by Pier Marton | Mar 12, 2013 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Health, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Magyar, Politics, Shoah, STL, Wars, Women
For Justice: Anybody who ever came in contact with Fred knows how willing he was to unmask the dark side of the medical field* and to fight for the underdog, In parallel to his jumping in the water more than once to save capsized strangers, he had gone out of his way...
by Pier Marton | Dec 4, 2012 | France, Humor, Review, Spectacle, STL
My short review: ‘Beauty will be convulsive or it will not be at all.’ André Breton. CAUTION: This film, a delirious RIFF around Hollywood’s subconscious, will not increase your “joie de vivre!” Like with Buñuel and Dali’s unforgettable...
by Pier Marton | Nov 18, 2012 | Afri, Asia, Doc, France, Human Rights, Middle-East, Review, STL
The St. Louis International Film Festival is rounding up; as always an amazing round-up of jewels from all around the world… I wish I could have found the time to write individual longer reviews this year. Below, based on what I was able to watch, my own...
by Pier Marton | Nov 9, 2012 | Doc, Ego, Film, Hispanic, Racism, Spectacle, STL
Reviewed everywhere (more below) – Sports Illustrated: “Compelling!”- The Washington Post Critic’s Pick: “Enthralling… A “Hoop Dreams” for baseball!” – NYT Critics Pick: “Startling!” Jon Paley,...
by Pier Marton | May 8, 2012 | Afri, Asia, Care, Death, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Native, Politics, Roma, Shoah, STL, Time, Women
Marriage, hospital visits, adoption, employment, housing, hate crimes, schools.. Get the picture! Interactive charts from the The Guardian EmailMoreRedditTweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | May 8, 2012 | Dance, Film, France, Humor, Idées, Poet, Review, STL, Theater, Women
The film’s website with its US screenings (but it is on Netflix too now). My short review: The Fairy/La Fée As Wallace Stevens has eloquently bemoaned, “reality is a cliché,” and The College of Pataphysics in France has for years attempted to remedy...