can argue about the selections, you can even argue about the process and the criteria.  But inevitably, the nominees are always very much worth seeing, and this year is no exception!

Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar”
A lovely little film about a very big subject.  A class of young students …

Two Oscar contenders for best picture this year (and the ultimate winner) have been called love letters to the movies…with a little cinematic history lesson thrown in for good measure.  But I recently read “Zervoille”  (thank you Michael Silverblatt!), a book that was much more than just a love letter, more than a history lesson…it, well, digs deep into the unconscious of the movies, movie-making and the film business… let’s call it a psychedelic trip into …

KCRW is blessed with a number of the most important voices in entertainment journalism, and two of them are getting together for the first time to take a close look at the most important – and somewhat polar opposite – movie awards.  More info here.
On Thursday, February 23rd at 7PM, the hosts of KCRW’s blockbuster entertainment shows The Business and The Treatment  put the awards under the macro lens just in time for …

Sorry for my absence…factors beyond my control!

Think about the leg-up you’d have with a lock on the two documentary categories!  Well, you’re in luck since you can see all the nominated feature and short docs at DocuDay on Saturday the 25th at the Writer’s Guild Theater in Beverly Hills…the day before the Oscars.  Even if you don’t win your pool, you’ll have seen some amazing movies!
There was a time – not so long ago – …

Alas, I was unable to go to Sundance because of KCRW’s Membership Drive which began last week (SUPPORT KCRW HERE).   Luckily, The Treatment producer Jenny Radelet was able to sneak off for a few days…here’s the final day of her report!

DAY SIX
Sleep finally wins and I miss the early morning screenings.  It pains me to miss Julie Delpy’s “2 Days in New York,” “Bachelorette,” and Mike Birbiglia’s “Sleepwalk With Me.”  Since I had to leave …

Alas, I was unable to go to Sundance because of KCRW’s Membership Drive which began last week (SUPPORT KCRW HERE).   Luckily, The Treatment producer Jenny Radelet was able to sneak off for a few days…here’s day five of her report!

DAY FIVE
Two hours of sleep.  Feeling totally refreshed and ready to take on the day.  That is a LIE.  But I can’t miss Spike Lee’s “Red Hook Summer,” so I’m up and out in time for the 8:30AM …

Alas, I was unable to go to Sundance because of KCRW’s Membership Drive which began last week (SUPPORT KCRW HERE).   Luckily, The Treatment producer Jenny Radelet was able to sneak off for a few days…here’s day four of her report!

DAY FOUR

Festival director John Cooper and director of programming Trevor Groth mentioned a few movies they were especially excited about in our Sundance special edition podcast of The Treatment, including “That’s What She Said,” one of …

Alas, I was unable to go to Sundance because of KCRW’s Membership Drive which began last week (SUPPORT KCRW HERE).   Luckily, The Treatment producer Jenny Radelet was able to sneak off for a few days…here’s day three of her report!
DAY THREE
Rashida Jones brought her A-game to Sundance this year with “Celeste and Jesse Forever.”  She co-wrote the script with Will McCormack (who plays a supporting role as Celeste and Jesses’ …