Category Archives: Film Review
The Other Brother: “Salt of the Earth,” The Film They Tried To Kill, Lives On Thanks to Technology
By Jim Smith A lot of people in Venice know that Edward Biberman was the artist who painted the Post Office mural, The Story of Venice. But few probably know that his older brother, Herbert, directed Salt of the Earth, … Continue reading
Filed under Film Review, History, Jim Smith, Labor, Women
The Other Venice Film Festival
By CJ Gronner The 8th Annual Other Venice Film Festival was another success – and a blast – this year, featuring wonderful work from our own local filmmakers, as well as entries from around the world. The festival ran from … Continue reading
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Film Review: Venice West and the LA Scene
By Mary Getlein On April 17, Venice West and the LA Scene, by Mary Kerr, was shown at Beyond Baroque. It is part one of a two-part documentary covering the Venice and San Francisco Beat scene in the ‘50s and … Continue reading
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Two Views of the Other Venice Film Festival: Opening Night
By Jim Smith The Other Venice Film Festival is not like any film festival you might have attended or heard about. It is informal and casual. Except for a few extremely high heels and two men wearing suits with ties, … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Film Review, Homeless/RVs
Two Views of the Other Venice Film Festival: Soccermom: The Movie
By CJ Gronner The weekend was another one of those gloomy, mist all day scenarios, which actually made it perfect to tuck inside and catch some film. As The Other Venice Film Festival venue of Beyond Baroque is my spitting … Continue reading
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GASLAND – A Movie Review
By Suzy Williams “I am not a pessimist,” narrates the banjo-playing, under-30-something filmmaker Josh Fox. He’d been offered $100,000 to lease part of his property in Mylanville, in the deep woods of Pennsylvania. A stream runs near the red cabin … Continue reading
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Avatar – The Film
By Jim Smith They say that capitalism will sell anything – even ideas or arms designed to bring it down – as long as it makes someone a profit. Capitalism’s interest in making a buck was confirmed with the release … Continue reading
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The Irish Vampire Comes To Venice
Venice Premiere The Irish Vampire Goes West 7:30 pm Sunday, Nov. 1 (All Saints Day) Beyond Baroque (Old City Hall), 681 Venice Blvd. Admission $7 By Jim Smith Vampire films are in vogue again. As politics and the … Continue reading
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Swami X Speaks – Film Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons & Other Musings
Movies might be Disneyland’s main line addiction. Of all the senses, the eye is the most challenging to control. The eye is connected to the brain, and the brain has a lot to do with everything. The Curious Case of … Continue reading
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Film Review: Vietnam: American Holocaust
By Karl Abrams This incredible historical-political documentary by Venice filmmaker Clay Claiborne is an eye-opening account of the horrors and atrocities of the Vietnam War. It depicts, scene-by-scene, how misguided, ignorant and xenophobic racist U.S. war policies were mercilessly carried … Continue reading
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