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Robert aka Jim is a native Angelo, with a wide range of interests. He holds several academic degrees from Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Los Angeles, and UCLA, in English & Comparative Literature, History, and Education. He has been a teacher and university professor for many years and am still active in the academic community. Being an avid movie goer, he writes on film, including foreign-language cinema, feature films, documentaries, independent and experimental film. Having lived so long in Los Angeles, he is quite interested in the history of this particular city and appreciates its ethnic and racial diversity, as well as its fascinating history of filmmaking and popular music. As a world traveler, he has wandered into many fascinating corners of the globe and writes about his experiences.

THE BAUHAUS PROJECT: A 2-Part Play about the Modernist Historical German...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, California (The Hollywood Times) 07/25/2024 Last weekend was the opening of a new play The Bauhaus Project – a production in two...

THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE: A Renaissance Comic Romp Far...

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By Robert St. Martin Claremont, California (The Hollywood Times) 07/19/2024 This past weekend was the opening of a new production of The Knight of the Burning Pestle,...

LA TEMPESTAD, OR SHAKESPEARE GOES CARIBBEAN: A Lively Musical Bilingual Production...

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By Robert St. Martin Pomona, California (The Hollywood Times) 07/17/2024 This is the tenth year of the Claremont Summer Shakespeare Festival at Pomona College’s Sontag Greek...

Queer Rhapsody film series kicks off with “Second Nature,” doc examining...

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By: Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 7/16/2024 - One interesting film series this summer in Los Angeles is Queer Rhapsody, running from...

GREEN BORDER: Agnieszka Holland’s Searing Drama of the Refugee Crisis on...

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By Robert St. Martin Currently at the Laemmle Royal Theatre in West L.A. is Agnieszka Holland’s new film – Green Border (Poland, 2023). This profoundly...

HIGH TIDE: A Gay Brazilian Immigrant Trying to Navigate the Queer...

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By Robert St. Martin One film at San Francisco’s Frameline 48 Film Festival that explores the complexities of the LGBTQIA+ community in a microcosm is Marco Calvani’s High...

LADY LIKE: How an Introvertive British Boy Rex Wheeler as Lady...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/26/24 - Screening at San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival on Wednesday, June 26, at 8:30 PM...

THE ASTRONAUT LOVERS: Marco Berger’s Likable Tale of  Thirty-Something Men Discovering...

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Robert St. James A truly delightful film to see at this year Frameline 48 Film Festival in San Francisco is Marco Berger’s The Astronaut Lovers (Los Amantes...

ASOG: A Brilliant Filipino Comedy and Wild Road Trip to a...

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By Robert St. Martin Screening Monday, June 26, at 3:30 pm with Frameline 48 at the Roxie Theatre in San Francisco is Seán Devlin’s Asog (Canada,...

DUINO: A Poignant Tale of Young Love and Loss as Memories...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/22/24 - Duino is a coming-of-age story that follows Matias, a gay Argentine filmmaker in his...