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Darrel Manson

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Blinded By the Light – Words Matter

Blinded By the Light – Words Matter

Nov 19, 2019

?Mister, I ain?t a boy, no I?m a man, and I believe in the promised land? (Bruce Springsteen, ?The Promised Land?) In Blinded by the Light, Javed (Viveik Kaira), a Pakistani young man growing up in a town outside of London, struggles to find his place in the world. He...

Sunday at AFI Fest 2019

Nov 18, 2019

Sunday is the day I?ve most been looking forward to at AFI Fest 2019 Presented by Audi, because I know that Terrance Malick is capable of creating amazingly spiritual films. Would he justify my anticipation? But first I saw Ivana the Terrible, an autobiographical film...

Saturday at AFI Fest 2019

Nov 17, 2019

The second day of AFI Fest Presented by Audi, was another day filled with interesting and powerful films. The odd thing about being at Hollywood and Highland this year is that since the Egyptian Theater down the street isn?t being used this year, I have no reason (or...

Friday at AFIFest 2019

Friday at AFIFest 2019

Nov 16, 2019

Welcome to Hollywood and AFI Fest Presented by Audi. I love coming to this festival and discovering some of the best films in the world, some of the great history of the industry, and the work of filmmakers who are just now making a name for themselves. Part of the...

Waves – A Family’s Darkest Hours

Waves – A Family’s Darkest Hours

Nov 15, 2019

In Waves, from director Trey Edward Shults, a suburban African-American family faces struggle, then tragedy. Healing is surely needed, but in what power will they find it? Ronald (Sterling K. Brown) is a demanding and domineering father. He describes himself as ?the...

AFIFest preview – My Work is Cut Out for Me

Nov 13, 2019

It is time again for AFIFest Presented by Audi. While there is almost always some sort of film festival taking place in Los Angeles, AFIFest is the time that American and world cinema are center stage here. The 2019 event will feature 142 titles (80 features, 1...

The Peanut Butter Falcon – Heart of a Hero

The Peanut Butter Falcon – Heart of a Hero

Nov 12, 2019

One of the basic frameworks for a plot is The Hero Takes a Journey. It is seen in The Odyssey, any number of road movies, as well as the Gospel According to Luke. The Peanut Butter Falcon (winner of an audience award at SXSW) is the latest iteration of that plotline....

Disco’d – Meet Your Neighbors

Disco’d – Meet Your Neighbors

Nov 7, 2019

In 2016 the homeless population of Los Angeles grew to 58,000 people. Disco?d is Matthew Siretta?s look at a handful of those people. Siretta gives us a very personal look at some of those who live in homeless encampments. The title comes from a slang term that means...

Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man

Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man

Nov 7, 2019

?Turning poop culture into pop culture is the fastest way to solve the sanitation crisis? (Jack Sim) Yes, there is scatological humor in Lily Zepeda?s documentary Mr. Toilet: The World?s #2 Man. How can there not be given the subject: a worldwide sanitation crisis. It...