Category Archives: Film

More Roundtables – Actors & Actresses

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

This is a follow-up to my previous post, “Actors on Acting – Face to Face.” The Actors Roundtable was just made available, so I’m including it here with the Actresses Roundtable. I prefer the term “actor” for both male and … Continue reading →

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Actors on Acting – Face to Face

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

Since 2014, the trade publication Variety has produced a series of television specials appearing on PBS SoCal called Variety Studio: Actors on Actors. Each program has actors talking to actors about their work and experiences with no moderator or audience, … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2020- Part 2

Posted on December 31, 2019 by

Here’s some stuff I didn’t have when I put yesterday’s post together. I could save it until next New Year’s, but if the presidential election goes sideways, I might be in the hills with the Resistance. But more likely I’d … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year + Things to Come

Posted on December 30, 2019 by

Usually I’ll do a Happy New Year post by just putting up a bunch of random stuff like this… or this… But this year I thought that instead I’d list some of the films I’m looking forward to in 2020. … Continue reading →

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“Shooting the Mafia” – Supplemental

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

KIM LONGINOTTO – Director (From press notes provided by Cohen Media Group, the film’s distributor) Kim Longinotto is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker, well known for making films about female outsiders and rebels. Among her 20 films, she has followed a … Continue reading →

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“Shooting the Mafia” – An Archive of Blood

Posted on November 21, 2019 by

“I was saved by photography. I was a young, intelligent, desperate woman. My encounter with photography allowed me to express my thoughts, my rebellion, my social and political commitment.” — Letizia Battaglia This astonishing documentary, directed by Kim Longinotto, is … Continue reading →

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The Family Frankenstein – Etc.

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

Here are a few more Frankenstein-related items to close out this series. I couldn’t resist. The first of these is a brief interview with Boris Karloff from 1963 regarding his role as the Monster in the original Frankenstein (1931). I … Continue reading →

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