Aug 15, 2020
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Bay Area Films & Makers
by Doniphan Blair
Cohen, our animation expert since our 2008 start, has been active in local film since screening cartoons to the hippies.
Rob Nilsson: Enfant Terrible, Old Master of the Indie
by Doniphan Blair
Alt-film master Nilsson, 79, is touring with his second film, shooting his last, writing his autobiography and doing art shows.
‘Blindspotting’ Shows Heart of West Oakland
by Doniphan Blair
Drilling down through 'Blindspotting''s masterful story to the facts on the ground, on cineSOURCE's corner in West Oakland.
‘Sorry to Bother’ Busts Wide Open Oakland Cine
by Doniphan Blair
In a tour-de-force, sci-fi satire on Oakland, capitalism and love, rapper Boots Riley turns cineaste and conquers most obstacles.
Obituaries
by Doniphan Blair
SFAI rises Lazarus-like from the dead, presaging a more innovative and egalitarian future.
Memorial for Ned Kopp
by Debbie Brubaker
A close friend recalls the great contributions of Ned Kopp to Bay Area film.
In Memorium: Alt-Filmmaker Bruce Baillie
by Doniphan Blair
We remember the beloved and maverick filmmaker who was also a Bay Area cinema activist and organizer.
The Big Picture
by Doniphan Blair
Legalizing recreational pot in California produced red tape, price rises, tax losses and misunderstanding but lots of great ganja.
‘Rollbacks’ Dramatizes the Assault On Earth
by Doniphan Blair
Old Dog Documentaries produces a big film on climate change and gives it away.
The Tribe Versus Civilization Manifesto
by Doniphan Blair
Part of the natural tension between uni- and multi-cultural structures, tribe vs civilization must be solved for societies to function.
Creative Writing
by Tonia Rotkopf Blair
From 'Love at the End of the World', the upcoming book by a woman who endured the Holocaust but retained her romanticism.
Dr. Doc: Our Prolific Documentary Blogger
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Los Hermanos / The Brothers Feels Good Man: The Hero’s Journey of Matt Furie Shoot to Marry: Steve Markle’s Quest |
Breaking News
by Karl F. Cohen
'Mulan', now in theaters, is coming to symbolize oppression.
Cohen’s Cartoon Corners: Sept 2020
by Karl F. Cohen
SF Doc Fest, stop-motion features, Yo Semite Sam, Bill Plympton and more.
‘Collisions’ Shows Trauma of Deportation
by Jerry McDaniel
Director Richard Levien and cinematog-producer Frazer Bradshaw show the undocumented’s tragedy and resilience.
Oaklander Harris Is Biden’s Vice President
by Doniphan Blair
Now that California Senator and Oakland native Kamala Harris got the VP nod, read cineSOURCE's article about her from 2019.
The Good Doctor: The Evolution of a Media Identity
by Tom Soter and Doniphan Blair
Due to the passing of author Tom Soter, we are reprising his 2015 article about the Dr's TV evolution from 'MASH' to 'Grey’s Anatomy' and beyond.
Issues of Import
by Doniphan Blair
The phenomenal and largely peaceful revolution of BLM owes a lot in leadership and ideas to Oakland.
Report from the Hot Spring Heartland
by Doniphan Blair
cineSOURCE editor takes America's temperature as he ditch-camps his way to Idaho's incredible Hot Spring Highway.
Tiktok Takes Over
by Doniphan Blair
A once little known app, popular only with teens, captures our home-bound hearts.
Pandemic Perspectives
by Karl F. Cohen
Breaking news on reopening theaters and restarting productions, locally and nationally.
Corona’s Impact on the Film Industry
by Debbie Brubaker
One of SF's premier indie producers surveys and predicts the pandemic's effect.
Oakland in the Time of Corona
by Doniphan Blair
Oakland's encounter with the pandemic is refracted through the prism of multiculturalism.
