Raymond Chandler once famously wrote about how the Santa Ana winds could push people to murder.  For viewers who’ve never had the pleasure of living with the Santa Ana winds, seeing the halny at full strength may give you an
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As this review of Dan Partland’s new documentary “#Unfit: The Psychology Of Donald Trump (hereafter “#Unfit”)” is being written, the carnival of bald-faced lies and open bigotry calling itself the 2020 Republican National Convention has wrapped up.  The news media
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It can’t be said often enough that being able to consume the products of a different peoples’ culture is a far cry from being able to understand the people that created the cultural product being enjoyed.  In more concrete terms,
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“Truth To Power: Barbara Lee Speaks For Me” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recounted in Abby Ginzberg’s new biographical portrait “Truth To Power: Barbara Lee Speaks For Me” a piece of advice Rep. Lee gave her about fighting for social change in
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Like this year’s Frameline Film Festival, Coronavirus lockdown has pushed Fresh Meat Festival Artistic Director Sean Dorsey to take his annual live queer art performance celebration online.  The change of “venue” is just one of the differences with this 19th
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Admittedly, life under coronavirus lockdown is not material readymade for comic treatment.  The new Web Series “Comisery” attempts to solve that problem by using the need for sheltering in place as the basis for a science fictional apocalyptic dark screwball
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It particularly hurts that the Coronavirus outbreak has forced the closure of this year’s CAAMFest.  San Francisco’s annual film festival showcase for API-themed films would have celebrated its 40th edition this year. Fortunately, the Center for Asian-American Media (CAAM) came
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Over the weeks of coronavirus lockdown, the Roxie Virtual Cinema has made new thought-provoking films available to filmgoers with a good streaming connection.  Part of the ticket price helps support the Roxie Theater. However, knowing what’s still available for screening
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