On discovering the magic of film festivals

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…

KSRO Interview – Joshua Goldstein & Oliver Stone

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…

KSRO Interview – “What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?” director John Scheinfeld and BS&T co-founder Bobby Colomby

Director of the new documentary film WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS? John Scheinfeld and BS&T co-founder/drummer Bobby Colomby joined us on The Drive today for a fascinating conversation about the film. It screens at the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley on Saturday, April 8 at 1 pm and the Rialto Cinemas…

KSRO Interview – Greg Laemmle

Ky Boyd hosted Greg Laemmle, head of the Laemmle theater chain in Los Angeles, on the Rialto Cinemas Big Friday Movie Segment on the The Drive with Steve Jaxon & Harry Duke on KSRO. Greg is the centerpiece of the new documentary Only in Theatres, which tells the story of the the 84-year old family-owned…

KSRO Interview – Actor Cameron Britton

Actor Cameron Britton joined Ky Boyd on the Rialto Cinemas Big Friday Movie Segment on the The Drive with Steve Jaxon & Harry Duke on KSRO. Cameron is a native of Sonoma County and was an active member of Sebastopol’s Analy High School theatre program before graduating in 2004. He’s built a substantial film and…

KSRO Interview – “The Return of Tanya Tucker”

Filmmaker Kathlyn Horan joined The Drive with Steve Jaxon & Harry Duke on KSRO for a discussion about her film The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile. Trailblazing, hell-raising country music legend Tanya Tucker defied the standards of how a woman in country music was supposed to behave. Decades after Tanya slipped from the…