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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.

A FROGGY BECOMES: Becky Wahlstrom’s Comedic Dive in Adolescent Angst in...

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Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, California (The Hollywood Times) 03/16/2024 An entertaining theatrical experience is a new play at Atwater Village Theatre entitled A Froggy Becomes presented...

Matteo Garrone’s IO CAPITANO: An African Teenage Boy’s Harrowing Migrant Journey...

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By Robert St. Martin Glendale, California (The Hollywood Times) 03/07/2024 Currently on screen at the Glendale Laemmle Theatre is Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano (Italy, 2023), his latest...

Radu Jude’s AFERIM! – A Romanian Feudal Western of Two Searchers...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Feliz, California (The Hollywood Times) 03/06/2024 On Tuesday night at the Los Feliz Theatre in Hollywood was a screening of the...

FATHERLAND: Stephen Sachs’ New Play About a Son Who Turns in...

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By Robert St. Martin Hollywood, California (The Hollywood Times) 02/26/2024 Sunday February 25 was the opening night of a new play Fatherland at the Fountain Theatre in...

“I’M NO LONGER HERE” – Fernando Frías de al Parra’s Coming-of-Age...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, California (The Hollywood Times) 02/26/2024 Friday at the Billy Wilder Theatre of the UCLA Hammer Museum, there was a special...

Asta Leigh’s BEFOK: A Clever One-Woman Dark Comedy About a Determined...

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By Robert St. Martin West Los Angeles, California (The Hollywood Times) 10/22/2023 Saturday October 21, 2023, was the opening night at the Odyssey Theatre in West...

SWEENEY TODD: Stephen Sondheim’s Macabre Musical Re-envisioned at A Noise Within...

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By Robert St. Martin Pasadena, California (The Hollywood Times) 02/20/2024 This weekend was the opening of a new production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Sweeney Todd: The...

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE – An Uneven Film of Hero-Worship as...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/14/24 - One of the films featured at this year’s Pan African Film Festival in Los...

WHO I AM NOT: A Powerful Documentary About Intersex People in...

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By Robert St. Martin Baldwin Hills, California (The Hollywood Times) 02/14/2024 Right now, the biggest event in Los Angeles for film lovers is the Pan African Film...

THE WINTER’S TALE: Shakespeare’s Late Romance Drama of Jealousy and Forgiveness...

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By Robert St. Martin Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/12/24 - This was the opening weekend of a production of William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s...