Sarasota Film Festival

World’s Greatest Chicken Wing Found during Sarasota Film Festival

Vinegar-based hot sauce, butter and a deep-fried, non-breaded wing are the elements of my ideal wing. When it comes to being the world’s greatest Buffalo chicken wing, can it be that simple? Being a Buffalonian, up until yesterday I thought I knew the answer but after watching “The Great Chicken Wing Hunt” screened at the […]

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G is for Geena Davis and Media Gender Bias

Actress and Olympian Geena Davis is one of those people trying to make a difference in how girls and women view themselves. She founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media after viewing television programs and videos with her daughter and noticing an imbalance in the roles male and female characters play.

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Starry, Starry Night on 2011 Sarasota Film Festival’s Red Carpet

The 2011 Sarasota Film Festival has rolled in and out of town already and unlike the previous two years, I really wasn’t into it. Sure, I checked out the Through Women’s Eyes Shorts on April 9, primarily because of the documentary, “Derby Girls: Inside the Bradentucky Bombers” – my roller derby league. If you look […]

Patricia Clarkson Signs Autographs at the 2010 Sarasota Film Festival

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Stalking Stars at 2010 Sarasota Film Festival

OK, I’m not really a stalker but I did have a fun time playing amateur paparazzi on the red carpet of the 2010 Sarasota Film Festival last weekend. Check out this blog post with my observation about Patti Smith’s red carpet appearance. A burning question many fans may want to know, does Mr. Vincent D’Onofrio […]

Actor Kevin Kline Arrives to Opening Night, Sarasota Film Festival April 9, 2010

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Fashion at the 2010 Sarasota Film Festival, April 9

The 12th Annual Sarasota Film Festival kicked off tonight and I thought the red carpet was a little lackluster. Actor Kevin Kline, who stars in The Extra Man, which was the event’s opening night film, walked the carpet, arriving in a huge Rolls-Royce around 6:45 p.m., 15 minutes before the screening.

Actor Kevin Kline's Shoes Opening Night Sarasota Film Festival

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2010 Sarasota Film Festival, April 9 – 18

Last year I had the pleasure of being part of a Twitterering team live Tweeting during the Sarasota Film Festival and think I did a pretty good job in creating buzz. I garnered regional media coverage with a press release I wrote, created the hashtag and had at least a couple dozen followers and festival attendees tweeting with it. The gig was arranged through one of the event sponsors and since that company is not a sponsor this year and the Sarasota Film Festival organizers have not reached out to me, I won’t have the access I did last year.