by Alexis | Sep 21, 2009 | indieBlog
There is a small island just a short vaporetta ride away from Venice proper called the Lido where the Venice Film Festival takes place. On the Lido, it is the Excelsior Hotel where everyone seems to congregate. I suppose it would be like a fancy version of the... by Alexis | Aug 14, 2009 | Film Festival Reports, Indie News, indieBlog
This past week I packed my bags for the North Woods of Michigan and Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival. I had to select my tickets in advance so I went into the festival knowing I was seeing several documentaries including The Cove (winner of Sundance... by Alexis | Jul 16, 2009 | Film Festival Reports, indieBlog
Sometimes people ask me to compare Cannes to an American festival they might have attended. Is it like Sundance but on the ocean? Well, if you find yourself at the Grand Hotel between the hours of 12AM and 2AM and imagine everyone in a parka and snow boots, there... by Alexis | Jan 27, 2009 | Film Festival Reports, indieBlog
It has been my experience that some of the most interesting people I have met and conversations I have had often occur while waiting for things at Sundance. Last year I met this great woman while waiting in line to get into American Teen who was a big exec at a big... by Alexis | Jan 11, 2008 | indieBlog
Westerns have never really been my genre and certain blockbuster A-list stars from continents where pigs tails curl in the opposite directions don’t tend to pique my interest…but I held out and stayed through the first 20 minutes of this film. Now, its no...