An attack on Vietnam veterans – I suddenly felt like I was back at UCLA in 1971.
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Interview: Orlando Von Einsiedel, Director of ‘Virunga’
The filmmaker discusses shooting a feature documentary about Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the last refuges of the magnificent and canny mountain gorillas.
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 »Blu-ray Review: ‘Blue Ruin’
Director Jeremy Saulnier makes an ambitious leap from his no-budget origins.
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 »Anthem Film Fest – ‘America: Imagine the World Without Her’
This is not a boring history lecture. It is more like an historical drama.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival – Yes, the NSA is Listening
Although Snowden garnered all the headlines, he is only one of a string of people who have revealed unconstitutional activities of our nation's spy agencies.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival: Innovation Week-Storyscapes, ‘Circa 1948’
'Circa 1948' was one offerings of the Storyscapes Program at Tribeca Film Festival. The amazing digitally immersive 3D interactive time travel to locations in Vancouver's past is an app that can be downloaded for free and enjoyed on iOS devices.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival: Short Film Program – ‘App’
'App' was one of five films in the short program entitled Handle With Care at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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