31/2 Minutes: 10 Bullets
Around this time last year, the #blacklivesmatter movement was in full effect, following the shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO (a suburb in my hometown of St.…
JANIS: Little Girl Blue
“You Are What You Settle For…” -Janis Joplin “Cry Baby”, “Piece of My Heart”, “Ball and Chain” and “Bobby McGee” all have the poetic genius of the legendary…
FREE ELLIS Screening TODAY on iTunes
Over the past two weekends, I hosted screening of ELLIS starring Oscar winner Robert De Niro to a select group here in Los Angeles. NOW…it is my pleasure to offer…
Who’s Got Spirit?: 2015 Spirit Award Nominations
OK kids here we go… The 2015 award season is in full effect. The biggest amount to nominations goes to the Indy darling “Carol”starring Cate Blanchett. I called it here…
THE DANISH GIRL
With Glamour magazines latest announcement of Caitlyn Jenner being named Woman of the Year, it suffices to pose the question about how Lili Elbe would have survived in a world…
Reel Roundup for Week Ending November 29, 2015
The Good Dinosaur (2015) 100 min – Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes…
Reel Roundup for Week Ending November 21, 2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015) 137 min – Adventure | Sci-Fi As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss…
Sweet Micky For President
Haitians are rich in culture and proud people who meet adversity with humor and dance. Yet, if we look at history, Haitians are a very abused people. Democracy in Haiti…
Review: Ayanda and The Mechanic
When a South African photographer sets out to capture images of his people as a means to dispel stereotypes…he runs into Ayanda, a young South African woman who…
Carla Renata’s Corner REEL ROUNDUP for November 6th
REEL ROUNDUP with Carla Renata SPECTRE As the latest in the James Bond series hits theaters this week, the conversation about who will be the next James Bond is…
