“Enriching the Human Spirit through Film” – Ojai Film Festival

Posted by on Nov 6, 2009 in Catherine's Blog

This marks my ninth year as a judge for the Ojai Film Festival whose theme is “Enriching the Human Spirit through Film”. Last night, November 5, 2009, on the recreation grounds of the Ojai Valley Inn, this unique international film festival was opened with a free screening of a new and brilliant documentary feature, The […]

Can Movies Make a Difference?

Posted by on Apr 8, 2009 in Catherine's Blog

Catherine Ann Jones In 1994, Quentin Taratino wrote a fictional story about Mickey & Mallory Knox, a honeymoon couple who, as a perverse aphrodisiac, randomly shot and killed over 50 people. Oliver Stone directed the film and the week it opened, a real young couple in the Midwest went on a rampage killing 4-5 strangers. […]