By Jan Wahl– I thought to myself: my god. How can any woman be so beautiful? She’s 77 and drop dead gorgeous, like Ava Gardner if she hadn’t drunk and…
By Gary M. Kramer– At the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival, held March 11–16 in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Berkeley, moviegoers will have the opportunity to see out filmmaker…
By Jan Wahl– I recently enjoyed a conversation with Ruta Lee, who is a true Hollywood and show business veteran. She starred and costarred in many well-known plays and films,…
By Jan Wahl– Why am I happy about the 2022 Oscar nominations? Four of my favorite movies of the year were nominated! My expectations were low, since I have adult,…
By Gary M. Kramer– The title of a new film, Compartment No. 6, refers to the second-class berth on a train that travels from Moscow to Murmansk. It is a…
By Jan Wahl– Tour de force is defined as a feat or display of strength, skill, or ingenuity. When I was but a wee lass, I saw Sammy Davis, Jr.,…
By Gary M. Kramer– Don’t Look Down,available February 15 on VOD,is a stylish and stagey film by writers/directors Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau about four men and one woman who…
By Gary M. Kramer– The fabulous documentary The Conductor, opening February 4 in San Francisco and available on demand February 28, is an affectionate profile of Marin Alsop, the first…
By Jan Wahl– Before Betty White, Doris Day, PETA, Actors and Others for Animals, American Humane, and many organizations and individuals that try and protect animals on Hollywood sets and…
By Gary M. Kramer– The Last Thing Mary Saw, available January 20 on Shudder, is a stylish, slow-burn thriller set in Southold, New York, in 1843. Mary (Stefanie Scott) has…
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