"How Much Would You Pay to See My Ass?"
That was a line from the Brazilian film, "Drained." A "dark comedy" I saw tonight. I was excited to see a narrative film and not a documentary. Th... read more
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Best. Doc. Ever.
Henry Chalfant brought his film "From Mambo to Hip Hop" to the SSFF, and it rocked the bells. It was a seamless, exciting, energizing, insightful doc... read more
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Dance Your Pants Off!
If I could only see one film tonite, it would be FROM MAMBO TO HIP-HOP. It's a documentary but not a staid talking head doc. It's deep in the Boogie... read more
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Facing Horror
The SSFF told me tonight that they have screened three films about Darfur during the past couple of years. I have seen none of them. But I think I'l... read more
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Girl's Got Balls
I mentioned before that I thought opening night of the SSFF (www.ssff.org) was chock-full of so many varied films that it was a little hard to shift g... read more
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I like Big Pecs and I Can Not Lie ...
While Lehigh University's Packard Auditorium holds about 500 people or something like that, the SSFF organizers are expecting a sell-out crowd for Thu... read more
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On the Town
I promised I would tell you about the FILMS ABOUT TOWN. They’re the documentaries produced by a filmmaking class over four days. The subjects are ... read more
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Surprise Screening
There's usually a surprise or two at the film festival. Sometimes it's a last minute midnight movie screening. I'm sort of glad that didn'... read more
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The Devil Wears ...
No actually the film title is "The Devil Came on Horseback." I really wanted to see this but decided to eat dinner instead of watching another film a... read more
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The Samba Poet
On my way out of Sinclair, after seeing From Mambo...I ran into Petunia. She was floating on a cloud of awe after seeing Samba Poet. It's a biopic a... read more
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