A book of considerable consequence: "Chasing the Scream"
"Why did the drug war start and why does it continue and what happens if you choose a radically different policy?"
“The Man Who Knew Infinity”: An infinitely rewarding film
"I found this film to be an infinitely rewarding biopic that showed 'math is an art, not a science.' "
Today in history: Alberto Moravia died in 1990
In the same year Italian writer Alberto Moravia died in his Rome apartment at 82, his autobiography, "Vita di Moravia" was published.
“Best of Enemies”: New documentary revisits Buckley vs. Vidal
"Best of Enemies" succeeds without being partisan or overbearing. Its subject speaks for itself.
California rolls in new film “East Side Sushi”
Anthony Lucero's fine film uses the framework of food film to deftly explore class, work, ethnicity, and sexism.
A Latina Medea for the modern age
"Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles": A great theatrical opportunity for Angelenos awaits in Malibu!
"Labor’s Home Front": the AFL in World War II
The history of labor during wartime is an enticing subject, the history of labor during World War II especially so.
Jewish-African American partnership in new documentary “Rosenwald”
Aviva Kempner's new documentary is the story of the son of an immigrant peddler who rose to become head of Sears and Roebuck.
Today in history: Writer Ken Kesey born in 1935
Kesey is best remembered for his novels "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"and"Sometimes a Great Notion."
“Meet the Patels" is about an immigrant marriage mania
Its unidirectional drive makes it too predictable, although viewers will certainly laugh and enjoy themselves.
