EPISODE #8 (7.15.11 - 7.21.11): Sara freewheels for a record-breaking 13 minutes in "the abyss," then sustains her signature ready-made chemistry with a handful of guests over the course of the longest episode yet. Fresh from a seminar at Dolby Labs, our hostess tries really hard to talk tech with Dominic Espinosa of Camera Cinemas, who vouches for Dolby 7.1 Surround, brushes off Roger Ebert's misunderstanding of 3D lenses and delights Sara with the history of the cupholder armrest; Sara fights with equally feisty Emma Stone (THE HELP) about what constitutes a melodrama; recurring guest critic Fernando Croce shares some selections from his mid-year top ten list and includes a Letter to an Unknown Director; Walter talk-sings about the Netflix price-hike and THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE; Sara riff-previews the wides and limiteds.
ABOUT "LOOK OF THE WEEK": Bay Area film critic, trade journal editor and film studies teacher Sara Vizcarrondo brings her inimitable style and insider knowledge…
EPISODE #8 (7.15.11 - 7.21.11): Sara freewheels for a record-breaking 13 minutes in "the abyss," then sustains her signature ready-made chemistry with a handful of guests over the course of the longest episode yet. Fresh from a seminar at Dolby Labs, our hostess tries really hard to talk tech with Dominic Espinosa of Camera Cinemas, who vouches for Dolby 7.1 Surround, brushes off Roger Ebert's misunderstanding of 3D lenses and delights Sara with the history of the cupholder armrest; Sara fights with equally feisty Emma Stone (THE HELP) about what constitutes a melodrama; recurring guest critic Fernando Croce shares some selections from his mid-year top ten list and includes a Letter to an Unknown Director; Walter talk-sings about the Netflix price-hike and THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE; Sara riff-previews the wides and limiteds.
ABOUT "LOOK OF THE WEEK": Bay Area film critic, trade journal editor and film studies teacher Sara Vizcarrondo brings her inimitable style and insider knowledge…
EPISODE #7 (5.20.11 - 5.26.11): Whew, this is a long one. Flamboyant filmmaker Alejandro Adams invokes Lawrence Durrell, James Agee and Jean Renoir while dismissing Terrence Malick's highly anticipated Palme d'Or winner THE TREE OF LIFE; Walter von Tagen proposes a re-write for 16 TO LIFE, the Netflix Instant title of the week; Letter to an Unknown Director - Terrence Malick; Sara riff-previews the wides and limiteds and offers "a moment of industry briefs."
ABOUT "LOOK OF THE WEEK": Bay Area film critic, trade journal editor and film studies teacher Sara Vizcarrondo brings her inimitable style and insider knowledge to "Look of the Week," a half-hour show featuring discussions of current theatrical releases, film festivals, retrospectives, the Criterion Collection, Netflix Instant, VHS oddities and stray tidbits about "the biz." Come for the infotainment, stay for the theme song! ("I'm an accordion," Sara insists.) To learn about sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.mizviz.net.
EPISODE #6 (4.15.11 - 4.21.11): Sara reveals how she's managed to kill multiple celebrities and shows Walter the alternate version of Look of the Week she's been ordered to make for her employers (is this success?); Efi Lubliner and Jo Alice Canterbury join Sara in the studio to explain how they bring undistributed foreign films to Orinda for wildly successful theatrical engagements; meanwhile Sara spotlights Book It!, the section of Boxoffice Magazine designed to pitch undistributed titles directly to theater owners; Sara riff-previews the week's "wides and limiteds."
ABOUT "LOOK OF THE WEEK": Bay Area film critic, trade journal editor and film studies teacher Sara Vizcarrondo brings her inimitable style and insider knowledge to Look of the Week, a half-hour show featuring discussions of current theatrical releases, film festivals, retrospectives, the Criterion Collection, Netflix Instant, VHS oddities and stray tidbits about "the biz." Come for the infotainment, stay for the theme song!…
LOOK OF THE WEEK #5.1: SPOTLIGHT ON NILES-ESSANAY SILENT FILM MUSEUM: In this supplement to episode 5, Sara interviews film historian and archivist David Kiehn about his investigative work on A TRIP DOWN MARKET STREET, a film shot in San Francisco four days before the great earthquake and fire of 1906. David also reveals how Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character evolved after Chaplin met his longtime leading lady Edna Purviance while making films in Niles. This 12-minute supplement features over a minute-and-a-half of A TRIP DOWN MARKET STREET.
ABOUT "LOOK OF THE WEEK": Bay Area film critic, trade journal editor and film studies teacher Sara Vizcarrondo brings her inimitable style and insider knowledge to "Look of the Week," a half-hour show featuring discussions of current theatrical releases, film festivals, retrospectives, the Criterion Collection, Netflix Instant, VHS oddities and stray tidbits about "the biz." Come for the infotainment, stay for the theme song! ("I'm an accordion," Sara…
EPISODE #5 (4.8.11 - 4.14.11): The show's patented naturalism and awkwardness extend to Sara's uncut junket visit with with Joe Wright and Saoirse Ronan (HANNA). Meanwhile, back in the studio, our host fends off those who seek to control her powers as she riff-previews the wides and limiteds; VHS Pajama Party -- BRAIN DAMAGE; special appearance by Ken Burns.
ABOUT "LOOK OF THE WEEK": Bay Area film critic, trade journal editor and film studies teacher Sara Vizcarrondo brings her inimitable style and insider knowledge to "Look of the Week," a half-hour show featuring discussions of current theatrical releases, film festivals, retrospectives, the Criterion Collection, Netflix Instant, VHS oddities and stray tidbits about "the biz." Come for the infotainment, stay for the theme song! ("I'm an accordion," Sara insists.) To learn about sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.mizviz.net.
Bay Area film critic, trade journal editor and film studies teacher Sara Vizcarrondo brings her inimitable style and insider knowledge of the film industry to "Look of the Week," a half-hour show featuring discussions of current theatrical releases, film festivals, retrospectives, the Criterion Collection, Netflix Instant, VHS oddities and stray tidbits about "the biz." Come for the infotainment, stay for the theme song! ("I'm
Bay Area film critic, trade journal editor and film studies teacher Sara Vizcarrondo brings her inimitable style and insider knowledge of the film industry to "Look of the Week," a half-hour show featuring discussions of current theatrical releases, film festivals, retrospectives, the Criterion Collection, Netflix Instant, VHS oddities and stray tidbits about "the biz." Come for the infotainment, stay for the theme song! ("I'm an accordion," Sara insists.) To learn about sponsorship opportunities, please visit mizviz.net.
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Dear Amanda Lin,
I'm so glad you're excited! It's really worth the enthusiasm!!!
xo
Sara
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