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Cinequest 2024 – Wrapup and Last Chance Reviews
Cinequest wrapped up on Sunday with the Maverick awards ceremony, recognizing the work of Mathew Modine, and a showing Hard Miles starring Modine. And although that was the only opportunity to see Hard Miles, many Cinequest features and shorts streaming … Continue reading
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Cinequest 2024 – Debbie’s Summary
The Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival started in 1990 in San Jose, California. It’s grown since then, so much so that this year, there were over 80 World Premieres programmed. And the silent cinema came back! The Mark of Zorro, … Continue reading
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Cinequest 2024 – One Night in Tokyo
What do you do when you arrive in Tokyo for a week and immediately your girlfriend breaks up with you? Continue reading
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Cinequest 2024 – Eden
The documentary Eden is a love story about the Mount Eden winery, which is located on a mountain top in Santa Clara County, California. Continue reading
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Cinequest 2024 – The Invisibles
The Invisibles appears in the Cinequest 2024 catalog under the dual category of Fantasy / Drama. And while both are correct, it sells the film short. But then, I’m hard pressed to find a category that would give the appropriate credit due here. Continue reading
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Cinequest 2024 – Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox
This one of a series of reviews from this year’s Cinequest film festival in San Jose, California. Read more about the festival here, and buy tickets for showings of this and other films here. A scientist creates a time machine in order … Continue reading
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Cinequest 2024 – Human Resources
This one of a series of reviews from this year’s Cinequest film festival in San Jose, California. Read more about the festival here, and buy tickets for showings of this and other films here. Update: 3/8/2024I meant to add an … Continue reading
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How to Survive Cinequest 2024
An updated viewer’s guide to what USA Today readers voted the Best Film Festival. It’s about to be Cinequest time, which means getting slightly ahead of the festival schedule so that I can provide you some idea about which films … Continue reading
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Cinequest 2023 – Paul & Trisha The Art of Fluidity
As Paul says “not everybody gets you”. And Paul & Trisha are ok with that. Continue reading
Cinequest 2023 – Danny Goes Aum
Danny Goes Aum is an inspirational movie without trying to teach us something, which is what makes it enjoyable. Continue reading
Cinequest 2023 – Abruptio
Abruptio doesn’t just live in the uncanny valley, it’s bought prime real estate and built a mansion in the foothills with an incredible view. Continue reading
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Cinequest 2023 – Oliver and the Pool
Oliver and the Pool – Does grief need isolation or company? Continue reading
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Cinequest 2023 – Billion Dollar Babies
Billion Dollar Babies, the True Story of Cabbage Patch Kids, is a documentary about how the Cabbage Patch Kids became a huge, phenomenal toy event in 1983. Continue reading
Cinequest 2023 – Minnesota Mean
I was excited to see the documentary Minnesota Mean on the Cinequest lineup. I have fond memories of watching roller derby with my Dad in the 60’s, so I was anxious to revisit the sport. And it didn’t let me … Continue reading
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Cinequest 2023 – Star Wars Kid
If you were using the internet in the early 2000’s you probably had a first-hand experience in viewing the “Star Wars Kid.” The video portrayed a young teen boy going through vigorous motions with a rod, reproducing a lightsaber battle. … Continue reading
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Cinequest 2023: Share?
In 1969 Canadian televison produceed a one hour teleplay by Jim Hensen called The Cube. It was only broadcast twice, and although you can find it on YouTube it isn’t terribly well known or noted. The Cube was certainly was … Continue reading
Cinequest 2023: Tomorrow
If I were to tell you that this movie is about someone who wakes up each morning in a different body, always yearning to go back “home,” you’d probably say “Oh yeah, Quantum Leap! I loved that show!” But this … Continue reading
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Cinequest 2022: The Smoke Master
I’m sure you have wondered, as I have, what would it be like if Cheech and Chong had produced a Drunken Master martial arts action film. No, well, perhaps you should start thinking about it. Continue reading
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Cinequest 2022: Futra Days
Traveling forward in time isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, as Sean Graves learns the hard way. He’s supposed to spy on his future self to determine if he should pursue a new romantic love interest. Even though he’s … Continue reading
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Cinequest 2022: Dash
The premise is fairly simple. This is a dashcam video of a night in the life of a LA rideshare driver. The company he works for shares the name of the movie; Dash. And to more than one extent, we see that we’re dashing towards the disastrous culmination a number of bad decisions in this driver’s life. Continue reading
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