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Darrel Manson

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Friday at AFIFest 2020

Friday at AFIFest 2020

Oct 18, 2020

Welcome to AFIFest Presented by Audi. As with everything in the world of COVID-19, it?s a bit different than most years. I?m not driving up to Hollywood for a day of working my schedule around when to get in line and when I can fit in something for dinner. Instead I...

AFIFest 2020 – Coming to You

AFIFest 2020 – Coming to You

Oct 14, 2020

Each year, AFIFest Presented by Audi is one of the highlights of my cinematic adventures. AFIFest has a personality different from other major festivals. It doesn?t rely on world premieres (although they have some); it is a program of some of the best films that have...

Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World

Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World

Oct 13, 2020

The search for truth is at the heart of Hans Pools documentary Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World. It tells the story of a group that searches out the truth in news stories, even when powerful nations seek to hide behind lies. Bellingcat is a multi-national...

Newport Beach Film Fest underway

Newport Beach Film Fest underway

Oct 2, 2020

Each spring, I usually attend and cover the Newport Beach Film Festival. As with just about everything this year, the pandemic has affected many film festivals, including NBFF. The festival is now underway virtually. This year geography isn?t an issue for people who?d...

My Name Is Pedro – Teaching and Politics

My Name Is Pedro – Teaching and Politics

Oct 1, 2020

A gifted educator can often make an important difference in the lives of students. My Name Is Pedro, from documentarian Lillian LaSalle, is the story of a charismatic school administrator who managed to turn around struggling schools through his belief in and...

Scare Me – But with Humor

Scare Me – But with Humor

Oct 1, 2020

?You look like a fella who might be interested in scary stories.? Mary Shelley?s Gothic/proto-SciFi novel Frankenstein grew out of a contest between her, her future husband Percy Bysshe Shelley and their friend Lord Byron. The competition was to see who could write...

The Antenna – Slimy Political Metaphor

The Antenna – Slimy Political Metaphor

Sep 30, 2020

The Turkish horror film The Antenna, directed by Or?un Behram, is more about creepiness that fright. It is also about a world that is trending toward the insidious control of day to day life. The film is set in a mildly dystopic Turkey. Mehmet works as the intendant...

The Keeper -Finding Forgiveness

The Keeper -Finding Forgiveness

Sep 30, 2020

Based on a true story, The Keeper, from director Marcus H Rosenm?ller, is the story of a German POW who in the post-war years becomes one of the most famous football (soccer to Americans) players in England. Along the way the story looks the difficulty of forgiving...