October 29th, 2009 03:47pm

Santa Rosa screenwriter wins at Austin film fest

by Arts

Santa Rosa writer and filmmaker John Harden (at right above) and his writing partner, Skot  Christopherson of South San Francisco (left), won an award the Austin Film Festival’s annual screenwriter’s  competition in Austin, Texas, last Saturday (Oct. 24). Harden and Christopherson, both 47, won in the science fiction category  for their script, titled “The Sensitivity Program,” which Harden describes as “a futuristic, genderbending take on the women in prison genre.” The two … Read More »
September 4th, 2009 11:23am

Name that blog

by Arts

The time has come to rename this blog. The word “Arts” doesn’t cover it all. It doesn’t describe a blog that includes political humor by Will Durst, one-liners by Eric Idle, a long list of accordion jokes and a short shot at the latest “Star Trek” film. It is true that I do try cover visual arts and theater in Northern California and shall continue to try, even though both scenes have … Read More »