The neighborhood movie theater has faced many challenges over the years, but as the movie industry digs out from a lost year, theaters and filmgoers alike wonder what comes next.
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Watsonville Film Festival spotlights women in film and community
Since 2012, the Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) has made it a point to celebrate and uplift women behind, and in front of, the camera. In 2021, WFF will continue this tradition, presenting a program where the majority of films are directed by women and/or focused on women. This year, the Festival is also partnering with the Watsonville International Women’s Day Coalition to celebrate local women who are challenging the status quo during a special online event Monday, March 8 at 7pm.
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Boulder Creek band releases album from the ashes of 2020, Watsonville Film Festival ready for its closeup
THE HERE & NOW: Besides the latest in music and movies, columnist Wallace Baine catches up with the Santa Cruz Mountains band Wolf Jett, winners of last year’s Clam Chowder Cook-Off, which went drive-up this weekend.
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Introducing Watsonville Film Festival’s new look: a virtual cinema with free access to award-winning films
Under the theme “Stories Matter,” the 9th annual Watsonville Film Festival will spotlight 20 award-winning indie and local films, running from March 5-13. The program also includes a series of online special events, including Q&As with filmmakers. All films and events will be available for free at watsonvillefilmfest.org. Stay tuned to Lookout for trailers of upcoming films.
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Fred the Fighter: How comic spirit stays alive for this five-time cancer survivor from Santa Cruz
THE HERE & NOW: Beloved comedian and writer Fred Reiss has beaten back cancer five times, but he knows the real enemy is not illness or death, but despair. “You gotta let go of this idea that you don’t deserve this,” he says.
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The mad musical love that keeps on giving: Cello on a torched Bonny Doon hill latest ode to CZU fire victims
THE HERE & NOW: Love You Madly still raising funds and awareness on behalf of fire victims; Clam Chowder Cook-Off pushing through; UCSC’s African American Theater Troupe marks 30 years
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How the tragic CZU fire destruction inspired one firefighter to capture it in song
THE HERE & NOW: Firefighter and songwriter Wes Chiller turns his experiences in Santa Cruz last summer into songs; Tuck & Patti will not be denied; Felicia Rice, exiled by fire but committed to the arts life in Santa Cruz County
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Bill Welch’s greatest hits: The Moe’s Alley maestro runs down his all-time favorite acts
Bill Welch of Moe’s Alley looks back on 28 years of live performances and remembers the performers that made his job magical
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Moe’s Alley, a Santa Cruz music staple, is changing ownership
The venue announced on Twitter that longtime owner Bill Welch is selling the business.
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Why did actor Edward James Olmos turn up at a Pajaro Valley Unified school board meeting?
It turns out the actor has a youth cinema program that works with PVUSD students — and, like others, he was none too pleased about the sudden ouster of schools chief Michelle Rodriguez.