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Around downtown Reno in many movies
Movie Footsteps in Reno HISTORIC RENO PRESERVATION SOCIETY 1. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM & OLD RENO ARCH Cars owned by mary...
Robin Holabird
Jun 10, 20232 min read


Carmen dances to new tunes
The opera Carmen gets a quote “reimagining” in a new film with that title, jettisoning the classic stage numbers but maintaining tenuous...
Robin Holabird
May 26, 20231 min read


Breathing Air into sports genre
Sports stories come with different approaches in current and upcoming projects about superstars like Yogi Berra, LeBron James, and...
Robin Holabird
May 26, 20231 min read


Wild Life helps the world
We can all dream big, but few can transform those visions into reality as the subjects of the documentary Wild Life manage. The Free Solo...
Robin Holabird
May 26, 20231 min read


Horses run free in Wild Beauty
Ashley Avis joins a controversy linked to Nevada in her new film Wild Beauty with the subtitle Mustang: Spirit of the West. Learning...
Robin Holabird
May 7, 20231 min read


Jackie Chan Rides On
Agile, swift, strong, and graceful--these words describe Jackie Chan and the co-star who wants to upstage him in Ride On! Make that...
Robin Holabird
Apr 21, 20231 min read


Rennervations finds possible missions
Marvel’s Hawkeye, actor Jeremy Renner, starts his new reality show by proclaiming his love for large vehicles, an ironic twist that...
Robin Holabird
Apr 14, 20231 min read


Pink Ladies join the word Grease
Once again, “Grease is the word”—or one of them—with a 10 part-series covering the Rise of the Pink Ladies, those jacketed rebel girls...
Robin Holabird
Mar 31, 20232 min read


Soul searching in Seoul
With insightful understanding, the movie Return to Seoul explores the lingering impacts of abandonment. Using an intriguing plot...
Robin Holabird
Mar 24, 20231 min read


Boston strangles truth?
Since millions know the Boston Strangler really existed, my movie bull antenna start quivering when the new release by that name opens...
Robin Holabird
Mar 17, 20231 min read


Everything wins everything
(Note: My travel schedule during initial release of this film made me neglect to post the review I aired when the movie first opened. I...
Robin Holabird
Mar 13, 20232 min read


Turn Every Page taps literary connections
Anyone who cares about history, power struggles, great writing, deep insights, and qualities others might deem “BORING!” can only find...
Robin Holabird
Mar 11, 20232 min read


One Fine Morning shines light on tough times
The recent celebration of life I organized for my father makes me either the perfect or worst audience for One Fine Morning. Like the...
Robin Holabird
Mar 11, 20231 min read


Cocaine fuels bearable chomp romp
With a title emphasizing that her project takes an abrupt unpaved path from most movies in the “jaws and claws” or “chomp romp” genre,...
Robin Holabird
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Wines that match the Oscar nominees
It took the best picture Oscar nominee Sideways to make me realize that all awards contenders can pair with wines or other beverages, and...
Robin Holabird
Mar 3, 20231 min read


Good Decision to watch
Decision to Leave makes its cinematic mark by using the eye of a great Korean director with the tradition of a legendary filmmaker. Park...
Robin Holabird
Feb 27, 20231 min read


Sloths, coffee & more in Costa Rica
A birder's guide to other things in Costa Rica - YouTube
Robin Holabird
Feb 20, 20231 min read


Somebody & Your Place house rom com cliches
Valentine’s Day passed by leaving behind a trail of still streamable romantic comedies. Netflix enters the rom-com game with the...
Robin Holabird
Feb 20, 20231 min read


Around the World in 80+ movies--A Birder's Guide to Everything in Costa Rica
Sometimes we fallible humans just don’t want to accept the truth about ourselves. Make that most of the time. And so I’ve spent years in...
Robin Holabird
Feb 10, 202311 min read


Around the world with movies and birds in Costa Rica
Around the World in movies with Costa Rica's birds - YouTube
Robin Holabird
Feb 10, 20231 min read
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