Like Richard Baratta from earlier this week, Carol Cuddy came to Sarasota as part of an event organized by Sarasota Film Commissioner Jeanne Corcoran to show big league producers all that Sarasota has to offer.
Carol has a big movie opening today—“Remember Me” starring Rob Pattinson from “Twilight.” So without further ado, here we go!
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First up, let me say that I am really looking forward to next week. Why? Because then I will be able to tell you all about the amazing films and events making up SFF 2010!
In the meantime, here’s a little something on an interesting trend in upcoming films this year. Please note, [...]

If you have never seen Adrienne Shelly’s absolutely lovely final film, “Waitress,” then you are in for a wonderful and bittersweet treat. The film is wonderful; the fate of this rising star of a filmmaker is heartbreaking and bitter. (She was tragically slain by an illegal immigrant she found stealing from her purse [...]

What do you think it would be like to spin a web with Spider-Man? To crack the whip on Indiana Jones? To journey “Across the Universe” with acclaimed director Julie Taymor? Today we talk to a guy who has done all that and a lot more.
Richard Baratta (center) has been working on [...]

Note: This is a blog entry about Hollywood in general and upcoming wide release films, not a listing of movies playing at SFF 2010. Official announcements regarding the SFF 2010 lineup should be made within a week and after that I will be spotlighting movies playing at the festival.

In Hollywood, everything’s better if it [...]

Hey everyone, your friendly neighborhood Insider here, keeping it real and buzzing with excitement over some very important dates!
The Jewish Film Festival kicks off in just two days! Click here to visit their site and learn all about it or here to read my overview of the festival. Either way you’ll learn the [...]

Ever since I was a kid one of my favorite things about going to the movies has been arriving early and making sure I see all the previews. Today, it’s all online. All one really has to do is haunt Apple’s Quicktime site, YouTube, the studios and distributors sites, dozens and dozens of [...]

Nowhere is the phrase “art imitates life—and vice-versa” more relevant than in this week’s Video Renaissance free rental of the week, “Every Little Step.”
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to audition for a Broadway musical—a Broadway musical that is, in fact about auditioning for a Broadway musical—then go no further. This [...]