This documentary may help us understand the flare up of racial tensions in the United States. Winfred Rembert is a master leather-work artist working on creating 50 leather worked pieces wherein he is trying to explain his life. He worked in the cotton fields until he ran away at 14 from his rural hometown inContinue reading ““Ashes To Ashes”: Lynching in America”
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“The Strong Ones” (Los Fuertes)
I have reviewed a couple dozen LGBT films and like any film they run from terrible to superb. I have never really endorsed a film being categorized as LGBT. Do we categorize films as being “heterosexual”? However as the LGBT community has been oppressed for so long it is no surprise that such a genreContinue reading ““The Strong Ones” (Los Fuertes)”
Youthful Exuberance: Toronto Canada’s Counterbalance Collective Productions Struts its Shorts
I have reviewed countless films including many “shorts”. Short film is an art as how can you deliver your message in under less than half an hour or sometimes in minutes? It can be done and for many aspiring filmmakers it serves as a valuable training ground. The budgets can be miniscule and the filmContinue reading “Youthful Exuberance: Toronto Canada’s Counterbalance Collective Productions Struts its Shorts”
“Psycho Goreman”: Not Quite What you Expect
Director of “Psycho Goreman” Steven Kostanski may think he has it over me as he seemed to be a great horror movie aficionado of horror movies from the 80’s and mid 90’s. As Kostanski says, “As a kid, the relationship between John Connor and the T-800 Terminator in Terminator 2 amazed me, this kid couldContinue reading ““Psycho Goreman”: Not Quite What you Expect”
“Girl Lost, A Hollywood Story”: Pure Evil
So the storyline is not exactly innovative. Young unhappy teen Hope (Moxie Owens) is lured to Hollywood by her former babysitter and sexual molester Paige (Cody Renee Cameron) so Paige can launch Hope into an “acting career”. Paige and Destiny (Serena Maffucci) are setting up an escort service and in essence are pimps but HopeContinue reading ““Girl Lost, A Hollywood Story”: Pure Evil”
“The Donut King”: Cambodian Congestion in the California Donut Scene!
After reading the autobiography of Ted Ngoy titled “The Donut King” I was delighted to see there is now a documentary of the same name and its executive producer was Ridley Scott so there must have been some serious money behind its production. Ted Ngoy was a Cambodian military officer in a non-combat position thatContinue reading ““The Donut King”: Cambodian Congestion in the California Donut Scene!”
Mr. Soul”: Before Oprah, Whoopi and Arsenio there was Mr. Soul
“ It has been 52 years since the anniversary of the first broadcast of “Soul” which was initially funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation that aired from a New York public broadcasting television station and ran from 1968-1973 nationally in the United States. “Soul” was produced and hosted by Ellis Haizlip known asContinue reading “Mr. Soul”: Before Oprah, Whoopi and Arsenio there was Mr. Soul”
My Big Fat Persian Wedding: “A Simple Wedding”
Rita Wilson has made yet another cross-cultural wedding film entitled “ A Simple Wedding” but It is an Iranian girl Nousha (Tara Grammy) getting involved with an American bisexual Alex (Christopher O’Shea) and the Greeks are not involved in this film other than Rita Wilson as executive producer. Yes Nousha has two very traditional IranianContinue reading “My Big Fat Persian Wedding: “A Simple Wedding””
“Our Time Machine”: Creative Genius Maleonn from People’s Republic of China
You can luxuriate in the creative genius of 43-year-old Maleonn in the Chinese documentary “Our Time Machine”. On the face of it this is a story of Maleonn crafting together what one might call a puppet show “Papa’s Time Machine”. But the puppets are creative masterpieces. The show is about a son who creates aContinue reading ““Our Time Machine”: Creative Genius Maleonn from People’s Republic of China”
“Musical Comedy Whore”: A parade of promiscuity and the hope for love
The film “Musical Comedy Whore” is a one-man song, dance and comedy show playing off Broadway in New York and is a raunchy autobiography of David Pevsner who both stars and is the writer of the play. Pevsner is unabashedly gay and you are faced with a few of options here. Not everybody co-exists peacefullyContinue reading ““Musical Comedy Whore”: A parade of promiscuity and the hope for love”
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