Culture
Soviet filmmaker Aleksandr Dovzhenko’s “Arsenal” to screen in L.A.
June 21, 2017In his history of the Soviet film, Kino, Jay Leyda called the 90-minute-long Arsenal “the first masterpiece of the Ukrainian cinema.”
Read moreUnsatisfying self-satisfied lives depicted in South African film
June 20, 2017Writer/director Kagiso Lediga’s new film Catching Feelings received its world premiere on June 18 at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Read moreThe ever-controversial Caesar comes out in Lou Harrison opera
June 16, 2017Let’s go back to a time maybe 35 years or so before he was murdered at age 55, when Caesar was coming into his manhood, a bright, athletic fellow.
Read moreNew film “Manifesto” heralds one new era after another
June 12, 2017"Manifesto is a film of such power and originality, a visual and mental feast, that it warrants multiple viewings."
Read more“Thank You for Coming”: A sperm donor’s daughter searches for identity
June 12, 2017This might be called a genealogical detective story spanning an 11-year time frame.
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