Category Archives: Film
“THE FIRST 70″— Closing the Parks
“The First 70: California’s State Parks Under Threat” Closing the Parks Amos Lassen The news that California chose to close about a fourth of its 278 state park and save twenty-two million dollars meant that aside from the loss of park lands, visitors would also no longer have access to wildlife reserves, recreation areas–50% of …
“THE HAPPY POET”— Love and Food
“The Happy Poet” Love and Food Amos Lassen Who would have thought that a film about a vegetarian poet and a healthy food stand would provide a unique movie experience? I, for one, would never have believed it had I not seen it myself. Bill (Paul Gordon who also directed the film) uses his last …
“SOLDIERS OF PAINT”— Reliving Normandy
SOLDIERS OF PAINT “SOLDIERS OF PAINT” Reliving Normandy Amos Lassen Five thousand people came together to restage D-Day, the invasion of Normandy and do so in, of all places, Oklahoma. They change the scenario by using paint instead of bullets and this time the Germans could win the battle. The participants are very serious and …
“TOUCH”— The Mechanic and the Manicurist
“Touch” The Mechanic and the Manicurist Amos Lassen Vietnamese-American director Minh Nguyen brings us the story of manicurist Tam and Brendan, her new customer, a shy mechanic who cannot get rid of oil stains around his fingernails which cause his wife to reject any intimacy from him because she says that his hands are filthy. …
“2+2″— Swinging
“2 + 2” (“Dos más dos”) Swinging Amos Lassen Richard and Bettina tell their friends Diego and Emilia that they have been keeping a secret from them—they swing. Their lives have been enhanced by having sex with others and they want to now share this with them. Here is a comedy about two couples exploring …
“MOLD!”— A New Weapon
“Mold!” A New Weapon Amos Lassen The drug cartels are doing big business and the government wants them stopped. A new weapon has been developed—a fast growing, genetically engineered mold which will wipe out the fields where drugs are being grown. There is one problem; however, the mold eats human flesh. When somehow it is …
“BRICK AND MORTAR AND LOVE”— Independent ear X-tacy
“Brick and Mortar and Love” Independent ear X-tacy Amos Lassen ear x-tacy is a legendary record store in Louisville, Kentucky and since all of us are aware of what is happening in the retail music business, we therefore know that there is a struggle for survival. The film shows us that independent record stores are …
“JOAN BAEZ–LOVE IS JUST A FOUR LETTER WORD: IN PERFORMANCE”— The Voice that Cares
“Baez, Joan – Love Is Just A Four Letter Word: In Performance” The Voice that Cares Amos Lassen For some reason, gay people are not supposed to like folk music so I suppose I am an exception. I do not that Joan Baez has always, at least for as long as I can remember, been …
“THE VAMPIRE LOVERS”— Supernatural Forces at Work
“THE VAMPIRE LOVERS” Supernatural Forces at Work Amos Lassen Originally made in 1970, “The Vampire Lovers” has just made its way to blu ray and it has long had a large cult following even with some of the foolishness in it. We start with a prologue in which we meet Baron Hartog (Douglas Wilmer) who …
“SHOOT FIRST, DIE LATER”— One of the Most Impressive Italian Crime Dramas
“Shoot First, Die Later” (“Il poliziotto è marcio”) One of the Most Impressive Italian Crime Dramas Amos Lassen “Shoot First, Die Later” is considered by many to be to most impressive Italian crime/police movies ever made. It has been sought after but never released on DVD until now. The film stars Luc Merenda who …
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