Dec 22, 2022
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Conspiracy Update
by Doniphan Blair
Our breaking news feature from November 2020, which we were unable to release due to cineSOURCE's site crash.
Why Rational People Believe Conspiracies
by Doniphan Blair
Some conspiracies seem absurd, but there's a long, logical history of why some believe.
Obituaries
by d’Arci Bruno
We honor the passing of beat poet, publisher and painter Lawrence Ferlinghetti with a remembrance by a Bay Area artist.
Tonia Rotkopf Blair: Holocaust Survivor, Matriarch, Author
by The Blair Family
Two obits in memory of Tonia Rotkopf Blair's life, love and ideas about relationships and romance.
Stefan: Falling in Love on the Train to Hell
by Tonia Rotkopf Blair
From 'Love at the End of the World', the book by a woman who endured the Holocaust but retained her romanticism.
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.
Oakland Stories
by Doniphan Blair
The phenomenal and largely peaceful revolution of BLM owes a lot in leadership and ideas to Oakland.
Oakland in the Time of Corona
by Doniphan Blair
Oakland's encounter with the pandemic is refracted through the prism of multiculturalism.
‘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.
Ideas & Views
by Celik Kayalar
What if our collective memory had a genetic component, wonders cineSOURCE's resident scientist-philosopher.
Cutting Through the Crap
by Celik Kayalar
cS's resident filmmaker/scientist tackles the thorny issue of too much truth stretching.
In Praise of Evolutionary Psychology
by Celik Kayalar
An East Bay filmmaker as well as professional scientist discusses a powerful new discipline.
Indigenous Brazilians Territory Threatened
by Brazilian Activists
As it is rocked by the pandemic and authoritarianism, a new Brazilian law threatens to steal indigenous land.
Far Out Films from a Century Ago
by Karl F. Cohen
From the visionary Georges Méliès to drugged up Betty Boop bopping to jazz, there was a lot of early edgy fiilms.
Screenwriting Success Outside LA
by Bob Sáenz
A local screenwriter reveals his secrets to achieving success in Hollywood.
Tiktok Takes Over
by Doniphan Blair
A once little known app, popular only with teens, captures our home-bound hearts.
If 5G Is Good, How About 8D?
by Claudia Schergna
An English journalist looks at an unknown audio tech which might soon be standard.
Breaking News
by Doniphan Blair and Jay Randy Gordon
The well-reviewed 'I'm Charlie Walker', an SF indie, and exclusive interview with the film's subject, who cleaned-up the '71 N. California oil spill.
The Benefits of Commemoration
by Doniphan Blair
Memorials can heal, I found out on a recent trip to my family's mass grave in Poland.
Ukraine Fights for Freedom in Song, Film and Television
by Doniphan Blair
From rockers and filmmakers to their president, Ukrainians make powerful, award-winning art to offset terrible tragedy.
Why Trump and QAnon Are So Hard to Stop: Conspiracy Theories and LARPs
by Doniphan Blair
People are finally noting the centrality of conspiracy theories to Jan 6th but not Trump's CT mastery and long lineage or the influence of live action roleplaying games.
Cohen’s Cartoon Corner June ‘22
by Karl Cohen
Our animation maven covers Pixar's latest feature, developments with their cofounder, and Signe Baumane's new film.
US Government Forgives $6 Billion Student Debt
by Karl Cohen
After months of petitioning, hearings and court cases, loan relief is finally starting.
The Annual Oakland Report
by Doniphan Blair
Oakland's elevated levels of murder, car break-ins and homelessness compel us to become creative, collaborative and honest.
Recent Local Stories
by Karl F. Cohen
Given gaming is a $200 billion worldwide industry, can we stop its damage to children?
Honoring Don Schwartz
by Doniphan Blair
A look at the life and work of cineSOURCE's most prolific writer.
Academy of Art’s Disastrous Loan Program
by Karl F. Cohen
Academy of Art pushed large loans on unqualified students to predictable results.
SF Elite Wakes Up to Loss of Art Institute
by Doniphan Blair
SFAI rises Lazarus-like from the dead, presaging a more innovative and egalitarian future.
News of Film & Art Makers
by Alli Antero
An alternative filmmaker confronts the adventure of success outside the industry but inside his dreams.
Filmmaking in the Pandemic
by Leslie Streit
Local doc maker on what drove her to make an award-winning, meditative film.
Darwin and Love: What I Learned Making a Holocaust Movie
by Doniphan Blair
When making a documentary, not every discovery is filmed or even filmable, especially on location in Poland, but those may be more important.
A Low-Budget Film That Almost Cost Me My Life
by Eric “Protein” Moseley
Unhoused filmmaker contributes his views on photojournalism and his evolving life, in his fourth article for cineSOURCE.
