“Kill Bill 2” has subtle nuances throughout its wonderful story line. No need to shout at each other – sometimes just a look is enough to put your point across. Of course Kill Bill 2 is a film – and
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Imagine my surprise while shopping at Trader Joe’s in Emeryville this week, I overheard a young woman talking about the new Red Pocket CD! (I had just listened to them for the first time the other day!) Turns out it
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A Flicker Bit The “Young Adam” film is based on the novel by Alexander Trocera – a Scottish writer, who came to America and fled America because he was wanted for selling Heroin to a minor. The cops can stop
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Many years ago I became a big fan of the Peruvian group, Los Colchakis, and later, the guitar duo Strunz and Farah. I may have found yet another group to move me in much the same way. Arauco is a
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Jane Eyre, Rebecca, Gaslight, Dracula, Werewolf, Hound of the Baskervilles and The Mummy. Take bits and pieces of all these gothic myths and you get The Mystery of Irma Vep. It’s a spoof of course. However, the key to it’s
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I do not tolerate violence well and so as you can imagine, I was hesitant to see Kill Bill: Volume I. But after a good and intelligent friend pleaded with me to see it, I built up my intestinal fortitude
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Jewlia Eisenberg’s Revolutionary Vocal Ensemble Returns to San FranciscoSome of the cuts from the Charming Hostess’ last CD “Trilectic,” reminded me a bit of Zap Mama/Natasha Atlas/Sabine Kobongo/ and a dash of Ursula Dudziak and Flora Purim thrown in for
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