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Thursday, December 18, 2014

AIFF 2014: Reflections On This Year's Festival From Jim Parker and From Me

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The festival activities are now over (well, as I write this there are still people in the Alaska Experience Theater watching the last movie ...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Cuba and Marijuana - Strong Emotion And Political Power Have Too Long Trumped Reason

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"President Obama on Wednesday ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with  Cuba  and the opening of an embassy in Havana...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Coney Island, Venice Beach, Santa Monica Airport, And LA Rain

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We flew down to LA right after the film festival ended and slept most of Monday. But I did get in a bike ride down to Venice beach. T...
Monday, December 15, 2014

"My job description is to enlighten minds, open hearts and create world peace."

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". . .  his actual title is "Jolly Good Fellow." Chade-Meng Tan: Which nobody can deny. Anderson Cooper: So, what does a J...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

AIFF 2014: Awards Update - Alaska Films, Features

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I'm at the Organic Oasis.  People are eating.  I'll just add to this post rather than a bunch of posts.  So keep checking.  [I'v...

AIFF 2014: Pictures from Award Gala

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I was going to add names, but this is going way too fast.  These are pictures of folks eating and now they are...

AIFF 2014: Sean McCarthy On 'Moving Out' And The Kurdish Film 'Come To My Voice'

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We saw the animation program last night and it was probably the overall strongest program.  Every film was good and a number were better tha...

AIFF 2014: Sunday. The Last Day. Turkey, China, Florida, Then Awards

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This is the last day of the festival.  Sort of.  Tuesday and Wednesday will have Best of the Fest, where they will show some of the winning ...
Saturday, December 13, 2014

AIFF 2014: Barefoot Artist and Coney Island

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Barefoot Artist turned out to be a really good documentary.  Maybe.  I have some second thoughts, but I can't deny I was pulled right i...

AIFF 2014: Who Is Ronald Gottlieb And Does Engin Karabagli Have Hairy Legs?

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In Engin Karabagli's short animated film, which plays in the Animation program tonight at 7pm, the main character is named Ronald Gottli...