Capitol Hill Block Party 2023: Saturday Recap
Todd Terry – My plan for covering the Capitol Hill Block Party this year was to not have a plan. Like the great leader John “Hannibal” Smith was fond of saying, “I love it when a plan comes together.”
Todd Terry – My plan for covering the Capitol Hill Block Party this year was to not have a plan. Like the great leader John “Hannibal” Smith was fond of saying, “I love it when a plan comes together.”
Frida Ray Bones – Friday at Capitol Hill Block Party (CHBP) had me arriving pretty late, being that it was a workday with the standard Seattle traffic chaos. Plus, I had two gorgeous partners to dress up along with myself, a cooler to fill, and a tour van to pack that hasn’t seen a proper tour since the pandemic.
Tim Basaraba – Rarely has a film or film generated a grass roots marketing campaign as instantaneously impactful as this year’s “Barbenheimer” phenomenon. From its first known mention on April 15, 2023 to the opening weekend of the two films, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, this witty combination of titles has dominated pop culture and realized studio profits far beyond initial estimates.
Tim Basaraba – True Optimum Immersion is difficult to achieve. Film festivals make it a bit easier, so big thanks to the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) for being somewhat vague with your capsules.
Tim Basaraba – If you told me a month ago that I would prefer the new Indiana Jones film to the new Wes Anderson film I would have laughed and said, “You don’t know me that well, do you?”