Hollywood and West Napa on 91.3 FM
With your host Cat Smith, KSVY Sonoma
Made a mad rush to get this edited in time for the film festival, but here it is! Two more films for your consideration: The California No and Cancer Can Be Killed. To see the entire film festival schedule with the complete list and description of every movie that will be here, visit the Sonoma International Film Festival’s website. The California No “It […]
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I listen to my show when I’m not there in person. I do! And this particular day, I was driving back to the Sonoma Valley from Salem, Oregon where we had just watched the totality of the solar eclipse. When I realized the first guest had stood up Leslie and Takeshi, I decided to call in and give an impromptu […]
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A past guest of Hollywood & West Napa, documentary filmmaker Cullen Hoback returned to chat with us about his newest feature, What Lies Upstream. About the film: “A documentary that uncovers the truth behind a huge chemical spill that left 300,000 people without drinking water — and shows how it could happen again.” To find out more about the movie, […]
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I found a professor of pop culture and television to call in and discuss the return of Twin Peaks to television. Twin Peaks will be revisited 25 years later, premiering on Showtime in 2016. About David: The author of over one hundred and fifty published essays, chapters, and reviews, he is author / co-author / editor / co-editor of over twenty books, including Full of Secrets: […]
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I met Lisa Ovies when she was her for SIFF 2014 with Taking My Parents to Burning Man. Since then she has been working on many other projects. She was in town so we invited her to sit in and tell us about everything she’s working on. About Lisa: Lisa Ovies is an award winning producer, director, actress and writer […]
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We had a little trouble with the phone lines in the new studio so we really only chatted with one author about the book but it was really interesting all the same. About Economics of the Undead: Whether preparing us for economic recovery after the zombie apocalypse, analyzing vampire investment strategies, or illuminating the market forces that affect vampire-human romances, […]
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This was to be my second journey to VOICE (this year’s VOICE2014): The Voiceover International Creative Experience. I was excited to reconnect with Penny and James, the founders and organizers of the event, and to have them tell my listeners all about the convention. About VOICE: Voiceover talent from around the world came to Anaheim, CA in August 2014 to […]
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It’s always fun to have a local join us on the show. Especially if their film is being screened at the Sonoma International Film Festival. Casey Beck, talked to us about her feature documentary, The Organic Life. About the Organic Life: A year in the life of an hopeful organic farmer and his skeptical girlfriend reveals that a changing climate, […]
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Another of Cat’s finds from San Diego Comic-Con International was author Stacey Hayashi. She called in to discuss her graphic novel, Journey of Heroes: the story of the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team. More information can be found on their official website. You can also follow them on Facebook. About Journey of Heroes: JOURNEY OF HEROES: the Story […]
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Tom Dheere. The “h” is silent. But he’s not! He called in to discuss many happenings in the voiceover world including his career as a voice talent and voice strategist. We had a lot of fun chatting. About Tom Dheere: “I’ve narrated over 1,000 projects for clients in a dozen countries for just about every type of project you can […]
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