Canadian filmmaker Leon Marr with his new romantic comedy “The Second Time Around” which stars Linda Thorson (“The Avengers”) and upcoming podcast guest Stuart Margolin (“The Rockford Files”). Katherine Mitchell (Thorson), a widowed yet vibrant senior, wasn’t looking for love a second time – not at her age, and certainly not with grumpy Isaac Shapiro (Margolin). Despite the nosy bunch of seniors in the residence where Katherine convalesces after breaking her hip, she and Isaac warm to each other over their shared love of music. Against unforeseen obstacles, their love blooms and together they set out to fulfill Katherine’s lifelong dream of going to the opera in Milan. “The Second Time Around” is available to stream/download on Amazon, and also on DVD.
Returning to the podcast, friends Don Cato and Katha Cato, who together founded and run the Queens World Film Festival which will begin its 9th season on Thursday, March 21st and run through March 31st. Tickets and details about the 200 documentaries, narratives and short films may be found on their website. Considering coming to some of the screenings, meet film lovers and the filmmakers before and after their Q&A’s. One such filmmaker is Johnny Sweet who joins our conversation. Johnny’s film, “Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story” will have its premiere on Saturday, March 30th, 7:30 at the Museum of the Moving Image in the Redstone theater. An expanded version of our conversation regarding “Quiet Storm” will be posted on our YouTube channel later this month.
