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a devotee of motion pictures

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        • Film Review: In ‘Table 19,’ Russell, Kendrick and an Adept Ensemble Add to the Duplass Brothers’ Nonpareil FilmographiesFilm Review: In ‘Table 19,’ Russell, Kendrick and an Adept Ensemble Add to the Duplass Brothers’ Nonpareil FilmographiesMarch 12, 2017
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        • How Color Is The Key To Unlocking Netflix’s Subversive Cult Body-Horror Hit ‘The Perfection’

          How Color Is The Key To Unlocking Netflix’s Subversive Cult Body-Horror Hit ‘The Perfection’

          January 24, 2022
        • ‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

          ‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

          January 24, 2022
        • Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

          Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

          January 24, 2022
        • Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

          Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

          January 24, 2022
        • Free Guy’s Marxist Parallels To John Carpenter’s They Live

          Free Guy’s Marxist Parallels To John Carpenter’s They Live

          January 24, 2022
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  • Interviews
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        • Interview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American WestInterview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American WestMay 30, 2022
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        • ‘Entertainment right now can be sinister’: Jane Schoenbrun on ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’

          ‘Entertainment right now can be sinister’: Jane Schoenbrun on ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’

          May 30, 2022
        • Interstellar improv: Don Lake spills on the stars behind Netflix’s ‘Space Force’

          Interstellar improv: Don Lake spills on the stars behind Netflix’s ‘Space Force’

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Pamela Adlon on Bringing Out the Dead for the Final Season of Better Things

          Interview: Pamela Adlon on Bringing Out the Dead for the Final Season of Better Things

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Kristen Stewart on Channeling Princess Diana for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer

          Interview: Kristen Stewart on Channeling Princess Diana for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American West

          Interview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American West

          May 30, 2022
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        • ‘Sorry To Bother You’ Trailer: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson & More Live In A Wacky Sci-Fi World‘Sorry To Bother You’ Trailer: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson & More Live In A Wacky Sci-Fi WorldMarch 11, 2018
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        • Read an excerpt from an SF Indiefest award-winning local screenplay

          Read an excerpt from an SF Indiefest award-winning local screenplay

          May 30, 2022
        • 12 Best Original Netflix Movies, Ranked

          12 Best Original Netflix Movies, Ranked

          January 24, 2022
        • Jurassic World: Why There Can Never Be Another Park

          Jurassic World: Why There Can Never Be Another Park

          January 24, 2022
        • 13 Scariest Scenes from The Haunting Series That Terrified Us on Netflix

          13 Scariest Scenes from The Haunting Series That Terrified Us on Netflix

          January 24, 2022
        • 10 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

          10 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

          January 24, 2022
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  • Shorts & Vignettes
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        • Swift Slice of a Sightly Sunset Seeping Through the ScenerySwift Slice of a Sightly Sunset Seeping Through the SceneryDecember 18, 2016
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        • Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”

          Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”

          November 19, 2018
        • The Berlinale 2017 Highlight Reel

          The Berlinale 2017 Highlight Reel

          June 8, 2017
        • “DISCREET” Berlinale Interview

          “DISCREET” Berlinale Interview

          June 8, 2017
        • Roasted Chicken Recipe (Trading Post, Cloverdale, CA)

          Roasted Chicken Recipe (Trading Post, Cloverdale, CA)

          June 8, 2017
        • LA LA LAND takes field-leading 8 ACCA wins, including Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle

          LA LA LAND takes field-leading 8 ACCA wins, including Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle

          February 9, 2017
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  • Creative Corner
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        • Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”November 19, 2018
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        • David Dastmalchian Discusses Career, “Late Night with the Devil,” Dream Collaborations, and More

          David Dastmalchian Discusses Career, “Late Night with the Devil,” Dream Collaborations, and More

          August 22, 2024
        • June Squibb and Josh Margolin Dish on “Thelma”

          June Squibb and Josh Margolin Dish on “Thelma”

          June 29, 2024
        • Boots Riley Talks ”I’m a Virgo,” ”Sorry to Bother You,” Oakland, Gaza, & Leftist Politics

