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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.

SEEfest 2024: Old Bulgarian man who respects nature seeks to defeat...

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By: Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/7/2024 – Director Nadjda Koseva’s film The Trap (2024, Bulgaria) screened as part of the...

SEEfest 2024: Croatian film exposes how patriarchal values impact women’s plight...

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By: Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/7/2024 - On Friday evening at the Laemmle Town Center Theatre and as part of...

SEEfest 2024: Film chronicles Irish writer James Joyce’s early involvement with...

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By: Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/7/2024 - A fascinating documentary Kino Volta (Slovenia, 2023) was one of the screenings on...

SEEfest 2024: Sabin Dobohoi’s powerful film examines the challenges faced by...

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By: Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 3/3/2024 -  For director Sabin Dorohoi, his film Clara (Romania, 2023)  has been a labor...

SEEfest 2024: Ardit Saidu’s documentary Alexander tells story of Albanian man’s...

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By: Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, VA I(The Hollywood Times) 5/5/2024 – Thursday evening at the Laemmle Town Center Theatres, Ardit Saidu’s Alexander (Albania/USA, 2023), was...

SEEfest 2024: Opening-night film details discovery of bone marrow transplants after...

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By: Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) – The opening-night crown at the 19th Annual SEEfest Film Festival on Wednesday night at...

In its 19th year, SEEfest 2024 opens to a sold-out...

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By: Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/2/2024 – The annual SEEfest film festival in Los Angeles opened Wednesday night to sold-out...

The Body’s Midnight: Tira Palmquist’s powerful play about aging and the...

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By: Robert St. Martin Pasadena, CA (The Hollywood Times) 5/1/2024 – Last Saturday was the opening night of a new play at the Boston Court...

Alice Rohrwacher’s LA CHIMERA: A Luminous and Entertaining Film About a...

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By Robert St. Martin West Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 03/29/2024 Alice Rohrwacher has been a filmmaker to watch and her latest film La Chimera (Italy/Switzerland,...

DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD:...

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By Robert St. Martin Hollywood, California (The Hollywood Times) 03/18/2024 Saturday at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood as part of a retrospective of films directed by...