Peter O’Toole died today at age 81. I was lucky to have a chance to hang out for a bit with O’Toole back in 2004 when he was honored by the SCAD-sponsored Savannah Film Festival. The film festival was remarkable…
Here’s my Peter O’Toole story
Tag: Savannah Film Festival
“But I’m a Cheerleader” musical gets a high-profile London reading (and, yes, Savannahians have reason to care)
Bill Augustin started working with publicist Bobby Zarem in New York way back in 2001. Bobby and Bill have handled much of the major programming and publicity for the Savannah Film Festival every year since then. Bill has spent so…
“A Room with a View”: a review and reconsideration
After Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) tells her fiance Cecil Vyse (Daniel Day-Lewis) that the wedding is off, she walks confidently upstairs, leaving him stunned and directionless. But the camera doesn’t cut away at that moment. We see Cecil gather…
“The Sacrament”: a review from the Savannah Film Festival
The Sacrament tells the gripping story of a cult rattled by sudden scrutiny from a couple of journalists from VICE. This latest movie from the talented young director and writer Ti West skillfully uses a documentary technique. We see the…
“Philomena”: a review from the Savannah Film Festival
Since seeing Philomena last night at the Savannah Film Festival, I’ve been asking myself how it could have been better. And I’m stumped. Philomena is pretty much a perfect film. The story follows the quest of Philomena Lee to find…
“About Time”: a Savannah Film Festival review
The big heart of About Time largely makes up for the movie’s illogic. Films about time travel invariably have plot holes or problems, but About Time‘s characters are so compelling and its pace so pleasant that it’s easy to get…
“Seduced and Abandoned”: a review from the Savannah Film Festival
Film buffs and industry insiders will likely be enthralled by many of the interviews and clips in the new documentary from James Toback and Alec Baldwin, Seduced and Abandoned. (Toback is the credited director and writer on IMDB, but it…
The time Jeremy Irons met Claus von Bulow . . .
After a screening of Adrian Lyne’s 1997 Lolita on Monday afternoon at the Savannah Film Festival, Jeremy Irons took the stage of the Lucas Theatre for about half an hour of fascinating questions and answers. SCAD prof Chris Auer moderated…
A few tweets from the Savannah Film Festival – pics of Jeremy Irons, Norman Reedus, Miles Teller
In my City Talk column coming out tomorrow (Tuesday), I write a little about the increasing role of social media in terms of PR and publicity for the Savannah Film Festival. Here’s just a very small sampling of tweets from…
Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska”: a review from the Savannah Film Festival
Alexander Payne’s new film Nebraska starts as a road movie, with a father and son going from Billings to Lincoln. The kind and directionless David (Will Forte) has decided to indulge his father Woody (Bruce Dern), who is struggling with…
Julian Sands brings “A Room with a View” to the Savannah Film Festival
SCAD announced the news quietly last week on the Savannah Film Festival Facebook page, so I’m not sure word has really gotten around that actor Julian Sands is coming to town. He’s not being officially honored like Jeremy Irons and…
Jeremy Irons will join Terence Stamp, Alec Baldwin, Bruce Dern, Alexander Payne, others at Savannah Film Festival
Savannahians who pay attention to the Savannah Film Festival have gotten spoiled over the years by the sheer number and caliber of the stars that the SCAD-sponsored event has brought to town. So there was a little bit of a…
A clip from Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska” — the opening night film at the 2013 Savannah Film Festival
Alexander Payne’s Nebraska, starring Bruce Dern and Will Forte as father and son, will open the Savannah Film Festival.
Alexander Payne to be honored before screening of his new film “Nebraska” on opening night of Savannah Film Festival; star Bruce Dern also appearing
The full Savannah Film Festival lineup won’t be released until October 1, but we now know that the 8-day event will begin on October 26 with Alexander Payne’s highly praised new film Nebraska. The movie’s star Bruce Dern will honor…