Gretel and Hansel
The Grimm fairy tales tell us of steps that people take to survive when they are in need. Many of us in modern America are so far removed from the real pressures of want...
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Alas, Poor Peanut; I Knew Him Well
By Jason T Sparks My relationship to advertising is complicated, and I know exactly why. I grew up around advertising; my father was an account executive at an agency called Carden & Cherry for...
Nashville Film Festival: Climate of the Hunter
Nashville Film Festival Coverage via Jason T. Sparks, Our Man in Nashville There is a difference between the movies one usually sees at film festivals and the movies that usually occupy the multiplex. For...
Infrequently Asked Questions: Jason Shawhan
Above is a podcast that interviews Jason Shawhan Nashville Film Festival Coverage brought to you by Jason Sparks, Our Man in Nashville The Crypt-Keeper at the Nashville Film Festival Graveyard Shift holds forth on...
What Does It Mean To Go To A Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival coverage provided by Jason T. Sparks, Our Man in Nashville Going to a film festival is its own experience. For the most part, it’s a positive experience. By the same token,...
A Child’s (and Adult’s) Christmas in Nashville
Christmas brought to you by the town of Nashville itself. by Our Man in Nashville Jason T. Sparks I love other cities, understand—I can think offhand of no bustling metropolis that I don’t want...
Nashville Film Festival: Long Day’s Journey Into Night 3D
Nashville Film Festival coverage by Jason Sparks, Our Man In Nashville I’m going to begin by saying that Bi Gan’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night 3D has, its title notwithstanding, nothing at all to...
INFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: JENNIFER McSHANE
Nashville Film Festival coverage by Jason Sparks, Our Man in Nashville INFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: JENNIFER McSHANE The director of “Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops” on her most recent project, and on documentary in general. The...
INFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: R STEVIE MOORE
In tandem with our coverage of the Nashville Film Festival presentation of Cool Daddio, here Jason Sparks does a series of interview questions with the subject of the film, R Stevie Moore Something to bear...
Standing Up, Falling Down @Nashville Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival Coverage via Jason Sparks, Our Man in Nashville Matt Ratner’s Standing Up, Falling Down is about two characters trying to figure out the next chapter in their respective lives, which makes...
Graveyard Shift Shorts x2 @Nashville Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival Coverage via Jason Sparks, Our Man In Nashville The second night of Graveyard Shift shorts was, like the first night, an eclectic mix of horror, comedy, and surrealism; the second night,...
