by Tom DeWolf | Jan 22, 2009 | Movies, Reviews, Traces of the Trade
Today the nominations for the 2008 Academy Awards were announced. It has now been a full year since Traces of the Trade premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. I must admit to being disappointed that Traces had no theatrical run and consequently was not eligible for...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 4, 2009 | Movies, Reviews, Politics
Exactly 24 years and 3 months ago today–October 4, 1984–a partner and I opened Westside Video in Bend, Oregon. It was the beginning of the home video market. Within a year I met Lindi, the woman who would become my wife, bought out my partners, and the...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 2, 2008 | Movies, Reviews
The quote at the beginning of the film Beyond the Gates (originally titled Shooting Dogs) is a Buddhist proverb: Every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of hell. John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, and newcomer Clare-Hope Ashitey (a British...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 23, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Movies, Reviews, Traces of the Trade
Several quick updates: Human Rights Watch Film Festival The New York Premiere of Traces of the Trade took place last night as part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival at the Walter Reade Theater at the Lincoln Center in front of a sold-out audience. The screening...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 16, 2008 | Movies, Reviews, Traces of the Trade
When Katrina invited me and eight other family members to join her for a journey through the triangle trade and the hidden history of the United States and slavery in 2001 I thought the film would be out in 2002. Since the film premieres on PBS in just over a week...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 15, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Movies, Reviews, Traces of the Trade
Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North will be featured in this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival taking place at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan next weekend. The screening on Sunday evening, June 22, at 6:00pm, followed by discussion and...
