Film

“Macbeth” a Damned Spot on Both Coen’s and Shakespeare’s Legacies

Disappointed as I am that the Coen brothers have parted ways as a filmmaking team, I’m sure they have straightforward…

4 years ago

Nightmare Alley: Guillermo Del Toro’s Noir Morality Play

Guillermo Del Toro is something of a known quantity. Whether it’s monsters, superheroes, or Disney folk (look for Pinocchio coming…

4 years ago

Meet the Ellises

Crystal and Lee Ellis of the Carson-based South Bay Talent Group are exemplars of creatives choosing not wait for a…

4 years ago

It’s <i>Plus Ça Change</i> for Wes Anderson and <i> The French Dispatch </i>

It’s all a matter of taste, of course, but for some of us once upon a time Wes Anderson was…

4 years ago

SPIFF Opening Night Highlights Cultural Offerings

The San Pedro International Film Festival or SPIFF and Grand Vision Foundation, together with the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce…

4 years ago

“Muhammad Ali” Covers Dramatic Arc of a Man and His Country

On October 2, 1980, my parents took me to the home of family friends who subscribed to OnTV so we…

4 years ago

Documentary Recalls FDR’s “New Deal for Artists” as Advancing American Society

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel specialized in oral histories, so he knew whereof he spoke when over 40 years ago…

4 years ago

The LA Harbor International Film Festival Goes Virtual

The arts have an important place in the San Pedro Harbor Area, whether from artists who live and work here,…

5 years ago

2021 Pan African Film Festival Extends Worldwide

After the summer 2020 uprisings — gathering people of all races stirred deeply by the May 25 murder of George…

5 years ago

The Destruction of Myth

Judas and the Black Messiah film changes a false narrative By Robert Lee Johnson, Contributor The American media has attempted…

5 years ago