by Harry Duke I see a lot of live theatre every year, but my first love was the movies. Some of my earliest memories are of going to see double features at the movie theatre in my hometown. (That certainly dates me.) It’s long gone, but the memories are still there. When my family moved…
The Drive on 95.5’s Daedalus Howell and Rialto Cinema’s Joe Mulcaire interview producer Blake Wellen and writer/director Julie Rubio about their documentary The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & The Art of Survival. The film is a visually stunning and sweeping feature documentary that traces the life and survival of the renowned painter through…
True West Film Center, the non-profit film organization, today announced its opening dates for the Cinemas at True West, the newest destination for North Bay movie goers. The cinemas are the focal point of the film center’s James Redford Campus located at 371 Healdsburg Avenue. Cinema doors will open to the public on Friday, October…
Documentary producer Matlock Zumsteg joined me on the August 7 broadcast of The Drive on 95.5 for a discussion about the film Your Friend Logan. The film aims to shine a spotlight on the accomplishments and personality of Logan Whitehurst, a truly unique person, and hopes to inspire others to follow their creative pursuits. The…
The Healdsburg International Short Film Festival (HISFF) is looking for volunteers to provide housing for the filmmakers attending the 2025 festival, which takes place September 26-28. Hosts will enjoy meeting a remarkable collection of creative artists from all over the world and they’ll receive passes to individual screening blocks of the riveting collections of work presented…
I’ve always loved the movies. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of being dropped off at the American Theater in Pittston, PA to see such films as Tales of Terror, The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t, McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, and The Aristocats. When my father moved the…
It’s been a while since I’ve attended a film festival, so an invitation to attend the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival after a radio interview with Festival co-founder Patricia Demorest got me back in the film fest mood. The Festival began in 2011 as the Bodega International Short Film Festival, then moved to the now…
Steve Jaxon interviews Oscar-nominated documentarian Sam Green (The Weather Underground) about his new “immersive documentary” 32 Sounds, which will have two screenings at Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol on Monday, October 30th. Click below to listen: ********** Click the graphic below for more information:
I have loved the idea of film festivals ever since I moved to Northern California in autumn of 1981 and ‒ while applying for a job in downtown Mill Valley ‒ saw a stack of programs for the upcoming Mill Valley Film Festival. What is now a world-renowned, 10-day-long cinematic showcase was then celebrating its…
Award-winning scholar Professor Joshua S. Goldstein and legendary three-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone joined Harry Duke on The Drive on KSRO for a conversation about their film Nuclear Now. The documentary will have two screenings on May 1 at the Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol. The film, co-written by Goldstein and Stone with narration and…
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