Between films focusing on dysfunctional futures, police excesses, brain damage, political oppression, climate fraud, cancer, and unjust imprisonment, Anthem Film Festival director Jo Ann Skousen worked in a few films that inspired giggles and guffaws. Thank you, Jo Ann.
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Anthem Film Festival: Lenny Bruce, Gilbert Gottfried, and Penn Jillette vs. the Outrage Mob in ‘Can We Take a Joke’
We are reaching peak crazy. There are two possible outcomes. We get trampled or the rest of us wake up and start fighting the people who are trying to stifle free speech.
Read More »Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: A Salute to Kara Wai
Day 2 of the Festival featured a special screening of the brilliant kung fu classic 'My Young Auntie.'
Read More »Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Hooligan Sparrow,’ A Filmmaker Goes Undercover
Would you be incarcerated to fight injustice?
Read More »Anthem Film Festival: Do Right-Wingers Have a Sense of Humor?
Do right-wingers have a sense of humor? You'd be less surprised to both laugh and survive at the Anthem Film Festival.
Read More »LA Film Festival Review: ‘Olympic Pride, American Prejudice,’ Narrated by Blair Underwood
"Olympic Price, American Predjudice" explores the real story behind the 1936 Olympics, Hitler and 18 African Americans who represented the Olympic Team USA.
Read More »Dances with Films Reviews: ‘Wolf Mother’ and ‘I Live For You’
There seems to be a new meme in indie film: scary ladies. “Danger: Crazy Lady Ahead” award goes to a pair of films shown at the Dances With Films Festival.
Read More »Soho Film Festival Movie Review: ’79 Parts’ with Eric Roberts and Tony Lo Bianco
In Ari Taub's new film "79 Parts," premiered at this year's Soho Film Festival, we rediscover New York City of the 1970s before cell phones, Uber, and "If you see something say something."
Read More »LAFF Interview: ‘Quirky Female Protagonist’ Creator Shares Her Secrets
I caught up with the creator of web series "Quirky Female Protagonist" at this year's LA Film Festival. She shared her secrets with me.
Read More »LAFF Movie Review: ‘Don’t Think Twice’ with Keegan-Michael Key – Success Can Be Both Funny and Sad – But Mostly Funny
The new dramedy "Don’t Think Twice" begins as if it’s a documentary on how to do improv. Then the members of the fictional improv group, The Commune, violate all the rules in their improv dire results, in their personal lives.
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