One of Jan Michael Vincent’s early films, this TV movie by Joseph Sargent is a very interesting and well-filmed drama about the issue of conscription. Jan plays a young man named Adrian, who, after being drafted in the US Marines…
Tribes (1970)
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Scene Pick: ‘Twin Peaks’ – Stealing Laura’s Secret Diary
David Lynch’s masterpieceTwin Peaks remains a timeless classic for many fans, me included; and recently there has been some buzz on facebook from the show’s fans asking for a sequel of the show. The opening sequence of the pilot showing…
Film Review: ‘Gai Aur Gori’ (1973)
I always loved animal-themed films and there are a number of them made in the golden era of Bollywood. Gai Aur Gori (meaning “The Cow and the Lass”) is such a gem from 1973. It’s a heartwarming film about the…
Film Review: ‘Catholics’ (1973)
Based on Brian Moore’s novel-turned-screenplay, Jack Gold’s Catholics is a 1973 TV film that stands for its great intellectual appeal as well as for its perfect setting – not to mention some remarkable acting by all main performers. The film…
Scene Pick: ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ – McMurphy Tries to Strangle Ratched
With all his screen magic, Jack Nicholson wasn’t among my favorite actors until I watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975). The film is a classic in all aspects – plot, theme, character, and performances. And Jack Nicholson is…
‘Third Contact’: A Small-Budget Film Transcending Borders
by Simon Horrocks Third Contact became the first micro-budget film to screen at the BFI IMAX in a prime-time showing. This was the first premiere of a fiction film to broadcast live to 22 countries, followed by a director’s Q&A. All…
Shall White Actors Play Color People’s Characters?
The world of performing arts is ideally considered above the prejudices of race, a world where any talented person can assume the role of someone for entertainment purpose. But a new petition on Care2 expresses concern over the selection of…
Scene Pick: ‘AI’ – David is Abandoned in a Forest
AI (or Artificial Intelligence) is a masterpiece of a film. The 2001 Steven Spielberg gem is set in an imaginative time in future when human population is on decline and the first generation of intelligent androids have been created –…
Dierks Bentley at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, April 12
St. Augustine, FL – Country artist Dierks Bentley to perform at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Seven albums into one of country music’s most-respected and most-unpredictable careers, award-winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley continues to grow. His latest…
Camera Assistant Struck Dead by Train on Film Set in GA
Entertainment industry is full of tragedies; death can strike in the most unforeseen ways in the filmmaking world. The accidental death of camera assistant Sarah Elizabeth Jones has been featured in news and now a petition is asking the Academy…