by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips When Joseph Pulitzer arrived in Boston by ship from Hungary in 1864, he was a penniless 17-year-old mercenary whose passage had been paid by the Massachusetts military recruiters. He immediately enlisted in the Lincoln Calvary and fought...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 13, 2017 | Film, News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips Naro Expanded Cinema, considered by locals as the “heart and soul of the eclectic Ghent neighborhood, is turning 40 in September, but it has a history and cultural importance that goes much deeper. A Brief History of the Theater from 1936 to 1977 The...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 17, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips Living here in the greater Norfolk area, we are the beneficiaries of a well-organized urban society. We have cultural events, education, good health care if you can access it, infrastructure and services, and better than average employment thanks to...
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 | 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...
