Weeki Wachee: A Mermaid Mecca & an Old Florida Treasure
Weeki Wachee is a Florida attraction known for live mermaid shows, crystal-clear springs, kayaking, and natural beauty
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Remembering Gene Wilder: Tribute Doc
Remembering Gene Wilder opened the 2023 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, screened at the beautiful Castro Theatre. Side note: the SFJFF is the oldest Jewish film festival in the world. Through Interviews and archival footage we are given a back stage pass to rub shoulders with the likes of Richard Pryor, Zero Mostel, Gilda Radner,…
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A Portland Staycation
German Cuisine, Cozy Accommodations, and an Antiques Paradise With COVID taking over the world and cancelling plans (much to many an introvert’s delight) my partner and I had to adapt for our one year wedding anniversary plans. Initially, we had been planning a two to three week adventure through Germany and Scotland visiting friends abroad,…
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Armchair Travel: Explore the world from the comfort of your couch
During a time when all of us have had to cancel long awaited travel, secluded from our friends and family, the urge to explore has grown. You can explore a whole new world right from your sofa.
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The Great Hack: film review
Is your cell phone spying on you? How about the ATM, your smart TV, your private messages on Facebook, every card swipe, computer keystroke, and emoji? Be afraid, be very afraid. Data is now the world’s biggest commodity, surpassing oil. The Great Hack, a Netflix original, reveals how our data is bought and sold without…
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Armisted Maupin’s Tales of the City
The Netflix mini-series Tales of the City had its world premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM). Armistead Maupin’s Tales began in 1976 as a popular serialized column in the San Francisco Chronicle. The story began with the newly arrived Mary Ann, naive, and wide-eyed as she meets her eccentric fellow tenants on…
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San Francisco International Film Festival
Wild Rose tells the story of a country singer from Glasgow working her way up towards stardom. Intrigued? That’s just one of 163 films screening and some 100 participating filmmaker guests at the 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) April 10-23. Not only that, we’re talking about the longest-running film festival in the Americas. Sounds like a…
