People! We are in the midst of a film festival competition right here in Humboldt! Did you know this? Co-Director Lasha Zambakhidze and Tech AD Bailey Coppola have been touring around town, alerting students and potential participants about PAH-Fest, a one-week film festival taking place in San Francisco, Oakland, Marin and our collective backyard. Students, […]
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Leave Your Mark on Ocean Night
If you were hot to see Wiremark, as the Journal had erroneously named tonight’s Ocean Night film, tough. The actual title is Watermark, and it’s a painterly exploration of how humankind has shaped and been shaped by water. In California, the vast, manmade All-American Canal diverts water from the Colorado River to urban centres. In India, […]
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NCJ Writers’ Favorite Christmas Movies
There are hundreds of Christmas movies to choose from and selecting the right one can be the daunting task that finally tips you over the edge into Christmas craziness. We’ve all been there. One second you’re browsing your DVD shelf and the next you’re on a fifth-story ledge with Miracle on 34th Street in one hand […]
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Local Girl Does Good: ‘The Wine of Summer’ Victorious in Portugal
Humboldt native and filmmaker Maria Matteoli was already celebrating the inclusion of The Wine of Summer in Portugal’s Douro Film Harvest – she and her crew had flown to Porto to attend the world premiere of the movie they crafted during 2011 in Spain and the streets of Eureka’s Old Town – when things got […]