by Nathaniel R
Composer Terence Blanchard
Longtime readers will note that mid October means Virginia to The Film Experience. We’ve been attending the rising Middleburg Film Festival for the past few years and this year yours truly will be on a three person panel discussing the Oscar race! More details to come but if you’re attending please come and say hi. If you’ve been following our festival coverage each year you’ll know that our favourite event annually is a live orchestra concert celebrating a film composer with the composer speaking in between numbers. This year that concert will be for Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Harriet) -- can’t wait!
Festival sensation Marriage Story is Thursday’s opening night film and Irishman the closing night event. Ford V Ferrari, Harriet, and Waves will also get spotlight treatment and there will also be tributes to Director Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) and screenwriter Anthony McCarten (The Two Popes).