Reviews GRINGO. On the face of it, Gringo would seem to offer just enough of a number of titillating things to ensure a fine time at the movies: corporate intrigue, criminal hijinks down ol’ Mexico way, pharmaceutical cannabis, a mercenary on the prowl. What’s not to like? And, fair enough, all those things do indeed […]
A Wrinkle in Time
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Be a Warrior: A Seventh Grade Girl of Color Reviews A Wrinkle in Time
Last Wednesday night I had an opportunity to “Tesser” into Meg Murry’s magical world when I saw Ava DuVernay’s new film A Wrinkle in Time at the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission’s local premiere. The film follows 13-year-old Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace and friend Calvin, accompanied by the three Misses: Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. […]
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Humboldt in the New Wrinkle Trailer
The trailer for director Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, part of which filmed here in Humboldt County, dropped during the American Music Awards last night. At last, the Venn diagram circles of movie buffs, sci-fi/fantasy nerds, YA fiction nuts, Humboldt boosters and Oprah Winfrey fans have all overlapped. The trailer […]
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Wrinkle in the Park
Past the convoy of trucks and catering tents, A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th, Queen Sugar) and her crew were set up in Sequoia Park running through an action scene today. People stopped to warm up by a glowing heater and chat quietly while the cameras and actors worked farther down the […]