Circus of Books : the lives of an unlikely pair of ‘adult book’ sellers

  For her sophomore feature filmmaker Rachel Mason turned her cameras on to her own parents to tell their unlikely tale of running the most successful Adult Book Store in West Hollywood. It was part a journey of discovery for her too as growing up with her 3 siblings in this nice middle class Jewish … Continue reading

CIRCUS ROSAIRE

Filmmaker Robyn Bailey’s documentary from 2007 plays witness to the sad tale of this ninth generation family of animal trainers as they struggle with the demise of traditional family circuses. British-born wheel-chair bound octogenarian Derek Rosaire Snr presides over his extended family as they scramble to practice their crafts playing any gigs that they can … Continue reading

CIRKUS COLUMBIA

As movie opens Divko, a cranky old man, is driving through some countryside whilst arguing with Azra a pretty young girl who is trying to deal with a cat who is in a basket on her lap and continually throwing up. Things are not what they initially seem as the girl is not his daughter … Continue reading

City of Borders

This excellent documentary follows the lives of five different and totally diverse gay men and women in Israel who’s common link is the fact that they all hang out in Shushan, Jerusalem’s only gay bar.  This is the one place where gays and lesbians of all nationalities, religions and social backgrounds can forget their differences … Continue reading

City of Gold

Filmmaker Laura Gabbert’s very affectionate portrait of the L.A. Times celebrated food critic Jonathan Gold is as upbeat and sunny as this Pulitzer winner’s own writing.  The movie’s focus is very much on how this native Los Angeleno has an inexhaustible passion for rooting out unlikely culinary delights and then singing their praises, and we … Continue reading

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