Tag archives: Jamie Sumner

Tis the Season to Give the Gift of Stories
By Leslie Zemeckis   |   December 9, 2025

‘Baldwin’ For the bio lovers in your life, Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs is an epic, masterful deep dive into the genius that was James Baldwin; a complex, driven man who bravely tackled his sexuality in his writing despite warnings from the publishing world. Boggs does a terrific job of bringing the man […]

Great Reads for December
By Leslie Zemeckis   |   December 7, 2021

Whether “naughty” or “nice,” I’ve got something for everyone on your list for the holidays. First, Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Executive Director Roger Durling has a gorgeous coffee-table book called Cinema In Flux: A year of Connecting Through Film, filled with essays and mouthwatering photos of Durling’s movie recommendations, all started during the pandemic. […]