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Darrel Manson

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Bleak Street – And Is It Ever

Bleak Street – And Is It Ever

The black and white cinematography of Bleak Street sets the mood. There is no brightness or cheer in the Mexico City neighborhood in which it is set. This is a world in which gray is the dominant color. The characters live in desperation and on the fringes of the...

The Automatic Hate: A Love Story in Conflict

The Automatic Hate: A Love Story in Conflict

Law or anarchy?which gives us the best chance of happiness? Should we follow all the rules society has developed over time or should we be free to follow our hearts and our desires? The Automatic Hate sets a love story amidst that conflict. Davis Green (Joseph Cross)...

Colliding Dreams – The Evolution of Zionism

Colliding Dreams – The Evolution of Zionism

The root of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be found in the history and development of Zionism. Colliding Dreams is a documentary that traces that history ?as seen through the eyes of the inhabitants of the land.? It provides a good introduction to some of the...

Knight of Cups: Finding the Pearl

Knight of Cups: Finding the Pearl

?The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come; Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream? Those words open Terrence Malick?s Knight of Cups. They are the full title of John Bunyan?s seventeenth century allegory of Christian life. The film itself is...

Zootopia – Can Diversity Work?

Zootopia – Can Diversity Work?

I think one of the most impressive things about Zootopia is not its animation quality (which is very good) or its storyline (which is certainly worthy of the Disney trademark), but the prescience of the filmmakers to have this film coming out when it does. Animated...