'Jamie Marks is Dead,' a Sundance Selection, is bound to become a cult classic for its deep, moody, scary, and seductive tale of adolescent confusion carried over into the world of the dead. It is based on the novel 'One for Sorrow' by Christopher Barzak.
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Concert Review: Thompson Square at Toby Keith’s, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 8/14/14
Thompson Square's two big hits, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” and “If I Didn't Have You”, set me up to expect an evening of melodic ballads and sweet romantic banter.
Read More »Anthem Film Fest: Countryside vs. City – Two Wars
An attack on Vietnam veterans – I suddenly felt like I was back at UCLA in 1971.
Read More »Interview: Morgan Kibby at 2014 SXSW V2V: The Artist as Startup
"I’m the queen of failure, but that has led to triumphs."
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Healthcare has long been recognized as the most un-disruptable industry on earth. Until Dr. Zubin Damania came along, that is.
Read More »Anthem Film Fest: Mind Reboot
Two of the documentaries at the Anthem Film Festival caused my brain to do a reboot.
Read More »Anthem Film Fest: ‘Cough’ – A Must-Watch for Filmmakers
Cough is a sci-fi tale set in Australia in the not-to-distant future where people have traded freedom for safety. Says the tagline: "Civil Liberties are Yesterday."
Read More »Anthem Film Fest: A Dark Future, but with a Few Laughs
Two products of a libertarian guerrilla film movement in the mountains of the west that are worth seeing.
Read More »SXSW V2V: New Space – Yes, You Can Go to the Moon
We are on the edge of the golden age of spaceflight. If you want to be a part of it, you can.
Read More »Anthem Film Fest – ‘America: Imagine the World Without Her’
This is not a boring history lecture. It is more like an historical drama.
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