“He went down as Tom and he returned as Tamio. That name shift conveys volumes.” Sometimes it is necessary, even vital to help someone through their own trauma before you can adequately address your own.
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DOXA: Visit the World’s Best Cinema with THE MOVIE MAN
“If I wanted to be successful, I never would’ve stayed in Kinmount and built a theatre…” It seems beyond belief that such a hardcore cineaste such as myself could’ve gone his entire life without at
Continue ReadingDOXA: BIG FIGHT IN LITTLE CHINATOWN
“Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown”, so goes the final line of Robert Towne’s screenplay for the classic 1974 film in which the titular “Chinatown” is more of a defeatist state of mind than an actual
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Shaun has done a little bit of DOXA in a review, and now so am I. So here is a double on two documentaries I saw at DOXA this year. Dear Jackie – Starting out
Continue ReadingDOXA: WE DON’T DANCE FOR NOTHING
I was fortunate enough to visit Hong Kong before both the pandemic and the 2019 Freedom protests that rocked the former island colony to its core. I observed many things while there: dense urbanism, endless
Continue ReadingTalent on Tap – Dear Audrey Arrives At DOXA to Pay Tribute
When beautiful people come into our lives you never want them to leave. They make you feel complete and they become your oxygen. You can never see your life without them and that bond goes
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