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Marilyn Monroe, Clint Eastwood, and Helen Mirren all made Reno movie footprints
Going around downtown Reno follows famous footsteps and leads to locations for 30+ movies. Here's the walking tour I lead for the...
Robin Holabird
Jul 20, 20201 min read


Rag Doll punches fight game
The movie Rag Doll gets its punch from a twist on the sports film genre by focusing on a young woman whose fight to survive takes her...
Robin Holabird
Jul 20, 20202 min read


Around the World to Montemarte with Amalie
Armchair travel during Covid-19 took me back to Paris and the fabulous destiny of Amalie--a charming young woman who makes life better...
Robin Holabird
Jul 17, 20201 min read


Roaming Reno at Sierra Arts
Inside the building where Rutger Hauer fought in Blind Fury and the leads of Desert Hearts had a hot love scene, I took listeners "Around...
Robin Holabird
Jul 13, 20201 min read


Covid Cinema: Around My House in 8 Movies
The Covid pandemic of 2020 cancelled many travel plans and stopped me from going into movie theaters, a sad condition for someone...
Robin Holabird
Jul 11, 20208 min read


Artown celebrates cinema
Covid Cinematic alternatives flourish this month in Reno during Artown. Those needing a fix of big screen viewing get the chance to watch...
Robin Holabird
Jul 8, 20202 min read


Hamilton diversifies U.S. origin story
Disney Plus puts “The Room Where It Happens” in homes for streaming a version of the play Hamilton, once bound for movie theaters....
Robin Holabird
Jul 3, 20202 min read


Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods shows ongoing fight
As protestors across the country continue demanding racial equality and an end to police brutality, Director Spike Lee combines message...
Robin Holabird
Jul 3, 20202 min read


Runner goes the distance
Both the grim and bright sides of humanity show up in the documentary Runner about one of Sudan’s Lost Boys war victims. Avid running...
Robin Holabird
Jul 3, 20202 min read


Florence, Italy joins unlikely duo
No one should hear the names Michael Bay and Hannah Gadsby in the same sentence, but streaming changes that; both their newest projects...
Robin Holabird
Jun 13, 20202 min read


Ray of light with Vast of Night
With a nod to the old Twilight Zone series, a new movie called The Vast of Night takes viewers back to the nineteen-fifties through a...
Robin Holabird
Jun 7, 20202 min read


Tiger King--how about Lion Queens?
Great memories from pre-Covid travel days
Robin Holabird
May 30, 20201 min read


Half of It combines high school and Cyrano
In the tradition of Clueless and The Easy A, the new Netflix release called The Half of It transfers a classic piece of literature to a...
Robin Holabird
May 29, 20202 min read


Lovebirds & Greece entertain at home
Two projects originally slated for theaters probably get better play with their recent Covid induced straight-to-streaming release rather...
Robin Holabird
May 29, 20202 min read


"Wishtory" for Hollywood
With a track record that includes Glee, American Horror Story, and Feud, Ryan Murphy puts his own fantasy spin on movie history in his...
Robin Holabird
May 15, 20202 min read


Steller Stiller memories
Hearing of Jerry Stiller's death today reminded me of the time we chatted at a Las Vegas convention where he promoted the television show...
Robin Holabird
May 11, 20201 min read


Bosch matters
Binge watching sent me armchair traveling to Los Angeles for one of my favorite mystery series on both screen and book, Bosch. Amazon’s...
Robin Holabird
May 11, 20202 min read


Technology zooms science film festival
People continue finding flexible and creative movie watching methods as Covid-Nineteen restrictions continue. For instance, Reno’s...
Robin Holabird
May 4, 20202 min read


Covid inspires festivals
Besides catching up on all those streaming options you meant to watch for the past three or four years, the Covid-nineteen pandemic...
Robin Holabird
Apr 28, 20202 min read


Reaptown and Infernum on track at Nevada Northern Railway Museum
Last movie I saw in a theater—that question pops up a lot on various social media sites as we all reflect on things we used to do so...
Robin Holabird
Apr 20, 20202 min read
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