A revealing conversation with the star of The Painted Veil at the Historic Asolo.     By Charlie Huisking   During a fascinating conversation at the Historic Asolo on Sunday, actor Edward Norton was praised for choosing to portray complicated characters in challenging, out –of-the-mainstream films.   “I think that’s an extremely nice way of saying [...]

Mixed reviews for Prisoner—and the party that followed.   By Charlie Huisking   April 14. Local filmmakers were in the spotlight on the second night of the Sarasota Film Festival. Sam Logan, a Sarasota resident, and Steve Matzkin, from Tampa, are the executive producers of the taut drama Prisoner.   Julian McMahon, who plays the [...]

The Sarasota Film Festival lifts off in style.     By Charlie Huisking April 13. The 2007 Sarasota Film Festival got off to a soaring start on Friday night with a Van Wezel screening of In the Shadow of the Moon, an account of the Apollo space program.   It was the first time that [...]

An icon of baseball history is about to vanish.   By Charlie Huisking   Even though major-league baseball’s regular season is only a few days old, I’m sure I’ve already experienced my baseball highlight of the year. Last month, I made a pilgrimage to Dodgertown on Florida’s east coast. The Dodgers’ logo behind home plate [...]