          Boots Riley Talks ”I’m a Virgo,” ”Sorry to Bother You,” Oakland, Gaza, & Leftist Politics

          November 9, 2023
        • Marc Turtletaub Talks ”Jules,” Sir Ben Kingsley, Producing, Directing, & More

          Marc Turtletaub Talks ”Jules,” Sir Ben Kingsley, Producing, Directing, & More

          September 1, 2023
        • Jason Lazarus on ”Skull Island,” ”The Gates,” Influences, and the Art of Composing for Film

          Jason Lazarus on ”Skull Island,” ”The Gates,” Influences, and the Art of Composing for Film

          July 21, 2023
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Monthly Archive for August, 2021

Drag legend Terence Alan Smith takes center stage in ‘The Beauty President’

Drag legend Terence Alan Smith takes center stage in ‘The Beauty President’

Aug 24, 2021

[Published at 48 Hills] Terence Alan Smith took the nation by hurricane when he ran against George H. W. Bush...

Angela Sarafyan On ‘King Knight,’ Shifting Into Comedy, Armenian Representation, & ‘Reminiscence’

Angela Sarafyan On ‘King Knight,’ Shifting Into Comedy, Armenian Representation, & ‘Reminiscence’

Aug 24, 2021

[Published at Living Life Fearless] One of the most prolific and influential Armenian actors working today, Angela Sarafyan moved to...

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Vivo’ Is A Waywardly Watchable Musical Mess

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Vivo’ Is A Waywardly Watchable Musical Mess

Aug 24, 2021

[Published at Living Life Fearless] An animated musical feature taking place at the juxtaposition of tourist and Cuban cultures, with Lin-Manuel...

Edson Oda On His Feature Debut, ‘Nine Days,’ Winston Duke, Marvel Actors, & Working With Spike Jonze

Edson Oda On His Feature Debut, ‘Nine Days,’ Winston Duke, Marvel Actors, & Working With Spike Jonze

Aug 24, 2021

* Slight Spoilers Ahead * [Published at Living Life Fearless] Brazilian native Edson Oda’s feature directorial debut, Nine Days, is about...

Interview: Alex Wolff on Pig, Old, and the “Jazz” of Working with Nicolas Cage

Interview: Alex Wolff on Pig, Old, and the “Jazz” of Working with Nicolas Cage

Aug 24, 2021

[Published at Slant Magazine] Son of actor Polly Draper and jazz pianist Michael Wolff, Alex Wolff got his first break...

3 recent examples of LGBTQ stories done wrong onscreen, and 3 others that got it right

3 recent examples of LGBTQ stories done wrong onscreen, and 3 others that got it right

Aug 24, 2021

Editor’s note: The following roundup contains spoilers for TV and movie plots.  [Published at the San Francisco Chronicle] Pride Month...

Callan Mulvey on HIGH GROUND, Traversing the MCU & DCEU, THE GRAY MAN & More

Callan Mulvey on HIGH GROUND, Traversing the MCU & DCEU, THE GRAY MAN & More

Aug 24, 2021

[Published at Film Inquiry] The first person to star in both the MCU and DCEU as Jack Rollins (Captain America:...

6 films and shows that authentically portray people with disabilities

6 films and shows that authentically portray people with disabilities

Aug 24, 2021

[Published at the San Francisco Chronicle] Since the late 1980s, you may have noticed a paradigm shift in film and...

On 106th anniversary of Armenian genocide, a Bay Area-born film producer fights to spread the truth

On 106th anniversary of Armenian genocide, a Bay Area-born film producer fights to spread the truth

Aug 24, 2021

[Published at the San Francisco Chronicle] Between church in Potrero Hill and Armenian Saturday school in Ocean View, Eric Esrailian...

‘Homeroom’ concludes Peter Nicks’ trilogy about social injustice in Oakland

‘Homeroom’ concludes Peter Nicks’ trilogy about social injustice in Oakland

Aug 24, 2021

[Published at the San Francisco Chronicle] Peter Nicks moved to Oakland in 1997 and never looked back. He’s been showcasing...

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