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Film

The Golden Dream (2013) – Diego Quemada-Díez.

With a Bressonian flair and palpable tragedy, Diego Quemada-Díez’s The Golden Dream (2013) is a refreshing experience.  The film deals with the journeys of three young people from Guatemala trying desperately to reach north America, drenched very clearly in some misleading propaganda surrounding the American Dream.  The issue presented in the film isn’t simply one of escape but of false hopes and the eventual betrayal … Continue reading The Golden Dream (2013) – Diego Quemada-Díez.

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Film

Graveyard of the VHS.

It occurred one Saturday afternoon that my own deep and personal mourning for the innocent VHS had found a new low. When describing VHS to people who appear to be gradually younger and younger, it mimics those conversations witnessed with parents, explaining to their I-pod bound offspring what the big black thing is that’s playing a crackly, slightly warped version of Shine on You Crazy … Continue reading Graveyard of the VHS.

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