Ed Rampell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ed Rampell
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‘The Irishman’: Pacino, Paquin and the gangs of New York are all here
November 20, 2019I enjoyed this epic three quarters of the way through, but I could have lived without the final hour or so, which basically deals with growing old.
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‘Kathy Griffin, A Hell of a Story’ comedy documentary mocks Trump
November 13, 2019Griffin’s hilarious documentary tells the saga of her May 30, 2017, photo shoot, with what looked like Trump's bloody severed head.
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‘Poisoning Paradise’: Pierce Brosnan 007 hunts down agrichemical villains
November 8, 2019The ultimate Bond villain: Biotech companies such as Monsanto and DuPont, whose pesticides and GMO experimental projects are turning people into lab rats.
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‘The 7 Stages of Grieving’: An original Aboriginal Australian one-woman show
November 7, 2019As soon as the curtain lifts at the Skylight Theatre, "The 7 Stages of Grieving" kicks off with something most American audiences are likely to have never seen before in all of their theatergoing.
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Film review: All aboard the freedom train with “Harriet”
November 1, 2019In a straight forward, conventional manner co-writer/director Kasi Lemmons (1997’s Eve’s Bayou) unfolds the life story of Araminta "Minty" Ross.
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‘Indirect Actions’ and ‘The Advocates’: Two new films on social problems
October 30, 2019The 11th annual DTLA Film Festival has just concluded.
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Comic cosmic consciousness in East meets West meets jest ‘Yoga Play’
October 7, 2019Yoga Play is the latest installment in the tradition of works about and interactions between “mystical” Easterners encountering Westerners living in the material world who seek enlightenment.
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‘Abominable’: Himalayan hijinks highlight awesome animated adventure with a Yeti
September 27, 2019The delightful computer-animated feature Abominable is one of those rare movies that will enchant adults and children alike.
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