January 17, 2019
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If you read only one cS expose this year, this should be it!
by Doniphan Blair
The history of moneylending, Jewish involvement and civilization should be exposed and understood, not hidden or allowed to be controlled by fake news.
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
Japan had a romantic revolution in the 11th C. and a big shift in female-male relations post- WWII.
cineSOURCE's 10th Annual Oakland Report
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
In a tour-de-force, sci-fi satire on Oakland, capitalism and love, local rapper Boots Riley conquers most obstacles.
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.
Cheryl Fabio Makes Masterful Oakland Blues Movie, with Interview
by Jerry McDaniel
West Oakland's stellar post-war music scene captured in this great city-produced doc.
Our Doc Blogger: Don Schwartz
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The Sunday Sessions: Conversion Therapy with Chris and Nathan Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai Love Thy Nature |
Breaking News
by Doniphan Blair
After 49 years as a great Berkeley park, UC Cal is still trying to build student housing and protestors are still opposing them there.
Lasseter New Animation Head of Skydance Media
by Karl Cohen
The recently-disgraced Lassater was retained to head Skydance Media animation.
Oakland's Spectacular New Film Scene
by Doniphan Blair
Drilling down through 'Blindspotting''s masterful story to the facts on the ground, on cineSOURCE's corner of West Oakland.
DeWolf Smokes Monster Oakland Joint Film
by Doniphan Blair
Poet, impresario and versatile cineaste Jamie DeWolf on Oakland, his stellar shorts and his great feature 'Smoked'.
Great Year at Oakland’s Grand Lake
by Doniphan Blair
Theater mogul Allen Michaan reveals his views on restoration, radical politics and Oakland's incredible film boom.
Film and Art Around the Bay
by Doniphan Blair
One of history's great art couples, Kahlo and Rivera make today's poly hipster artists look like pikers.
Cohen’s Cartoon Corner: Dec 2018
by Karl Cohen
Our animation expert surveys the good, the bad and the incredible over at Pixar plus a bunch of other stuff.
The Harkness Ballet Was Camelot!
By Steven Middlestein
When two local filmmakers found out about the little known Harkness Ballet, they knew they had an art mystery worth solving.
Photographer Hank Wessel: A Remembrance
by Nicholas Blair
A student and friend of Wessel recalls his elevated humanist as well as artistic talent.
Fantasy Closes, Zaentz-Fogarty Still Open
by Steven Middlestein
The much lauded Fantasy Studios produced dozens of hits and one bummer: its treatment of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The National Film Scene
by Joanne Butcher
Entrepreneurial African-American cineaste tackles growing Christian media market.
Nervous Breakthroughs: Heinz Emigholz’s Films
by Gerry Fialka and Will Nediger
Architecture films, hardly a well-known genre, are fascinating in master's hands.
The Cali Fires and Poetry
by Tiny (Lisa Gray-Garcia/Daughter of Dee)
Poet/houseless advocate surveys our burnt landscape thru radical redistribution.
Cali’s Ancient Mariner
by Don Schwartz
The terrible tragedy of fire and smoke fouling the earth was predicted by a poem, our doc blogger explains.
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.
The Collapse of Chivalry
by Doniphan Blair
Is there a difference between Weinstein, Hitchcock and Keillor, grey areas that must be tolerated to protect the romantic project?
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
