Category Archives: Film
“CONNECTED: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY ABOUT LOVE, DEATH AND TECHNOLOGY— Looking at the World and Family
“Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology” Looking at the World and Family Amos Lassen The new digital age of which we are apart has affected the way we communicate. In Boston I see this every time I travel by public transportation. It is a rarity to see two people actually speaking to each …
“MUMIA: LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY”— Sentenced to Death
“MUMIA: LONG DISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY” Sentenced to Death Amos Lassen Mumia Abu-Jamal is an unrepentant communist cop killer and/or a political martyr depending upon who you talk with. Stephen Vittoria takes us for a look at the man who has spent 29 years in solitary confinement on death row. However, his crime is not the subject …
“56 UP”— Seven times Eight
“56 UP” Seven times Eight Amos Lassen The “UP” series as about 14 people from diverse backgrounds from all over England. Every seven years Michael Apted meets them every seven years and looks at their lives and their dreams for the future. This is an amazing look at how life is structured and an exciting …
“THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNIE X”— A Mad Science Fiction Melodrama
“The Ghastly Love of Johnny X” A Mad Science Fiction Melodrama Amos Lassen Johnny X (Will Keenan) and his renegade group of outsiders have been sent to earth as a form of exile because they refuse to conform to the societal guidelines and tenets of the planet where they live. Not long after they arrive …
“IN THE FOG”— A Wrong Accusation
“In the Fog” (“Vtumane”) A Wrong Accusation Amos Lassen Set in the USSR in 1942, “In the Fog” is the story of a man wrongly accused of collaboration, a crime he did not commit. Sergei Loznitsa brings us a dark film of World War II and the concept of captivity. Sushenya (Vladimir Svirski) tells us …
“STARLET”— An Unlikely Friendship
“Starlet” An Unlikely Friendship Amos Lassen A cross generational friendship between 21 year old Jane and 85 year old Sadie is the result of a yard sale when Jane, an aspiring actress buys a thermos. At home, Jane discovers a stash of money in her new purchase which brings the two together. Sadie is a …
“ELECTRIC BUTTON”— Love and Sex
“Electric Button” (“Moon and Cherry”) Love and Sex Amos Lassen “Electric Button” is an unconventional love story between soft spoken Tadokoro (Tasuko Nagoaka) and alpha female Mayama (Noriko Eguchi). Mayama knows what she wants and does exactly what she has to do to achieve it. She is the only female in her writing club and …
“SEXUAL FREEDOM: SEX STORIES 3″— Sexy Men
“Sexual Freedom: Sex Stories 3” Sexy Men Amos Lassen Director Ovidie brings her third volume of sex stories to the screen and while this film contains no gay contact, it does have lots of naked men having sex (with women). Preceded by “Sex Stories” and “Bad Link”, this is the final film in the trilogy. …
“POST TENEBRAS LUX”— “After the Dark, Light”
“Post Tenebras Lux” “After the Dark, Light” Amos Lassen Carlos Reygada’s new film seems, at first, to be about family although we are never quite sure because the film is so obscure. Juan and his family live on the Mexican countryside and they are at the center of the film. On the surface, they seem …
“THE LIFE AFTER DEATH PROJECT”— A “Paranormal” Bio Film
“The Life After Death Project” A “Paranormal” Bio Film Amos Lassen Death is, without question, our greatest enigma. Filmmaker Paul David brings us four New York Times best-selling authors, three science professors and three respected mediums who take a look at death by investigating evidence of “After Death Communication (ADC) from Forrest J. Ackerman. The …
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