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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.

CASA SUSANA: 1950s Haven for Transgender Women & Cross-Dressing Men

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/29/23 - Airing on PBS this week is an interesting documentary film Casa Susana (USA/France,...

ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED ­– Making a Case for...

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Stephen Kijak’s Doc “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed” – HBO Max tomorrow June 28 By Robert St. Martin Eagle Rock, California (The Hollywood Times) 06/27/2023 Monday...

THE STROLL: A Moving Portrait of Trans Sex Workers in New...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/22/23 - HBO Original documentary film THE STROLL, directed by Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker...

THE SEAGULL: A Gender-Fluid Staging of Chekhov’s Play About Unrequited Love

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By Robert St. Martin Hollywood, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/20/23 - This evening I was at the Asylum Theatre in Hollywood to see Josh Sobel’s innovative...

DEATH OF A SALESMAN: A Stellar Cast in A New Production...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/19/23 - This was the opening weekend of a new production of Arthur Miller’s classic...

SHOWING UP: Kelly Reichardt’s Film About Being an Artist Today.

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/19/23 - Currently playing at the Micro-Cinema of the newly opened Vidiots/Eagle Theatre on Eagle Rock...

PALMARES: Brazil’s Lost Republic of Freed African Slaves

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 By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/17/23 - One of the biggest productions at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival is “Palmares,”...

ODYSSEY: RACE AND RACISM – Levy Lee Simon’s Personal Account

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By Robert St. Martin Hollywood, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/12/23 - Sunday night at the Broadwater Main Stage Theatre off Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood...

MACBETH opens at Theatrium Botanicum in the Night Woods

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By Robert St. Martin Topanga Canyon, California (The Hollywood Times) 06/12/2023 Saturday evening (June 10) at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon was the...

VIDIOTS: Iconic Video Rental Store Reopens with a Beautiful Theatre in...

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By Robert St. Martin Eagle Rock, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/9/23 - Some great news for film lovers: Vidiots, the alternative video store which was in...