Dave Grohl's "Sound City" ignites the spirit of rock'n'roll First time director Dave Grohl is someone whose name you may associate more clearly with the title of former drummer of 90s grunge band Nirvana and now front-man of the Foo Fighters. Being a fan of heartfelt, guitar smashing, beautiful music..ahem - Nirvana, you can imagine my excitement being in the presence of Grohl. It took a lot of energy out of […]
Austin-based writer/director Sean Gallagher's feature-length directing debut "Good Night," starring his long-time friend and fellow Austinite and co-producer Jonny Mars (who I randomly saw at Royal Blue Grocery in Austin, after we had technical difficulties during our previously scheduled phone interview), made me cry as I watched it on my laptop while sitting on the floor of Old Main. It's the story about Leigh and Winston Rockwall, a couple who […]
by Monica Solis "Coldwater" dives deep into hearts, and leaves no holds barred What do you get when you cross Call of Duty Black Ops “The Sergeant,” with a protagonist who resembles a young Ryan Gosling,with a production company that gets the art of cinematography and a director who debuts with a message you just can’t ignore? You get the film Coldwater which premiered at SXSW 2013. Coldwater, written by […]
Despite Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day frontman) being a no-show on the world premiere red carpet of "Broadway Idiot," which follows him during the making of his musical "American Idiot" on Broadway, Monica and I got to speak with director Doug Hamilton and "Cuatro" director Tim Wheeler. Monica stayed to catch the double feature, which also included the documentary "Cuatro," a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Green Day's album […]
Dave Grohl's "Sound City" looks at the history of the recording studio in Van Nuys, California, where he once travelled with Nirvana to record their album "Nevermind." "Sound City" Trailer (Photos and information contained in this post may not be used without the author's permission) (Photos by Jordan Gass-Poore' and Monica Solis) Listen to Dave Grohl at The Paramount:
So, I was completely nervous about getting to speak with actor Alexander Skarsgard, who I know better as True Blood's Eric the Vampire. But when the time finally came to ask him my one very important question, I felt pretty cool, which might have had something to do with the wind chill after standing outside of the Paramount Theatre on the red carpet for more than an hour. I'd like […]
(All photos by Jordan Gass-Poore')Audio:-Writer/director John Sayles at the Stateside for the premiere of "Go for Sisters": -Director PJ Raval and the cast of "Before You Know It": -Writer/director/actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt and actors Tony Danza and Brie Larson ("United States of Tara") at The Paramount for the world premiere of "Don Jon": *and another:
Directors Steven Silha and Eric Slade's documentary "Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton" had its world premiere at SXSW 2013. The film tells the story of pre-Beat filmmaker and poet James Broughton, whose experimental films explored and celebrated the human body and spirit. "Big Joy" Trailer (Photo of directors by Jordan Gass-Poore', all others are courtesy) Listen to the interview with the film's directors Steven Silha and Eric Slade:
"Coldwater" SXSW Photos (Copyright Monica Solis) (Director Vincent Grashaw, actors P.J. Boudousque' and James C. Burns, executive producer Joe Bilotta) (Photos and information contained in this post may not be used without the author's permission) Listen to the interview with director Vincent Grashaw, actors P.J. Boudousque' and James C. Burns, and executive producer Joe Bilotta:
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