Filmmaking from Greece to New York: Interview with Stavroula Toska
by Don Schwartz
Our documentary expert interviews an innovated practitioner of the field.
Creativity in Chinatown and Catching Up with Clara Hsu
by Doniphan Blair
In the cloistered confines of SF's most insular ethnic community, modern art, theater and poetry thrive.
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.
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Romanticism and Its Discontents, East and West
by Doniphan Blair
Japan had the earth's first romantic movement in the 11th C, which flourished until WWII brought negative consequences.
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.
Oakland in the Time of Corona
by Doniphan Blair
Oakland's encounter with the pandemic is refracted through the prism of multiculturalism.
Finally, cineSOURCE’s Weed Report
by Doniphan Blair
Legalizing recreational pot in California produced red tape, price rises, tax losses and misunderstanding but lots of great ganja.
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.
Karl Cohen: The Cartoon King
by Doniphan Blair
Cohen, our animation expert since our 2008 start, has been active in local film since screening cartoons to the hippies.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brief History of Modern Lovers Commune and Ancient Currents Gallery
by Doniphan Blair
A loose group of artists and friends created a gallery, bands and much more in 14 years.
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?
Extra Action Band: The Revolution Continues
by Doniphan Blair
We look indepth at this seminal, still-powerful tribal, punk hippie band, including great chat with Simon Cheffins.
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.
The Jew and the Cowboy: Saul Zaentz and Creedence Clearwater
by Doniphan Blair
Saul Zaentz and John Fogerty created two cultural forces, in film and music respectively, but their partnership was problematic and one-sided.
Dennis Hopper: A Wild Life of Art, Success and Sorrow
by Doniphan Blair
Dennis Hopper was such a mystery man, hidden behind sunglasses and goofy sidekick character in the '60s-icon "Easy Rider" few realized he was a great filmmaker and actor.
Predicting the Future Thru Film: The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari
by Doniphan Blair
Germans got so obsessed with film in the 1920s, they not only made many masterpieces but used art to rorschach test their future.
by Doniphan Blair
Japan had the earth's first romantic movement in the 11th C, which flourished until WWII brought negative consequences.
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.
Oakland in the Time of Corona
by Doniphan Blair
Oakland's encounter with the pandemic is refracted through the prism of multiculturalism.
Finally, cineSOURCE’s Weed Report
by Doniphan Blair
Legalizing recreational pot in California produced red tape, price rises, tax losses and misunderstanding but lots of great ganja.
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.
Karl Cohen: The Cartoon King
by Doniphan Blair
Cohen, our animation expert since our 2008 start, has been active in local film since screening cartoons to the hippies.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brief History of Modern Lovers Commune and Ancient Currents Gallery
by Doniphan Blair
A loose group of artists and friends created a gallery, bands and much more in 14 years.
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?
Extra Action Band: The Revolution Continues
by Doniphan Blair
We look indepth at this seminal, still-powerful tribal, punk hippie band, including great chat with Simon Cheffins.
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.
The Jew and the Cowboy: Saul Zaentz and Creedence Clearwater
by Doniphan Blair
Saul Zaentz and John Fogerty created two cultural forces, in film and music respectively, but their partnership was problematic and one-sided.
Dennis Hopper: A Wild Life of Art, Success and Sorrow
by Doniphan Blair
Dennis Hopper was such a mystery man, hidden behind sunglasses and goofy sidekick character in the '60s-icon "Easy Rider" few realized he was a great filmmaker and actor.
Predicting the Future Thru Film: The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari
by Doniphan Blair
Germans got so obsessed with film in the 1920s, they not only made many masterpieces but used art to rorschach test their future.
Creativity in Chinatown and Catching Up with Clara Hsu
by Doniphan Blair
In the cloistered confines of SF's most insular ethnic community, modern art, theater and poetry thrive.
Feras Fayyad: Fighting the 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.
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.
Interview with Tobias Schneebaum: Artist, Author, Cannibal?
by Doniphan Blair
A gay painter and writer from Manhattan, Schneebaum ended up living with tribal people in Peru, New Guinea and elsewhere, and writing the famous memoir about the former, 'Keep the River on Your Right', also the name of the excellent documentary.
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
In the cloistered confines of SF's most insular ethnic community, modern art, theater and poetry thrive.
Feras Fayyad: Fighting the 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.
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.
Interview with Tobias Schneebaum: Artist, Author, Cannibal?
by Doniphan Blair
A gay painter and writer from Manhattan, Schneebaum ended up living with tribal people in Peru, New Guinea and elsewhere, and writing the famous memoir about the former, 'Keep the River on Your Right', also the name of the excellent documentary.
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.
