by Pier Marton | Oct 31, 2013 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Doc, Health, History, Humor, Jewish, Middle-East, Music, Mystery, Peace, Poet, Sci/Nat, Time, Women
The World’s Oldest Pianist/Optimist – and Holocaust Survivor – has just died on Sunday Feb. 23 2014 – (she was trailing by 8 months, Dr. Alex Imich, who at 111 is the second oldest second-oldest verified living person in the world) A very...
by Pier Marton | Oct 6, 2013 | Afri, Care, Eco, Health, Human Rights, Ideas, KeyFilm, Native, Peace, Review, Theater, Time, Wars
[I had written this review a while back, before the 2011 St. Louis International Film Festival (part of my “SLIFF BUZZ” entries) – apparently the post has disappeared. This film remains an unforgettable tribute to how a healthy society can deal with...
by Pier Marton | Sep 23, 2013 | Care, Death, Doc, Health, Hispanic, Humor, Jewish, Mystery, Now, Poet, Sci/Nat, Time, Women
FIRST COUSIN REMOVED Alan Berliner: In Loving Memory of Edwin Honig 1919-2011 with a sort of trailer below, edited by Alan Berliner – The Alzheimer’s Association Website From the BBC: Currently 101 million people require care, but a report from...
by Pier Marton | Sep 10, 2013 | Asia, Death, France, Health, History, Human Rights, Peace, Politics, Racism, Sci/Nat, Spectacle, Time, US, Wars, Women, World
Syria is not enough. Yesterday in the New York Times I read about the corruption in China (evicting farmers to dump them in big cities with lawyers beaten up when trying to defend them). Today in Le Monde, I read how Agent Orange – produced by Monsanto and Dow...
by Pier Marton | Aug 22, 2013 | Art, Death, Doc, Highlights, History, Human Rights, Media, Middle-East, Peace, Popular, Time, US, Wars, World, Youth
Sarin in Syria [Updated on April 19/August 23, 2015 with the two “60 Minutes” links to [Flash video] clips below] A crime against humanity Behind the “60 Minutes” decision to show disturbing video [Updated on Sept. 8, 2013 with the highly...
by Pier Marton | Aug 13, 2013 | Asia, Death, Film, Highlights, History, Human Rights, Ideas, KeyFilm, Peace, Poet, Politics, Popular, Racism, Review, Spectacle, Time, Travel, US, Wars, Women, Youth
10 Questions to Joshua Oppenheimer at University of Indiana (March 2014) – BAFTA 2014 winner & Oscar nominated – “This movie is not gonna leave you until the end of your days,” says Werner Herzog, one of the producers. The filmmaker, Joshua...