Hollywood and West Napa on 91.3 FM
With your host Cat Smith, KSVY Sonoma
The countdown continues: 1 day As usual, I’ve got the inside scoop on some of my favorite films that you do not want to miss this year at the festival! Today, in another extended episode, I’ve got even more filmmaker interviews! This is the final show before the festival starts tomorrow. Who’s excited? To see the entire film festival schedule with the complete list […]
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SIFF2019 is almost here! The countdown continues: 8 days As usual, I’ve got the inside scoop on some of my favorite films that you do not want to miss this year at the festival! Today, in another extended episode, I’ve got even more filmmaker interviews! Next week, tune into the final 2 full hours of #SIFF2019 information just in time for attending the […]
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SIFF2019 is almost here! The countdown continues: 15 days As usual, I’ve got the inside scoop on some of my favorite films that you do not want to miss this year at the festival! Today, I begin broadcasting an extra hour to accommodate more filmmaker interviews! For two more weeks, tune into 2 full hours of #SIFF2019 information just in time for […]
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SIFF2019 is almost here! As usual, I’ve got the inside scoop on some of my favorite films that you do not want to miss this year at the festival! This Tuesday, March 12th, I begin broadcasting an extra hour to accommodate more filmmaker interviews! For three weeks tune into 2 full hours of SIFF information just in time for attending the festival. […]
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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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SIFF18 is upon us! And I’ve got the inside scoop on some of my favorite films that you do not want to miss this year! This Tuesday, March 20th, you will have a chance to hear two more filmmakers just in time for the festival start! Without further ado, here are some must-see films while you are wandering downtown Sonoma […]
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Coming to your television May 19 at 9 pm on PBS, I got to chat in advance with director Beth Federici, joined by Kathleen Squires, co-producer, about James Beard: America’s First Foodie. This is another film playing at the Sonoma International Film Festival 2017. About the film: “‘America’s First Foodie’ is a feature length documentary about, James Beard. Beard, the […]
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A local and an absolute delight, director Thom Butler was in studio to discuss his feature documentary, Raven Awakens. The focus of the film is another local, an artist, Jim Callahan, and his journey in the creation of a bronze statue of a raven. About the film: “Our first film in the series looks at Sonoma, California bronze sculptor, Jim […]
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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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A great film from this year’s Sonoma International Film Festival is a documentary called Straws. Linda Booker called to tell us all about it. Listeners may remember her from the interview about her documentary, Bringing it Home. About Straws: “With colorful straw history animation and segments narrated by Oscar winner Tim Robbins, STRAWS (30 minutes) aims to entertain and inspire […]
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