<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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The Booksellers: Values Beyond Price

Apr 27, 2020

There?s something about the smell of a used bookstore that just makes me happy. That smell was missing from The Booksellers, but watching this documentary about antiquarian book stores in New York City and book collectors was an enjoyable experience in many other...

Virtual Cinema – Watching New Indie Films at Home

Apr 23, 2020

Independent and foreign films can often be hard to find unless you live in a big city or college town that has an art house. But with theaters closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are lots of new indie films that are available for streaming. Distributers and art...

Self Isolation Film Festival: Fearless

Self Isolation Film Festival: Fearless

Apr 20, 2020

?We passed through death.? I think Peter Weir?s 1993 film Fearless may be a very important film for the world to consider in 2021. That will be after we have come through the worst of the Corona Virus pandemic and the social and economic turmoil it is creating. What...

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Apr 7, 2020

?What we saw at that camp was that life could be better.? Perhaps the main theme of the Netflix documentary Crip Camp comes near the beginning as we see film of teenaged disabled campers in 1971 while hearing Richie Havens singing the word ?freedom? over and over from...