Corona Hacks from cineSOURCE
by cineSOURCE staff
Innovations from the East Bay's vaunted alternative therapy community.
Film Practice
by Bob Sáenz
A local screenwriter reveals his secrets to achieving success in Hollywood.
Film Studies
by D Swan
In the second install of Swan's 'Sunken Narratives', he looks at 'FiRE (PoZaR)', the 2015 short from David Lynch.
The Kink Tour
by Summer Lawrence
A bored friend of cS finds a fascinating doc from Revery, the first all-queer TV.
A Great Singer and Story: Ella Fitzgerald
by Karl F. Cohen
Along with being a musical phenom, Fitzgerald has a great up-from-runaway story, all well rendered in this new doc.
Film Tech
by Claudia Schergna
An English journalist looks at an unknown audio tech which might soon be standard.
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On the Road in America: The Hitchhikers Report
by Alex Grardel
A young French journalist goes from 'Into the Wild' bus to Cali cultural sites and Kerouac's grave on his 5th hitchhike tour.
Burns’s ‘Country Music’ and the New Civil War
by Doniphan Blair
If culture can achieve what politics can't, we need the 16-hour doc "Country Music" and country music itself more than ever.
Should We Re-Censor Henry Miller?
by Doniphan Blair
Is it time for Miller's #MeToo moment, or was he maverick enough to legitimize his shocking revelations mixed with porn?
Frida and Diego in Love
by Doniphan Blair
Arguably history's greatest art couple, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera make today's poly-doper-hipster artists look like pikers.
Romanticism and Its Discontents, East & West
by Doniphan Blair
Japan had the earth's first romantic movement in the 11th C, which flourished until WWII brought negative consequences.
History of Advertising and Capitalism
by Doniphan Blair
Advertising can seem strange, but it is the logical combination of info and art used by all living entities from bugs and people to politics, religions and, of course, markets.
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?
Bruce Conner: A Filmmaker/Artist’s Cracked Vision
by Doniphan Blair
The enigmatic artist dominated many media, from sculpture to film, and provided high art guidance to the hippies.
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.
by Alex Grardel
A young French journalist goes from 'Into the Wild' bus to Cali cultural sites and Kerouac's grave on his 5th hitchhike tour.
Burns’s ‘Country Music’ and the New Civil War
by Doniphan Blair
If culture can achieve what politics can't, we need the 16-hour doc "Country Music" and country music itself more than ever.
Should We Re-Censor Henry Miller?
by Doniphan Blair
Is it time for Miller's #MeToo moment, or was he maverick enough to legitimize his shocking revelations mixed with porn?
Frida and Diego in Love
by Doniphan Blair
Arguably history's greatest art couple, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera make today's poly-doper-hipster artists look like pikers.
Romanticism and Its Discontents, East & West
by Doniphan Blair
Japan had the earth's first romantic movement in the 11th C, which flourished until WWII brought negative consequences.
History of Advertising and Capitalism
by Doniphan Blair
Advertising can seem strange, but it is the logical combination of info and art used by all living entities from bugs and people to politics, religions and, of course, markets.
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?
Bruce Conner: A Filmmaker/Artist’s Cracked Vision
by Doniphan Blair
The enigmatic artist dominated many media, from sculpture to film, and provided high art guidance to the hippies.
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.
Feras Fayyad: Fighting Syrian Regime Thru Film
by Doniphan Blair
A young film artist takes on documenting terrible atrocities and produces two award-winning films about Syria.
Soros, Jewish Bankers and Interest Explained
by Doniphan Blair
The history of moneylending should be exposed and understood, not hidden and ceded to haters, fascists or fake newers.
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.
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
A young film artist takes on documenting terrible atrocities and produces two award-winning films about Syria.
Soros, Jewish Bankers and Interest Explained
by Doniphan Blair
The history of moneylending should be exposed and understood, not hidden and ceded to haters, fascists or fake newers.
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.
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.
