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1 week ago | 
shootingsportsman.com | Gary G. Kramer
Although I’ve been to the Canadian prairie many times and hunted from stand-up willow blinds with good success, I have to think that at some point those types of blinds won’t work. Let’s face it: If you put a willow blind in the middle of a harvested grainfield almost anywhere in the US, you might see birds, but the chances of putting any in the bag are slim to none.
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3 weeks ago | 
sfbaytimes.com | Gary G. Kramer
By Gary Kramer–Opening April 4 in the Bay Area, the charming romcom A Nice Indian Boy, directed by Roshan Sethi and adapted from Madhuri Shekar’s popular play, has Naveen (Karan Soni) being pressured by his extended family to get married. But Naveen, who is gay (and out), is reluctant to have his boyfriends—not that he currently has one—meet his traditional, but accepting, family. That all changes when he has a meet cute with Jay (Jonathan Groff), a photographer who was adopted by Indian parents.
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1 month ago | 
shootingsportsman.com | Gary G. Kramer
International travel by American hunters can be traced back to the 1800s, when epic voyages by ship were required to reach far-flung destinations. Among those early trips were Teddy Roosevelt’s excursions to Africa for big game. It wasn’t until after World War II, when aircraft made international travel more convenient, that a significant increase in such adventures occurred. Still, it was typically the rich and famous of the time who could afford these trips.
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1 month ago | 
sfbaytimes.com | Gary G. Kramer
By Gary Kramer–The fabulously entertaining documentary, Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story, opening February 28 at the Roxie, is a valentine to the iconic singer, dancer, and actress, Liza Minnelli. Director Bruce David Klein traces Liza’s life and career through interviews, film clips, and archival photos and footage, as well as comments from friends including Michael Feinstein, Mia Farrow, Joel Grey, Ben Vereen, and others.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
tdn.com | Gary G. Kramer
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
slantmagazine.com | Gary G. Kramer
Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl offers a plum role for Pamela Anderson. In the film, the former Baywatch star plays Shelly, an aging dancer in a Las Vegas revue who must confront her uncertain future when it’s announced that the show will close. It’s a struggle that’s all too familiar to Shelly’s best friend, Annette (Jamie Lee Curtis), a showgirl turned cocktail waitress who’s also very much struggled to cash in professionally and financially.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
slantmagazine.com | Gary G. Kramer
Alonso Ruizpalacios established himself as a keen observer of life in Mexico beginning with feature-length directorial debut, 2014’s Güeros. Shot in luminous black and white, the shaggy dramedy abounds as much in potshots at Mexican culture as it does in homages to cinema. His subsequent films are no less playful with form, including 2021’s docudrama A Cop Movie, a galvanizing portrait of police work that subverted genre conventions.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
sfbaytimes.com | Gary G. Kramer
By Gary Kramer–The name Merchant Ivory is synonymous with classy period films, especially their E.M. Forster adaptations that achieved critical and/or commercial success: A Room With a View, Maurice, and Howard’s End. But their personal and professional relationships lasted for decades, producing more than three dozen films, and a devoted fanbase.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
sfbaytimes.com | Gary G. Kramer
By Gary Kramer–Would it be hell to indulge in nothing but pleasure for days on end? That is the conceit of the ambitious new thriller, Blink Twice, opening August 23, 2024, in theaters. But think twice; this stylish directorial debut by Zoë Kravitz—who cowrote the screenplay with E.T. Feigenbaum (out gay Bruce Cohen produced)—blurs the line between seductive and sinister with mixed results.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
shootingsportsman.com | Gary G. Kramer
The bobwhite quail, or northern bobwhite, is found in all or part of 40 states, one Canadian province and portions of Mexico, making it the most common of the six species of quail in North America. From New England south to Florida, west to Texas and Mexico, and then north to Colorado and Minnesota, the clear bob-white call was once a common spring sound. While bobwhites are still locally common and number in the millions, their populations have declined for at least the past 50 years.
