Prior to the opening title appearing on screen for short documentary All Skinfolk A’int Kinfolk, a brief video clip is shown of a WWLTV debate between three candidates running for Mayor of New Orleans in 2017: Council Member LaToya Cantrell, Former Chief Judge Desiree Charbonnet, and Former Civil District Court Judge Michael Bagneris. The moderator […]
Category: Film
Neaux Reel Idea: That Indie Dream
December 1, 2019Friend and local filmmaker Jonathan Isaac Jackson is currently working on a short documentary about the history and culture of the Mardi Gras Indians, a subject that has been done often enough, but perhaps not from the edgy angle we should expect from Jackson. In teasing us on his progress, Jackson posted some footage on […]
Neaux Reel Idea: Lost Bayou Review
December 1, 2019In watching the Lost Bayou Ramblers rockumentary On Va Continuer!, I was struck by the effort it took to visit various communities out in the Acadiana bayous. We’re taken on a tour by boat – dropped into the water most carefully by pickup truck – down basins and waterways, into towns and homes deep in […]
Neaux Reel Idea (Special Edition): NOLA Horror Film Festival
October 1, 2019Still, something about a haunted house battle between a kid armed with flashlights and a being of darkness is appealing.
“That Will Come With Time”: An Interview with local actress Sophie White
September 13, 2019It’s a brave thing, to be in front of a camera. The idea of the device adding weight is only as true in the eye of the beholder, as are anxiety and vulnerability. As a performer, you have the audience in mind, sure, but also those on the set: the director, the crew, the other […]
Neaux Reel Idea: It Chapter Two Review
September 9, 2019When the big budget adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror tome It came out a few years ago, some were taken aback by the box office success, which lead to the film becoming the highest grossing horror of all time. If you consider It to be horror at all. Judging entirely by the movie itself, […]
The Cult of Morgus
September 1, 2019It’s been several years since I first heard of a particularly interesting episode of Morgus the Magnificent. In this outing, the good Doctor and his quiet assistant Chopsley are seated at The Prytania Theater, enjoying their movie The Wacky World of Doctor Morgus. They spend the runtime commenting on the escapades, which include quite the finale […]
Big Easy Magazine Rolls Out New Inspirational Commercial in Preparation for Big Easy 2.0
August 8, 2019Big Easy Magazine, the online home for progressive New Orleans, worked with So It Goes Productions to launch its first major commercial, “Who Speaks for New Orleans?” Since launching early this week, the ad has garnered more than 7,000 page views on Big Easy Magazine’s Facebook alone. In the aftermath of the Times-Picayune/Advocate/Gambit merger, New […]
In a Sinking State: An Interview with Sandra Winther, Director of “Lowland Kids”
August 1, 2019The idea that Louisiana is home to the first American climate change refugees is incredibly sad and somewhat poignant.
Mudbugs & Monsters: An Interview with Michael Homan on his short film Geauxjira
August 1, 2019Those early weeks, when the oil kept spewing and the pundits kept getting things wrong, were some trying moments.
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