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2014

CAAMFEST 2014

Festival March 13–23, 2014 San Francisco – Berkeley-Oakland The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting stories that [...]

March 2, 2014

Jimmy Murakami

5 June, 1933 – 16 February, 2014 Animation legend, Jimmy Murakami, passed away on February 16, 2014. Nancy Phelps, who was a close friend, has written a wonderful piece on [...]

February 25, 2014

There Is No Other Way to Say This…

By Ron Merk She lifted the spirits of the entire world during the worst years of The Great Depression. She brought light into the darkness of times, and gave us hope that [...]

February 14, 2014

Time Travel

By Ron Merk We can never truly understand how people lived, loved and thought a hundred years ago, but we can get a glimpse into their zeitgeist by attending events like The [...]

January 31, 2014

Noir City Festival

By Ron Merk There’s an amazing treat in store for audiences at the Castro Theatre from January 24-February 2. It’s the Film Noir Festival. Each year, festival [...]

January 26, 2014

“Looking…”

By Ron Merk Last evening I had the opportunity to see two episodes of the new HBO series, “Looking,” at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. With the cast and creators [...]

January 15, 2014

The Birthday of Cinema

Our friend, animation expert Karl Cohen, sent us this tidbit: Dec. 28, 1895 – THE BIRTHDAY OF CINEMA – In Paris at the Grande Cafe des Capuchines the Lumiere brothers [...]

January 10, 2014

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