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‘These are not PG-13 times’ — The Case for a PG-16 Movie Rating

Aug. 21, 2019 / By Ceferino Martirez
Tags: censorship, drugs, Film, Media, movie, MPAA, ratings, sex, violence, Youth

As a result of obscure censors, youth end up missing out on great content and development. Let’s change that.

‘Jigsaw’ Review: Gore Franchise Runs Out of Blood

Nov. 2, 2017 / By Kathleen Fontilea
Tags: Film, gore, horror, movies, saw

You are better off binge-watching the prequels on Netflix if you’re still in the mood for a thrill.

The Film Industry and Where I Fit In as a Young Woman

Sep. 20, 2017 / By Jannai Simmons
Tags: Film, gender equality

After being smitten by a film directing project, this youth explains how her life goals could have changed had her first role model been a guy.

‘Daze of Justice’ Film Highlights Long Beach’s Khmer Refugees

May. 18, 2016 / By New America Media
Tags: Cambodian, Documentary, Film, Khmer Rouge

The documentary explores the trauma of silence following the Cambodian genocide and highlights Long Beach voices.

Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq: Lots of Style, Little Substance

Jan. 21, 2016 / By Chelcee Bunkley
Tags: African American, African Americans, diversity, Film

Visually, the film is stunning. But the movie’s visual appeal means Spike Lee often puts style before substance.

Q Film Festival Screens Rarities, Runs Through Weekend

Sep. 11, 2015 / By VoiceWaves
Tags: Art, Film, LGBT, LGBTQ

The Center of Long Beach and the Art Theatre are holding the 22nd annual Long Beach Q Film Festival Thursday through Sunday, in an event catered to one of the largest LGBTQ communities in California. The films at the festival are not available on DVD and are not screening at major theaters.

Local Film Festival Shares Culture, Exposes Histories

Sep. 8, 2015 / By VoiceWaves
Tags: Cambodia, Cambodia Town, Film, Film Festival

The Cambodian Town Film Festival emphasized the variety of Cambodian histories through filmmaking, showcasing Cambodian traditions as well as engaging audiences on social and political conflicts.

Independent Film Premiere in Long Beach: The Game Don’t Change, Just The Players

Aug. 1, 2013 / By
Tags: Arts and Culture, community, Film

Long Beach Post’s Sander Wolff profiles a very special film premiering this weekend.

Read more at Long Beach Post..

Review: A Better Life

Mar. 28, 2012 / By
Tags: Demian Bichir, Film, Jose Julian, Museum of Latin American Art, Undocument Immigrants

Written by John Oliver Santiago, VoiceWaves Journalist.

A film still from the film, A Better Life...

Exchange and Evolution: Worldwide Video Long Beach

Nov. 27, 2011 / By
Tags: Arts, culture, Exhibit, Film, Long Beach, museum, Video, Video Art

Exchange and Evolution: Worldwide Video Long Beach examines and highlights key moments from the video program at the Long Beach Museum of Art between 1974 and 1999, and organizations and individuals who collaborated with the Museum...