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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.

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,...

CIDADE; CAMPO: Juliana Rojas’ Tales of Migration Within Brazil Due to...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/24/24 - A Brazilian film at this year’s Frameline 48 in San Francisco is Cidade;...

MERCHANT IVORY: A Fine Documentary About the Filmmaking Partners James Ivory...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/23/24 - Included in the lineup of films at Frameline 48 in San Francisco on...

Documentary “Second Nature” discovering the gender and sexual diversity in the...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/21/24 - Second Nature is a wonderfully insightful and surprising film in which director Drew...

MAD ABOUT THE BOY: THE NOEL COWARD STORY – A Flamboyant,...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/20/24 - On Thursday, June 20, at the Theatre in San Francisco, Frameline 48 was...

DESIRE LINES: A Hybrid Doc-Fiction About the Desires of Transmasc Individuals...

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By Robert St. Martin Included in the lineup of films at this year’s Frameline 48 Film Festival in San Francisco is Desire Lines, winner of...

Off-beat gay romantic comedy “The Summer with Carmen” set in contemporary...

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By Robert St. Martin The Summer with Carmen (To kalokairi tis Karmen, Greece, 2023) is one of the year’s most charming and unforgettable comedies. Director...

UNDERGROUND ORANGE: A Zany Argentine Tale About an Artistic Commune in...

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By Robert St. Martin Argentine cinema knows how to tell stories about foreigners who arrive in the country and face cultural shocks. There is no...