<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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The Duke – Being a good neighbor

The Duke – Being a good neighbor

?When all is said and done, he really is a pretty good neighbor, isn?t he?? In 1961, a Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from the National Gallery in London. It is the only theft that has ever occurred from the Gallery. The story of that theft and the...

Petite Maman – Childhood magic

Petite Maman – Childhood magic

The innocence of childhood may present an opportunity for magic to happen. The openness of a child can allow for things that we might think impossible. If we allow ourselves to be carried along in that openness and innocence, we may find ourselves enchanted by Petite...

Reflection – War and aftermath

Reflection – War and aftermath

Valentyn Vasyanovych?s Reflection is a look at war and its aftermath. The film is part of Film Movement?s Ukrainian Film Collection being released in theaters. These films give us insight into the country and culture that has become such an important part of world...

Ana?s in Love  – Life of passion

Ana?s in Love – Life of passion

Does passion provide an adequate foundation for how to live a life? In Ana?s in Love, from director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, we watch a young woman who focuses her life around shifting passions that blow through her life. Does it lead to happiness? Will it ever...

I Love America – Love and healing

I Love America – Love and healing

?Forgiveness doesn?t heal the wounds of the past; it transforms them.? Lisa Azuelos?s I Love America is structured as a rom-com, but that is really just the pretty clothing put on to attract us to a story of grief and healing. In a sense it is a story of being lost...

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

Fifty years ago, the goddess of film criticism, Pauline Kael, called Norman Jewison?s Fiddler on the Roof ?the most powerful movie musical ever made.? I wouldn?t dream of disputing that assessment. To be sure, Fiddler is not only among the most powerful musicals, but...

Hatching – Nurturing an evil twin

Hatching – Nurturing an evil twin

In the Finnish film Hatching, from director Hanna Bergholm, a girl from a seemingly perfect home looks for love in an unusual source, but it leads into a very dark and destructive place. It?s part horror film, part coming-of-age story, and part magical realism. Twelve...

Sexual Drive – Food, sex, and love

Sexual Drive – Food, sex, and love

Food and sex are among our greatest pleasures. At times, they are intimately linked, especially in films. Sexual Drive? from director Yoshida K?ta, is built around the connection of sensuality the two share. It is part thriller, part sex comedy, and culinary...