Gondwana The VR Experience
“Gondwana” is a virtual reality art experience that debuted at Sundance in January 2022, and is going live again at SXSW on March 12, 2022. Inside the 3D VR experience, which runs for 24 hours,...
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Sundance Fundance on The Spaceship
By Désirée I. Guzzetta Originally planned as a hybrid online/in-person event, Sundance 2022 wound up pivoting to online only, with only the satellite screenings in other cities doing in-person events, because of a spike in...
Son of Monarchs Interview with Alexis Gambis
Son of Monarchs By Désirée I. Guzzetta “Son of Monarchs,” written and directed by Alexis Gambis, premiered at the 2021 Sundance Festival, picking up their Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. It’s been shown at...
Detention (2021)
By Désirée I. Guzzetta “Detention,” the first feature film from director John Tsu, is one of the better-made films based on a video game. Although the film was originally released in 2019, it is just...
A Conversation with Composer Spencer Creaghan
By Désirée I. Guzzetta Canadian composer Spencer Creaghan’s career has been taking off. Not only has he been recognized by the SOCAN awards as recently as 2020 in addition to awards in each year between...
Think Trek and Gene Roddenberry’s Centennial: A Conversation with Rod Roddenberry
If Gene Roddenberry were still with us, he’d be turning 100 on August 19 and would be seeing his creation, “Star Trek,” spawning more editions as the franchise continues to grow. Both “Star Trek: Picard”...
The Winchester Mystery House Comic, A Conversation with Writer Joshua Werner
For those familiar with the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, probably the first thing that comes to mind is the lore attached to house: that the house is haunted, that the owner/builder was...
A Conversation with Phoenix Studios Founder, Kayden Phoenix
What do you do if you don’t see your culture represented in the media you enjoy consuming? If you’re Kayden Phoenix, you create it yourself. Phoenix, a native of Boyle Heights, California, founded Phoenix Studios,...
Shark Week: A Conversation with Dr. Lisa Whitenack, and Dr. David Shiffman
Shark Week has been a staple of the Discovery Channel for 33 years, a juggernaut of specials mixing entertainment and education that’s spawned a rival set of specials on National Geographic called SharkFest, now in...
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
By: Désirée I. Guzzetta Godzilla vs. Kong, the final installment of Warner Bros. / Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse, is here and it’s a doozy. The film carries on the grand tradition of paying as little attention...