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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, los angeles film festival
Winners Announced for the 2017 LA Film Festival
Well, that was fast! Handed out June 22 by LA Film Festival Director Jennifer Cochis, the awards brunch celebrated jury prize honorees from the Festival’s U.S. Fiction, World Fiction,…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, los angeles film festival
LA FILM FESTIVAL 2017: WHITNEY: CAN I BE ME
Once upon a time, I was a music publicist and had the distinction of meeting Whitney Houston. The Whitney Houston I met , was a fun-loving kind generous home-girl…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, los angeles film festival
OUT OF STATE
When most people think about the island of Hawaii, thoughts of hula dancers, exotic drinks, sparkling oceans and sprawling beaches come to mind. When I think of Hawaii, I remember…
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LA FILM FESTIVAL: SKID ROW MARATHON
When one thinks about skid row, the last thing that would come to mind is running through the streets of Los Angeles to prepare for a marathon half way around…
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BLOOD ROAD
Like so many in the U.S., my father was a Marine who served his country in Vietnam. While he was away, he sent letters and reel-to-reel tapes to me, My…
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THE FREEDOM TO MARRY FILM REVIEW
In 1983, very few gay organizations were making progress when AIDS hit. AIDS shattered the silence about Gay people’s lives and many were uneducated about what caused the disease, how…
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POLITICAL ANIMALS FILM REVIEW
POLITICAL ANIMALS Prop 13 continues to be in the forefront of the LGBT community for some states. Why? There are just some people on this earth who think same-sex marriages…
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I AM HEATH LEDGER
Sometimes people break through because of one thing….their voice, masculinity or body. Heath Ledger had all this things in spades. Debuting at the Tribeca Film Festival last month, I Am…
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Trumped: Inside The Greatest Political Upset of All Time
When the 2016 Presidential Election took place, my Mom and I went to vote together because we were confident the glass ceiling would be shattered by electing Hillary Clinton…
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LET IT FALL
A few months ago, during a horrible rainstorm my GPS gave me shortcut that landed me in a park in the dark. Feverishly driving to get out and get home…
