Ah, jury duty…the persistent inconvenience that always seems to occur at the worst times. I received my first ever call to duty and, after the standard groans, accepted my fate. After a glorious 6:30 wake up, I joined my fellow patriots at the King County Court House for my two-day requirement. As I settled in … Read more
The beautiful thing about independent film is that you never exactly know how things will turn out. You pour your heart and soul into a story, you scrape some money together, you find decent enough actors, and you create your world through the lens of your creative mind. With any luck festivals and distributors will … Read more
Happy Wednesday all! It’s another dreary day here in Seattle; the perfect weather for curling up with friends and a good film. Last night I had a couple friends over to celebrate the beautiful weather with dinner and a movie. It seems my friends have spread themselves entirely across this fair city, making every night … Read more
Despite the awards ceremony being a rather mellow one (the one expected F-bomb, Colin Firth and Natalie Portman’s respective awards, awkward introductions by Anne Hathaway and no red carpet dress to speak of), my personal Oscars experience was my best to date. I was invited by my wonderful IndieFlix boss Ms. Scilla Andreen to join … Read more
One of the biggest films of the summer has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, which seems as good a time as any to take a second look at Christopher Nolan’s Inception. The story of Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his team, who steal ideas from dreams, instead being contracted to plant one … Read more
Some things are universal; a little black dress, an appreciation for white bread and, ah yes, a great love of one Mr. Colin Firth. This timeless gentleman is at his finest in 2010’s “The King’s Speech”. Read more
