Interview: Phoenix filmmaker Seth Landau
By Joseph J. Airdo Seth Landau did a lot of growing up in Phoenix. He even discovered his true passion in life – even if he did not know it at the time. “My mom moved my family out there when I was entering junior high age so I spent a good decade there going to school,” explains Landau, noting that he went on to attend Arizona State More...
The History of “Oscar”
By Stan Robinson The Oscar® statue is movie’s greatest prize, as the motion picture industry prepares for its biggest awards presentation: the Academy Awards®, commonly know as the Oscars®. The American Academy More...
Filmmaker Wim Wenders (‘Pina’)
By Stan Robinson ‘Pina the latest documentary from veteran filmmaker Wim Wenders, with the distinction of having an Oscar® nomination in the best documentary feature film category and also a best documentary More...
Puppeteer Kevin Clash (‘Being Elmo’)
By Joseph J. Airdo Being Elmo, which will screen during this year’s Sedona International Film Festival, chronicles the life story of puppeteer Kevin Clash – the persona behind the furry red monster Elmo More...
Sedona Film Festival ready to (red) rock
Official selections for the 18th Annual Sedona International Film Festival were announced last week. The 145 films include “Apache 8,” an Arizona-produced documentary about an all-women firefighter crew More...
Reviewers’ Roundtable
The following quotes were pulled from AZ Weekly Entertainment Magazine’s film columnists’ full reviews in an effort to generate a well-rounded overview of each of this weekend’s new releases. “Chronicle‘* More...
Reviewers’ Roundtable
The following quotes were pulled from AZ Weekly Entertainment Magazine’s film columnists’ full reviews in an effort to generate a well-rounded overview of each of this weekend’s new releases. ‘Albert More...
Soundbite Spotlight
The following quotes were pulled from interviews conducted by AZ Weekly Entertainment Magazine’s film columnists with talent speaking on behalf movies recently released in theaters Writer/Director Joe More...
‘The Artist’ Big Winner in the Desert with 9 PFCS Awards
“The Artist” won 9 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay. The black and white silent film is currently in More...
Stan Robinson’s Best Movies of 2011
The tough choices of determining my best of the more than 300 films I saw this year is indeed a daunting challenge. My short list included ‘Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol’ in IMAX where the visual presentation, More...
