Our coverage of this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) continues as we sat down with Matt Ogens and ‘Kachi Benson, who directed the documentary, “MADU.” The story follows Anthony Madu, who leaves his family in Nigeria to study ballet in England. Young Anthony garnered attention from a 44-second video that went viral in…
Continuing with our coverage of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), the BUZZ was joined by director and producer Joe Wein and Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump to discuss the documentary, “76 Days.” The film chronicles the real life story of Steven Callahan, who had to survive 76 days in a raft…
The BUZZ had the chance to sit down with Kevin Bigley & Kate Cobb, who star in the film, “OKIE.” The film is set to premiere at the 39th Annual Santa Barbara Film Festival on Saturday, February 10th. Bigley and Cobb star as Travis and Lainey in the film respectively, which follows a man returning…
Lifetime announces the highly anticipated sequel to Single Black Female, which garnered over 8.0 million total viewers across linear and on digital platforms and was the #1 original non-holiday movie of 2022. Amber Riley, Raven Goodwin and K. Michellereprise their roles for Single Black Female 2: Simone’s Revenge, premiering Saturday, March 2 at 8p/7c set three years after the…
The 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is just several days away, and to kick things off, I had the pleasure of seeing one of the films set to premiere at the event. “OKIE” takes on what I feel is a life lesson for all of us: Don’t tread on those who was…
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), celebrating its 39th year, has announced its lineup set to take place in February. This year, the festival will debut 45 world premieres and 77 U.S. premieres from 48 countries. Expect plenty of tributes to incredible top talent, panel discussions, and free community education and outreach programs. Claudia…
The BUZZ had the chance to speak with the VFX Supervisor for the Netflix movie, “Rebel Moon,” Marcus Taormina. The film was released in select theaters on December 15th and made available for streaming on December 21st. Taormina has worked in the visual effects scope for over a decade. His work includes, “The Amazing Spider-Man,”…
In a star-studded event that took place this weekend at the Ritz Carlton Bacara, Ryan Gosling was honored with the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. The Oscar nominated actor received much praise, and also some roasting, from SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling, “BARBIE: director Greta Gerwig, and actor Steve Carell. This award is…
Jeffrey Wright/Photo Credit: Sandro Baebler Jeffrey Wright will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Wright will receive the award on Thursday, February 15th, 2024 at an in-person conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance in Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios’ AMERICAN FICTION, written and directed by Cord Jefferson. Wright has…
Photo Credit: Netflix Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Cooper will be honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024 for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO from Netflix. Bradley Cooper, born in Philadelphia, is an acclaimed actor, filmmaker, writer,…
