Iran in the Movies: The Song of Sparrows
Iran has been in the US news for over 30 years as the arch-demon of the west, at least since …
Category Archives: Movies
Inside Job: A Must See Movie
One of the most dispriting things about Inside Job, the new documentary/advocacy film by Charles Ferguson who made No End …
Bliss — An Unexpected Movie
I’d had the movie Bliss in my Tivo instant line-up for quite a while and kept avoiding it. The short …
Black Field: A Film
Tuesday night, October 12, the Mill Valley Film Festival offered one of its few Greek movies, ever. This is not …
Lesson Plan: The Story of The Third Wave – a Movie
How is it that Buddhist Cambodians turn into unapologetic mass murderers? How could Christian Germans become fervent believers in, and …
Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice – a Film
Cruz Reynoso, a path breaking American of Mexican and farm worker roots, appeared last night at the Mill Valley Film …
Biutiful: A Film
The annual October Mill Valley Film Festival is upon us once again, promising more great movies than anyone could absorb …
Men With Guns
I’ve long ago lost my appetite for American “men-with-guns” movies. Two recent viewings dulled it even more. The American with …
Chabrol’s Eye on the Eye of Vichy
Claude Chabrol (and here and here,) one of the founders of French New Wave Cinema and director of some 50 …
Crime and Punishment: A Film
Now that we’ve added Turner Classic Movies to our Tivo download list all sorts of odd and interesting movies are …
Recent Movies
I don’t know whether movie time has been short or time to think about them and set finger to keyboard …
The Secret In Their Eyes: A Film
For a good middle of summer thriller, lower yourself into a comfortable seat, ignore the inevitable advertisements, turn off your …