September 26, 2018
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California Film
by Karl Cohen
Lassater was completely creepy, according to long-time colleague, Cassandra Smolcic.
Finding Film Investors: Dos and Don’ts for First Timers
by Joanne Butcher
One of the Bay Area's top film wranglers reveals the secrets to getting started.
Feminist Makes Movie about Boys and Babies plus Interview
by Doniphan Blair
In '39 and a Half', Kara Herold moves from art film to features in a fresh, feminist AND funny look at motherhood and her mother.
Cohen’s Cartoon Corner
by Karl Cohen
Animaven Cohen runs down the Bay Area's rich cartoon scene for May 2018.
Memories Of Animator Bud Luckey
by Karl Cohen
A community looks back on a stalwart of Colossal, Pixar and more.
Popular Recent Stories
by Doniphan Blair
Is there a difference between Weinstein, Hitchcock and Keillor, grey areas that must be tolerated to protect the romantic project?
Our Doc Blogger: Don Schwartz
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Give Us This Day: Murder in East Saint Louis Resistance at Tule Lake: Japanese American Concentration Camp Victims Rebel Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable |
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Breaking News
by Karl Cohen
Disney, Art Institute, 'Space Butthole' and Snoopy highlighted in this month's survey.
Hank Wessel: A Remembrance
by Nicholas Blair
A student and friend of Wessel recalls his elevated humanist as well as artistic talent.
Art Around the Bay
by Doniphan Blair
One of history's great art couples, they make even the most poly hipsters look like pikers.
The Incredible Korea Phenom
by Lauren Jiang
Not only has Korean pop's fresh sound conquered the world, it's bringing in many non-Korean singers, writers and producers.
Adventures in K-Pop Fandom
by Lauren Jiang
K-pop inspires fanatical followers to both positive and negative effect.
Did Trump’s Art Film Help Avert Real War?
by Doniphan Blair
Was Trump's film premiere at the Singapore Summit an orgy of totalitarian kitsch or an art film with insights into its creators?
Can (G)I-DLE Make It in the Tough K-Pop World?
by Lauren Jiang
New writer Lauren Jiang looks at a hot girl group emerging from the fascinating, politically-relevant K-pop boom.
Innovative Identity Exploration
by Doniphan Blair
Part of the inevitable tension between uni- and multi-cultural structures, tribe versus civilization must be solved for modern societies to function.
Romanticism and Its Discontents, East & West
by Doniphan Blair
Romance shifts every generation and no where more so than in Japan, which had a romantic revolution in the 11th C. and a devastating change after WWII.
Our Tenth Annual Oakland Issue
by Eric Protein Moseley
An activist filmmaker, who's experienced homelessness, takes a close look at the American epidemic of police brutality.
Can Oakland Save the World?
by Doniphan Blair
In terms of murder rates, new biz, filmmaking and art, Oakland is doing better than it has in decades—perhaps ever!
Sorry to Bother Busts Wide Open Oakland Cine
by Doniphan Blair
Rapper Boots Riley surmounts most obstacles in his tour-de-force, sci-fi satire about Oakland, capitalism and love.
Black Panther Rules Cinema Earth
by Doniphan Blair
'Black Panther' highlights a high-tech, indie African culture but also Oakland and its Black Panthers, if not quite enough.
David Roach Digresses on Film
by Doniphan Blair
The Oakland International director weighs in on his fest, Oakland film and more.
cineSOURCE Is Ten!
by cineSOURCE staff
Celebrating ten years on the N. California film/art beat and planning for ten more.
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History of Advertising and Capitalism
by Doniphan Blair
Although advertising can seem grotesque, it is the combo of information and art used by all living entities from bugs to people, from politics to religion.
Summer of Love Shows, Movies & Festivals Beg Question: What Went Wrong with Hippie Intellectuals?
by Doniphan Blair
Although Blair came late to The Haight, he studied it and surveys '60s art and ideas, successes and failures, AND its future.
The Nude in the Age of Trump and Porn
by Doniphan Blair
Can the nude, as an art form, survive a time of open sexuality, aggressive misogyny and misguided attempts to control both?
