by Jeff Maisey | Jun 19, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips Once upon a time–not that long ago–we were all indigenous peoples who lived intimately with nature on what was essentially a very different planet than the one we inhabit today. There were countless numbers of land and sea animals and a vast...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips How does a civilized society disintegrate into civil war and murder within a short span of time? Throughout the last century, state backed violence has been waged time and again by modern industrial societies against their own citizens. Germany’s...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 17, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I have been advised by my wife against tackling the topic of this month’s column–she feels that I’m not qualified to write about the relationship between food and health. You see, I’m not a cook and I would rather watch Michael Pollan’s...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 20, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I never gave cats much thought. My wife and I were long-time dog people and didn’t really know any cats. But all that changed a few years ago when a neighborhood stray came into our lives. He was a young black cat that retreated from any...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2017 | Film, News, News & Views, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema The media in this country has been able to look good ever since President Donald and Steve Bannon declared war on the “dishonest press.” In reaction to attacks by the White House, the liberal press has piled on with their criticism of...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 23, 2016 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema The number of documentaries submitted to the Academy Awards this year that were eligible for Oscar consideration was an imposing 145 titles. A number way too large for any one person to view. The total was then whittled down by the...
