by Jeff Maisey | Jan 22, 2019 | Film, News
By Jim Roberts Ty Kelly has worn a lot of baseball uniforms over the course of his career—from the Loyola Marymount Lions and UC Davis Aggies in college to the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets in the major leagues—but the one that has meant the most to him was...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 14, 2018 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema We love documentaries at the Naro. Our midweek New Non-Fiction Film series with speakers and discussion continues to gain popularity in the age of Trump. As we search for what’s wrong in our system that has given us such a dystopian...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 5, 2018 | Film, Stage & Film
By Al Markowitz Beyond the midterms, we have reached a dangerous divide in our country. People live in fear of voicing opinions in public. Family ties are damaged by political differences and, as recent events demonstrate, violence and hate-based terror are on the...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 8, 2018 | Film, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The story of Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols has been well documented; of Sid and Nancy, the exploitative management of Malcolm McLaren, the publicity stunts, the legendary shows and, of course, arguably one of the most important, and certainly most...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 19, 2018 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I grew up middle class in Norfolk, and by all measures of a less material society back in the fifties and sixties, I grew up privileged. My father was a successful self-made businessman who benefited from a rising standard of living and...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 20, 2018 | Film, News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips, Co-Owner Naro Expanded Cinema “I think it would be fun to run a newspaper.” – Orson Welles in ‘Citizen Kane’ The golden days of daily newspaper publishing are long gone – the era that was celebrated in the classic 1941 film ‘Citizen Kane’...
