Uncle George Everyone should have an Uncle George. He was my father’s brother and when my Dad passed away, Uncle George truly became my second father. Growing up in midtown Manhattan, he was there for every crisis and for every good time. During those difficult teenage years, he was there…
At the Movies with Joanna
Fifty years ago, a horrific event changed our country. Four little girls were killed when a devastating bomb exploded in their church, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The four girls – Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, and Denise McNair – were honored by President Barack…
Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link co-created that perennial hit MURDER, SHE WROTE starring the great Angela Lansbury. The show was a hit for 11 years and won the Best TV Drama at the 1985 Golden Globe Awards. During the past 30 years, the show is still going…
For the first time, the Festival will open with a thrilling concert by The Larry Dunn Anthology Of Earth Wind & Fire on Friday, February 20 at 7 p.m. at the Sedona Performing Arts Center. “Larry Dunn was the group’s musical director and former keyboard mastermind who wrote, produced and…
The film is great! The script is smart and hilarious, the cast is outstanding, the director is terrific, the animation cleverly moves the drama forward or is used for flashbacks adding more fun to this offbeat film, and the songs and dance numbers are delightful. If you want to laugh…
In honor of its 70th anniversary, a new, high-definition Blu-ray version of THE WIZARD OF OZ will be shown nationwide for one night only – on Thursday, September 23 at 7 p.m. The event will include a special introduction by Robert Osborne, film historian and host of Turner Classic Movies…
May 29-June 1, 2014 An exciting, new event will be held in Sedona, May 29-June 1. The first Illuminate Film Festival will feature mind-body-spirit films and documentaries, enlightening speakers and workshops, along with a “healing village” and a “view and do” experience that will deepen the film experiences for audiences….
The film, CHRISTMAS IN CONWAY. marks the 250th presentation of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. It is a beautiful story of a deep love between Duncan and his beloved, but ailing wife, Suzy. The film stars Andy Garcia, Oscar®, Emmy®, and multiple Golden Globe® award nominee, and Mary-Louise Parker, Emmy®,…
NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: LASZLO AND VILMOS, a remarkable documentary directed and produced by James Chressanthis, ASC, and shown at the 2009 Sedona Film Festival, has been nominated for an Emmy Award in Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming. The award will be presented on September 27 at the Frederick P. Rose…