Om Prakash Sharma: Painting, Post-Colonialism and Tantra
by Doniphan Blair
Indian artist and sitarist Sharma provides breathtaking images but also sophisticated mixing and ideas reaching back in time.
Cine Collectives Come Back, Finally!
by Doniphan Blair
CineSource looks at the trend to collectivize from Brooklyn to Bombay, Oakland to Hollywood's Aussie darlings, Blue-Tongue.
Film Manifestos: Hot or Just Hot Air
by Doniphan Blair
Although art manifestos are often flamboyant fluff, their fascinating history shows entrenched ideologies can be effected through 'mere' words.
by Doniphan Blair
Although advertising can seem grotesque, it is the combo of information and art used by all living entities from bugs to people, from politics to religion.
Summer of Love Shows, Movies & Festivals Beg Question: What Went Wrong with Hippie Intellectuals?
by Doniphan Blair
Although Blair came late to The Haight, he studied it and surveys '60s art and ideas, successes and failures, AND its future.
The Nude in the Age of Trump and Porn
by Doniphan Blair
Can the nude, as an art form, survive a time of open sexuality, aggressive misogyny and misguided attempts to control both?
Om Prakash Sharma: Painting, Post-Colonialism and Tantra
by Doniphan Blair
Indian artist and sitarist Sharma provides breathtaking images but also sophisticated mixing and ideas reaching back in time.
Cine Collectives Come Back, Finally!
by Doniphan Blair
CineSource looks at the trend to collectivize from Brooklyn to Bombay, Oakland to Hollywood's Aussie darlings, Blue-Tongue.
Film Manifestos: Hot or Just Hot Air
by Doniphan Blair
Although art manifestos are often flamboyant fluff, their fascinating history shows entrenched ideologies can be effected through 'mere' words.
Tribe Versus Civilization Manifesto
by Doniphan Blair
Part of the inevitable tension between uni- and multi-cultural structures, tribe versus civilization must be solved for modern societies to function.
African American Museum Opens—Just in Time!
by Doniphan Blair
National African American Museum opening in DC and Prez Obama's address inspires Oakland artist and many others.
The West Oakland Multicultural Manifesto
by Doniphan Blair
If Oaklanders can’t create the earth’s most advanced multiculturalism, who can?
Holocaust Films/Books: What’s Been Achieved/Missed
by Doniphan Blair
We survey 138 different Holocaust films and books, including fresh findings on Kafka and film noir, in our first book-length article.
The Black Panther Filmography
by Doniphan Blair
Although Stanley Nelson's new doc is excellent, movies about the radical group may need to get more penetrating to impress West Oaklanders, where the Panthers originated.
CAN ALL BE FORGIVEN? Art, Sufism and Radical Islam
by Doniphan Blair
Our lack of defense of art and Sufism, Islam's peaceful path, has given a great opening to radical militants.
‘The Green Prince’ of Peace Documentary
by Doniphan Blair
A son of Hamas, who spied for Israel, tells all and achieves peace, at least within.
by Doniphan Blair
Part of the inevitable tension between uni- and multi-cultural structures, tribe versus civilization must be solved for modern societies to function.
African American Museum Opens—Just in Time!
by Doniphan Blair
National African American Museum opening in DC and Prez Obama's address inspires Oakland artist and many others.
The West Oakland Multicultural Manifesto
by Doniphan Blair
If Oaklanders can’t create the earth’s most advanced multiculturalism, who can?
Holocaust Films/Books: What’s Been Achieved/Missed
by Doniphan Blair
We survey 138 different Holocaust films and books, including fresh findings on Kafka and film noir, in our first book-length article.
The Black Panther Filmography
by Doniphan Blair
Although Stanley Nelson's new doc is excellent, movies about the radical group may need to get more penetrating to impress West Oaklanders, where the Panthers originated.
CAN ALL BE FORGIVEN? Art, Sufism and Radical Islam
by Doniphan Blair
Our lack of defense of art and Sufism, Islam's peaceful path, has given a great opening to radical militants.
‘The Green Prince’ of Peace Documentary
by Doniphan Blair
A son of Hamas, who spied for Israel, tells all and achieves peace, at least within.
