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Greetings again from the darkness. Summer movies are traditionally tentpoles and teen flicks … big budget action movies and those aimed at an audience that are on a

Greetings again from the darkness. It’s hard to beat chowing down on a hot dog at the ballpark, and I’ve even been known to have one too many

Greetings again from the darkness. Thanks to Ron Shelton’s BULL DURHAM (1988), a favorite sports phrase emerged: ‘announcing one’s presence with authority’. Perhaps no better phrase exists to

Greetings again from the darkness. Very few rock stars would be content having the nickname “Stoneface”, or having a documentary on their life titled “The Quiet One”, but

Greetings again from the darkness. French-Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand won the Best Foreign Language Oscar for THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (2003), and has gained a very loyal group of

Greetings again from the darkness. Yes, it’s another instant classic from Pixar. No, we shouldn’t be surprised. Their track record is beyond compare. But I can’t help it.

Greetings again from the darkness. This is the era of sequels and spin-offs, and every studio dreams of franchises they can squeeze for profit again and again. The

Greetings again from the darkness. ”A woman who hates women”. That is how talk show host Katherine Newbury is described. Oh, and her show’s ratings have been declining

Greetings again from the darkness. Love it or hate it. Sometimes it’s not that easy. Sometimes it is. Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has been making his own brand of

Greetings again from the darkness. Noble Jones worked as the second unit director on David Fincher’s award-winning film THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010), and he has made quite a

Greetings again from the darkness. Were this not inspired by the true story of Harry Hallowes, finding something positive to say about the film might prove difficult. Hallowes

2019 Oak Cliff Film Festival Greetings again from the darkness. One of the benefits of attending a close-to-home film festival is getting the opportunity to see the work

2019 Oak Cliff Film Festival Greetings again from the darkness. A world without music from The Beatles? It’s hard to “imagine”. It’s not as simple as never having

2019 Oak Cliff Film Festival Greetings again from the darkness. Hail Satan!  This is definitely the first screening I’ve ever been to where those are the words the

2019 Oak Cliff Film Festival Greetings again from the darkness. Festivals are often programmed with many films that will never be screened outside of a festival environment …