If you’re going to remove the sound from a film, you’d better do it right. Not being able to hear what people are saying is very odd and kind of disconcerting, especially for a modern audience. Luckily for The Artist, there is a way to make it work, and work fantastically at that. The Artist opens during the late 1920’s, at the height of our star, silent film actor George Valentin’s (Jean Dujardin) career. He’s a loveable guy, instantly showing his charisma at a premier (evoking some shenanigans from Singin’ in the Rain) for one of his movies. After the premier he bumps into Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) a beautiful young dancer who soon falls in love with him. Unfortunately for George, hi

Celtic Crossroads embarked on their much anticipated World Fusion Tour. The tour began last week in Texas. Two performances in Florida followed and then the group made their way to Sacramento. They have a tour bus that will be their home for the next couple of months and will also serve as their mode of transportation. They drove the bus from Gainesville Florida to Sacramento. The bus was parked in front of Harlow’s on J Street as people began entering the night club Thursday night. Their aggressively scheduled tour brings them to the West Coast for the first time. Other tours dates are scheduled in the Midwest before they take a couple of weeks off. Celtic Crossroads will resume their to

Interview with James Rubino, Creator of Ancient Tales from the Future. Interviewed by: Paul Dale Roberts, Publisher www.jazmaonline.com Question: Tell us something personal about yourself, your family life, schools you went to, etc. Last year I began working on a project I’ve wanted to do for quite awhile- retelling the story of my life in “segments”- essentially for the benefit of my children. I published the first book “Stories from my childhood” in 2008 and sent it to a handful of longtime friends. It was very well received. If there’s enough interest I may release it to the general public as well. Now I’m working on the second book- stories from my teen years. My goal is to finish o