Where do you stand: with the oligarchy or with the common man? This well-acted, cleverly executed production is a mind-bending tour de force of ideas, with darkly twisting humor and swaths of realism thrown in to perplex.
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Movie Review: The Award-Winning ‘Parched’ by Leena Yadav
Above all misogyny destroys the misogynist in the Award-Winning 'Parched' by Leena Yadav.
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Part two
Read More »Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Director Liza Johnson Kibitz ‘Elvis and Nixon’
Elvis and Nixon premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in April. I enjoyed the film immensely because of the sardonic humor, the performances and the director’s approach to the meeting of these two iconic figures. In a press conference at the Conrad Hotel back in April, my colleagues and I had …
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At what price do families help loved ones recover from addictions they themselves might have?
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When is reconciliation and forgiveness meaningful?
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Have you traveled to award winning restaurant NOMA in Japan to have their roast duck or ants on a shrimp?
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Adelaide Mestre on Her Solo Show ‘Top Drawer’
For thousands of Cubans who escaped to the U.S. when Castro took over the country and confiscated their lands and dreams in the name of Communism, there was always the hope of return. Fifty years later the hopes have manifested into reality. Adelaide Mestre, of Cuban ancestry, was one of …
Read More »Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Hooligan Sparrow,’ A Filmmaker Goes Undercover
Would you be incarcerated to fight injustice?
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The things I had the most fun with were writing the film and casting the film.
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