arts and culture
‘Occupied Cinema’: An audacious Serbian documentary about the Occupy Movement
May 14, 2019If “audacity in cinema” is the theme of this year’s South East European Film Festival, then this is among the 14th annual SEEfest’s most audacious films.
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Fare Thee Well: Joan Baez in New York City
May 10, 2019Joan Baez, an icon of folk music and progressive activism, demonstrated what we already knew. She is in solidarity with the people.
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L.A. Asia Pacific Filmfest commemorates a memorable Maori moviemaker
May 10, 2019A terrific biopic about Maori moviemaker Merata Mita, the first Pacific Islander woman to direct a feature film.
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‘El Gato Montés’: A gypsy, bandit, and torero walk into a bullring
May 8, 2019This provocative production about a ménage à trois is one of LA Opera’s most outrageous undertakings.
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‘The Twilight Zone’: ‘Six Degrees of Freedom’ and human salvation
May 7, 2019The episode does well in hiding the inevitable twist that is to be expected in Twilight Zone stories.
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