I couldn't remember why Chalfrant's name and face were so familiar until ...

The launch of Paste was such a big deal for all of us 20-something evangelicals with good taste!

A Foreign Affair knocked me out. I'm not the biggest Wilder fan, but that guy saw America's fascist streak with a clarity that still feels shocking.

Casting in You Can’t Take It With You is insane. Ann Miller (15) plays Jean Arthur’s (38) married sister. Spring Byington (52) is their mother and Lionel Barrymore (60) is their grandfather. Also wild that Capra has two of the all-time romantic leads and gives them so little screen time together.

I missed Legs, Mastermind, and Just an Accident because they all played for one week in various theaters around Knoxville during the run-up to my fest. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Also, Neon has it so better than even odds it’ll win

I programmed Arco for our fest. It’s pretty great, and our cinephile audience loved it.

no / yes / no

It was the subject a few conversations during our fest last weekend. As I told a wonderful local actress, "I'm so glad you're making rent but that sounds awful." She agreed on both counts.

Doesn't let many of the keys go to waste either

Baba ganoush and hummus, mostly.