By Dr. Tim Seelig In 1956, there were only three channels on television, and those were in black and white. Romper Room had the corner on the market from 1953…
By Gary Kramer– In her Philadelphia apartment, Marion Stokes recorded 70,000 VHS tapes from 1977 until her death in 2012. Her main focus was TV news; she simultaneously taped multiple…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “Well, THAT decade is over! Now onto the next! Let’s just hope 2020 brings us ‘PERFECT VISION’!” In reaction to terrible Trump’s tweets about…
By Gary Kramer– As 2019 comes to a close, here are ten highlights—and one lowlight—from this year’s cinematic output along with a look at four films opening in early 2020.…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “Please tell me the latest polls lie: finding amongst Repugnicans, 53% think Darn-Old Trump scores better than Abraham Lincoln at 47%, who freed the…
By Dr. Tim Seelig– Oh, the holidays. They are like riding a roller coaster. It starts at the bottom when excited riders get all buckled in over Labor Day. Then,…
By Gary Kramer– Out gay writer/director Jayro Bustamante’s Temblores (Tremors), opening December 6 at the Landmark Opera Plaza, is an exquisite—and exquisitely made—drama from Guatemala. Pablo (Juan Pablo Olyslager) is…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “World AIDS Day was commemorated worldwide. But what did Presi-dense Trump do? Well, the Democratic National Committee pointed out that his administration’s proposed budget…
By Gary Kramer– In Cousins, out on DVD and VOD December 3, lonely Lucas (Paulo Sousa) first meets his cousin Mario (co-writer/director Thiago Cazado) when the latter comes to stay…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “Christmas came early for me—in the form of Impeachment Hearings, despite the two Grinches, Congressmen Nunes and Jordan!” SOIRÉE ON THE BAY II was a…
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