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 | 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 | Apr 13, 2016 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I was recently invited to speak on a panel at Norfolk State University. The topic was ‘The Film Industry: Its Celluloid Past, Its Digital Present, Its Limitless Future’ sponsored by the Mass Communications and Journalism...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 17, 2015 | Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema The total number of documentaries that passed the criteria for submission to the M.P.A.A. for Oscar consideration this year was 124 titles. A number way too large for any one person to view. It has been whittled down by Academy...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 16, 2015 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips Who we are as Americans has been formed by stories told and retold from the pulpit, in the classroom, and by the media. We have come to share many of the same unquestioned beliefs – that science and technology will solve everything, that we...