Actor Warwick Davis (Return of Jedi, Willow, Leprechaun, Harry Potter, Life’s Too Short) investigates the story of the Ovitz family (the only surviving family of Jewish little people entertainers from the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz, Germany) in the 2013 documentary The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz. Davis takes a look at the persecution (and eventual extermination) faced by those deemed undesirable by the Nazi German state (Jews, Romani, LGBT, little people, disabled people etc.), and tries to discover the story behind the Ovitz …
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On Monday July 28th, 2014 pioneering Japanese American actor James Shigeta passed away at the age of 85. [Variety] [Hollywood Reporter] [Den Of Geek] [NY Times] [LA Times] James Shigeta was a pioneering Asian American actor who debuted in the 1959 film The Crimson Kimono, a Noir film about a murder case of a local entertainer investigated by two detectives (Korean war veterans) with an interracial love triangle in which James Shigeta’s character Detective Joe Kojaku develops a romantic bond with …
Around the time of the 2012 Olympics in London, UK’s Channel 4 aired a documentary hosted by actor Idris Elba about the evolution of club culture in UK/Europe and it’s influence on global culture. The documentary starts off by paying homage to the U.S. roots of dance music (soul/R&B, funk, disco, and electronic music coming from NYC, Chicago, and Detroit) and quickly moves into the evolution of dance music and club culture in UK and Europe. The documentary also touches …
Detroit residents fight back over water shutoff: ‘It’s a life-or-death situation’ – The beleaguered city says a water shutoff is essential to recoup $89m in overdue bills. But the decision has outraged thousands of Detroiters – who have taken matters into their own hands. [The Guardian] 15,000 Detroit homes had their water shut off. You can help where the government won’t. [Huffington Post] Democracy Now – Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Bombed in Their Homes and in the Streets, Where Can Gazans Flee? Rula …
Tommy Ramone, last original member of the Ramones passed away last Friday. [Variety][Splicing Up Eyeballs][The Sydney Morning Herald][PunkNews.org] End Of The Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003) Tommy Ramone of The Ramones talks about The Replacements in the documentary Color Me Obsessed (2011) Classic album covers minus deceased band members. [Dangerous Minds] UK Garage MC Sparks’ friends and family send off funeral clip – UK Garage MC Sparks’ funeral was on July 17th, he passed away of unknown causes on June …
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