Review: HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack (Kevorkian)
“I have a God,” proclaims Jack Kevorkian, “his name is Bach. Johann Sebastian Bach.” That one-liner in HBO’s “You Don’t Know Jack” should be enough to tell you that you needn’t know Kevorkian’s moniker of “Dr.Death” to realize he was different. After assisting 130 patients exercise their right to die and serving an almost 9 [...]
Review: Voice of the Voiceless
Full Disclosure: I generally like to keep this humble space free of bias, as my years of journalism school and experience has taught me. Objectivity is a key component of any journalistic standard. However, since this is a film review, my opinions on the subject matter at hand have a rightful place in this post. [...]
Review: Armenia’s Oscar Contender Autumn of the Magician
Rouben and Vahe Gevorkyants’ film on legendary and world renowned Italian screenwriter Tonino Guerra, “Autumn of the Magician,” is a meaningful and introspective look into Guerra’s life, loves and enduring romance with Armenia. Through the use of one-on-one interviews, footage from Guerra’s films and powerful images of otherwise ordinary objects and activities, it is not [...]
Arpa International Film Festival Takes Off in Los Angeles
The 12th annual Arpa International Film Festival is in full gear at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. as it showcases close to 50 films from 23 countries, including United States, Armenia, Iran, Germany, Venezuela, Turkey, Malawi, Israel, India and Mexico among others over the span of three days, Oct. 23 to Oct. 25.
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Review: Kolaborator
Based on actual testimony of soldiers on trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, “The Kolaborator” is a powerful short that surprises, brings about discussion and leaves you wanting so much more.
Directed by Chris Bessounian, who co-wrote the script with Tianna Langham, this 15-minute film follows Goran ( Mark Simich) as he [...]
Armenia Tree Project’s 15th Anniversary Documentary
In a classroom in Armenia, full of vibrant, young, wide-eyed students, a teacher asks “Why are trees important?” Although this could be considered a typical scene in any institute of learning, it is especially important in Armenia, where the exportation of raw timber, an energy crisis and illegal felling has led to a devastating disappearance [...]
Pomegranate Film Festival Gears Up in Toronto
The fourth annual Pomegranate Film Festival, an event organized by the Toronto chapter of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society is set to take place in Toronto from Sept. 25 through Sept. 27, and will be featuring 27 films with a wide variety of subject matter and from a slew of countries, including Turkey, [...]
Al Pacino Set to Play Jack Kevorkian in HBO Biopic
Perhaps the most infamous Armenian for decades, Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian has assisted hundreds of patients in ending their lives and served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence because of it. Now, Kevorkian, who said that “dying is not a crime,” is the subject of the upcoming HBO film “You Don’t Know Jack,” where [...]