Jackson Cavalier ‘Spellbound’ Self-released jacksoncavalier.bandcamp.com Anyone who’s heard a live performance by Jackson Cavalier knows that iconic, riotous sound: the booming, makeshift suitcase-kick drum contraption; the unwieldy and battered acoustic guitar that riffs on blues and alt-folk themes; and Cavalier’s distinct howls and bellows that shape word for every introspective word. Recently released, “Spellbound” takes […]
Spellbound
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Doc… doc… doc… goose!
The biggest edge-of-your-seat summer thrill ride isn’t The Matrix Reloaded, Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle, or even the sex-change drama From Justin to Kelly. It’s a little documentary called Spellbound (opens Friday, June 13, at the Little) that follows eight children to the national finals of the Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee in Washington, DC. That’s […]
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Florida: It’s not just for voter fraud anymore
It’s not difficult to pinpoint the exact instant I stopped enjoying the fifth annual Sarasota Film Festival. The moment occurred when, kicking and screaming, I was forced onto the flight that returned me to Rochester and its subzero temperatures. Piles of sand turned to mounds of snow. Palm trees became ice-encrusted bushes. Scores and scores […]
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Sarasota Film Festival|The Intended|He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not|Spellbound|Manic|The Backyard|Tribute: A Rockumentary Movies by Jon Popick Florida: It’s not just for voter fraud anymore It’s not difficult to pinpoint the exact instant I stopped enjoying the fifth annual Sarasota Film Festival. The moment occurred when, kicking and screaming, I was forced onto the flight […]
