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Movie Review: Tribeca Film Festival/Hot Docs Winner ‘499’
In '499' Rodrigo Reyes suggests that Mexico's murderous history of Spanish colonialism influences contemporary drug-cartel kidnappings and killings.
Read More »2020 Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Jacinta’
Love bonds powerfully between a mother and child. However, love’s ties can morph into curses. And if the mother can’t heal from past wounds that spawned an addictive nature, that love endangers all under its power. Director Jessica Earnshaw’s documentary Jacinta explores the issues of heroin addition, generational emotional trauma, …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Legendary Exploitation Film Producer Sam Sherman (Part 2)
"We’d have a poster made for which no movie existed. We’d use that to get advance money from theater people around the country and then make the film. We went so far as to make phony stills."
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Wake World,’ Award-Winning Opera by David Hertzberg
David Hertzberg's hallucinatory choral fantasy based on an Aleister Crowley fairy tale makes a vividly imaginative statement even in an audio recording.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Banksy Most Wanted’
In their straight-shooting documentary the filmmakers explore anonymous artist Banksy's work and influence, and investigate his identity.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Legendary Exploitation Film Producer Sam Sherman (Part 1)
Exploitation movie producer/distributor Sam Sherman tells his story in Part One of this exclusive interview.
Read More »Introducing the Real Mrs. Maisel
85-year-old standup D'yan Forest's real life in Paris in the 1960s is uncannily echoed by 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' – and Lady Gaga in 'A Star is Born.'
Read More »Dance-Theater Review (NYC): ‘Seven Sins’ from Company XIV
The newest dance extravaganza from Austin McCormick's Company XIV offers gaudy, jaw-droppi entertainment while showcasing a deepening maturity.
Read More »‘Hedwig’ Does Texas: ‘Angry Inch’ Stars Dish on the Show
San Antonio 'Hedwig' stars Roy Thomas and Morgan Clyde talk about the show's enduring popularity with the Roxie Theatre's Jonathan Pennington.
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