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Rabbit Hole: A review
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Often when a stageplay is translated into a movie, there are certain nuances and quirks that can’t be conveyed. The film has the ability to better explain small details through the use of various scene settings, lighting and production that…
Welcome To The Rileys: A review
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Hypothetically answering, what would you do if your spouse decided to put headstones on your cemetery plot with your names on them and you were still alive? Welcome to the Rileys is a film that manages to create questions through…
Night Catches Us: a review
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On January 1st, I dropped a trailer for the film Night Catches Us. I didn’t know a lot about the film but I knew that Kerry Washington and Anthony Mackie were the lead actors and to me this meant that…
Get To Know: Martin Russell
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When I coached high school basketball, I always looked around for the tallest kids on campus. Working at an inner city school in San Diego, that also happened to be the most multi-cultural/racial school in the city, presented problems. Our…
It’s Kind of A Funny Story: A review
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The nuances of life become ritual and in adulthood, the experiences of the past are forgotten. This is what makes the coming of age story an attractive tome. In watching the uncomfortable maturation of the teen, or a child, the…
Commentary and thoughts on the film Skin
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Racism creates a vast array of emotions when presented in American society. It seems that the US has the need to own the divisive treatment that is created by people and their personal,social, and learned hatred of other cultures. The…
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Movie Review: Don’t Let Me Drown (2009)
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Most movie viewers are hedonistic in their approach to film. Unless the film satisfies some base connection most people only watch what looks like them. Often this leads to a skewed perception of what a great film is and can…
Not For Colored Men
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After a long back and forth this weekend on facebook in regard to Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls, I felt compelled to write an article on my position on Tyler Perry’s work. It’s easy to sit in the bleachers and…
Inception? Not Yet, but Nolan… Indeed
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I’ve taught film study courses for about two years. In this process I have to admit I have forced my opinion and film choices on students. While I think I have great taste in films, my students didn’t seem to…
Invest 2 hours and 19 minutes: Pyaar Impossible
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Alright, I’m sure you’re wondering what the hell is Pyaar? Pyaar means Love. This film is a Bollywood creation and has all of the characteristics associated with the genre: Outbursts of music, corny acting and length of the story, but…