Category Archives: Film
“EVERLASTING JOY (THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF BARUCH SPINOZA AS REPORTED BY HIS VIGILANT NEIGHBORS)”— A Comic Fantasy
“Everlasting Joy (The Life and Adventures of Baruch Spinoza as Reported by his Vigilant Neighbors)” A Comic Fantasy Amos Lassen Bernard (Baruch) Spinoza gained fame when he was excommunicated from his Dutch Jewish community because he had a different view of God than the traditional one (although I am not quite sure what that means). …
“LOST ANGELS: SKID ROW IS MY HOME”— Dealing With the Homeless
“Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home” Dealing with the Homeless Amos Lassen Skid Row in Los Angeles has one of the largest homeless populations in the world. Just as we might expect, there are stories there and several surprise homeless people—former Olympians, Harvard Law School graduates, musicians and scholars and there is the expected …
“LAST SHOP STANDING”— The Beginning, the End and the Resurgence of Record Shops
“Last Shop Standing” The Beginning, the End and the Resurgence of Record Shops Amos Lassen Nearly 2000 record stores have disappeared in the United Kingdom and this film shows us what happened. In the 1960s, 70s and 80s record shops were on the upswing and then vinyl was finished and replaced by CDs. This was …
“ERROLL GARNER: NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU READ”— A Jazz Legend
“ERROLL GARNER: NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU READ” A Jazz Legend Amos Lassen Erroll Garner is a jazz legend who had a wonderful forty year career but his story has been unknown until now. Atticus Brady gives us a look at Garner through archival materials and interviews with family, friends and fellow musicians. We hear …
“4SOME”— A Good Old Fashioned Czech Orgy
“4some” (“Svatá čtveřice”) A Good Old Fashioned Czech Orgy Amos Lassen Marie and Vitek are married to each other as are Dita and Ondra and all four share quite a history of mutual friendship, a shared house in a small town and adolescent children of the same age. Ondra and Vitek work at the same …
“SCHINDLER’S LIST”— 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray
“Schindler’s List” 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Amos Lassen “Schindler’s List” has proven to be one of the most historically significant films of all time but we have never seen it before as we do in the blu ray special edition. The film has won seven Academy Awards including best picture and best director (Stephen …
“JAY AND SILENT BOB GET IRISH—THE SWEARING O’ THE GREEN”— A Good Will Tour—Tea Bagging in the United Kingdom
“Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish – The Swearing O’ the Green” A Good Will Tour—Tea Bagging in the United Kingdom Amos Lassen As part of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee last year, “Leonardo, New Jersey sent its two highest ranking emissaries, Jay and Silent Bob, to England on a good will tour” called Tea Bagging …
“SCAVENGER HUNT: AN UNLIKELY UNION”— Saving the Condor
“Scavenger Hunt: An Unlikely Union” Saving the Condor Amos Lassen In the 1980s the California condor was nearing extinction. Biologists began to nurture the population and the numbers rose to over 400 birds. Now there is a new threat that is preventing them from living and flourishing and that is lead poisoning. This presents quite …
‘The Bible,’ 10-Hour History Channel Series From Roma Downey And Mark Burnett, To Premiere Sunday (The Huffington Post)
‘The Bible,’ 10-Hour History Channel Series From Roma Downey And Mark Burnett, To Premiere Sunday (from the Huffington Post) One is best known for playing a kind-hearted angel on a hit television drama. The other is the man behind more than a dozen record-breaking reality shows. But husband and wife Roma Downey (“Touched by an …
“NEOMYTHICS: BEAUTIFUL BLACKOUT”— Looking at a Relationship
“NEOMYTHICS— Beautiful Blackout” Looking at a Relationship Amos Lassen Neomythics joins with Dustin Mills Production to give us “Beautiful Blackout” which is influenced by Anime and is a journey into a relationship. Dustin Mills has been a professional graphic designer and videographer. He is able to produce wonderful visuals that capture the characters featured …
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