CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html>    <html lang="en-US">  <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" /> <title> Home | Cassava Films</title> <link rel="profile" href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/11" /> <link rel="pingback" href="https://cassavafilms.com/xmlrpc.php" />  <meta name='robots' content='max-image-preview:large' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Cassava Films » Home Comments Feed" href="https://cassavafilms.com/home/feed" /> <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"http:\/\/cassavafilms.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=6.7.1"}}; /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(i,n){var o,s,e;function c(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(o,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function p(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data),r=(e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0),new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data));return t.every(function(e,t){return e===r[t]})}function u(e,t,n){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3","\ud83c\uddfa\u200b\ud83c\uddf3")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!n(e,"\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b","\ud83d\udc26\u200b\u2b1b")}return!1}function f(e,t,n){var r="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):i.createElement("canvas"),a=r.getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(a.textBaseline="top",a.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(function(e){o[e]=t(a,e,n)}),o}function t(e){var t=i.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,i.head.appendChild(t)}"undefined"!=typeof Promise&&(o="wpEmojiSettingsSupports",s=["flag","emoji"],n.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},e=new Promise(function(e){i.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",e,{once:!0})}),new Promise(function(t){var n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(o));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(s),u.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"}),a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=function(e){c(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}c(n=f(s,u,p))}t(n)}).then(function(e){for(var t in e)n.supports[t]=e[t],n.supports.everything=n.supports.everything&&n.supports[t],"flag"!==t&&(n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&n.supports[t]);n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!n.supports.flag,n.DOMReady=!1,n.readyCallback=function(){n.DOMReady=!0}}).then(function(){return e}).then(function(){var e;n.supports.everything||(n.readyCallback(),(e=n.source||{}).concatemoji?t(e.concatemoji):e.wpemoji&&e.twemoji&&(t(e.twemoji),t(e.wpemoji)))}))}((window,document),window._wpemojiSettings); /* ]]> */ </script> <style id='wp-emoji-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> img.wp-smiley, img.emoji { display: inline !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; height: 1em !important; width: 1em !important; margin: 0 0.07em !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; background: none !important; padding: 0 !important; } </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://cassavafilms.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> /*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='google-fonts-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans+Condensed%3A300%2C700&ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='cassava-style-css' href='https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/themes/cassavafilms/style.css?ver=20130302-1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='colorbox-style-css' href='https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/themes/cassavafilms/css/colorbox.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-retina-2x/app/picturefill.min.js?ver=1731702335" id="wr2x-picturefill-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" id="jquery-migrate-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/themes/cassavafilms/js/jquery.fitvids.min.js?ver=6.7.1" id="fitvids-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/themes/cassavafilms/js/jquery.colorbox-min.js?ver=6.7.1" id="colorbox-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/themes/cassavafilms/js/cassava.js?ver=20130203-1" id="cassava-script-js"></script> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/883" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://cassavafilms.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://cassavafilms.com/" /> <link rel='shortlink' href='https://cassavafilms.com/' /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (JSON)" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcassavafilms.com%2F" /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (XML)" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcassavafilms.com%2F&format=xml" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-cassavafilms-favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-cassavafilms-favicon-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-cassavafilms-favicon-180x180.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-cassavafilms-favicon-270x270.png" /> </head> <body class="home page-template-default page page-id-883"> <nav id="site-navigation" role="navigation"> <ul class="nav-menu"> <li id="menu-item-889" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home current-menu-item page_item page-item-883 current_page_item menu-item-889"><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/" aria-current="page">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-890" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-890"><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/updates">Updates</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1688" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1688"><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/films">Films</a></li> <li id="menu-item-892" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-892"><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/list-of-9">List of 9</a></li> <li id="menu-item-893" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-893"><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews">Reviews</a></li> <li id="menu-item-894" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-894"><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/about">About</a></li> <li id="menu-item-895" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-895"><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/contact">Contact</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </nav> <div id="content"> <article id="post-883" class="home full post-883 page type-page status-publish hentry"> <div class="entry-content"> <p><strong>Welcome to Cassava Films, an independent film production company run by Mark Tapio Kines in Los Angeles, California.</strong><br /> <em>Please also check out Mark's latest non-film project <a href="https://lastreetnames.com"><strong>L.A. Street Names</strong></a>, about the origins of street names throughout Los Angeles County.</em></p> </div> </article> <div class="home-item"> <div class="home-thumb"> <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/updates"> <img width="250" height="140" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/230621-goodbye-250x140.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/230621-goodbye-250x140.jpg 250w, https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/230621-goodbye-500x280.jpg 500w, https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/230621-goodbye.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /> </a> <div><span>At the Academy Museum in front of a North by Northwest backdrop, June 2023</span></div> </div> <div class="home-content"> <h2>Development Updates</h2> <p class="home-meta">last updated June 21, 2023:</p> <div> <h3><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/updates">Closing Up Shop</a></h3> <p>To whom it may concern: As of June 2023, I have decided to stop updating this website. After finishing my last short Words to Live by four years ago, I just haven't felt inspired to make any new films. I don't find the process or the results rewarding anymore. And as far as this site goes, the聽List of 9 has… <a class="moretag" href="https://cassavafilms.com/updates/closing-up-shop">read more!</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="home-item"> <div class="home-thumb"> <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews/beau-is-afraid"> <img width="250" height="140" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/beauis-250x140.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/beauis-250x140.jpg 250w, https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/beauis-500x280.jpg 500w, https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/beauis.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /> </a> <div><span>Beau Is Afraid</span></div> </div> <div class="home-content"> <h2>Movie Reviews</h2> <p class="home-meta">Newest review posted on May 6, 2023:</p> <div> <h3><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews/beau-is-afraid">Beau Is Afraid</a></h3> <h4 class="home-meta">other current reviews:</h4> <div class="home-other-reviews"> <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews/sisu">Sisu</a>, <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews/sick-of-myself">Sick of Myself</a>, <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews/showing-up">Showing Up</a>, <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews/air">Air</a>, <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews/enys-men">Enys Men</a>, <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews/inside">Inside</a>, <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews/cocaine-bear">Cocaine Bear</a> </div> <div class="home-browse">Browse through over 1100 movie reviews <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/reviews">here!</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="home-item"> <div class="home-thumb"> <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/list-of-9/nine-things-that-will-take-me-out-of-a-movie-or-tv-show"> <img width="250" height="140" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221201-muscles-250x140.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221201-muscles-250x140.jpg 250w, https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221201-muscles-500x280.jpg 500w, https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221201-muscles.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /> </a> <div><span>21st century abs in an 1880s drama</span></div> </div> <div class="home-content"> <h2>The List of 9</h2> <p class="home-meta">current list posted on December 1, 2022:</p> <div> <h3><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/list-of-9/nine-things-that-will-take-me-out-of-a-movie-or-tv-show">Nine Things That Will Take Me Out of a Movie Or TV Show</a></h3> <p>The suspension of disbelief is imperative when watching (or reading, or listening to) a work of fiction. This is how we can accept a fantasy about giant blue aliens in outer space but get irked when there's a plot hole. Even though I've directed films and thus I know how the sausage is made, I can still easily lose myself… <a class="moretag" href="https://cassavafilms.com/list-of-9/nine-things-that-will-take-me-out-of-a-movie-or-tv-show">read more!</a></p> </div> <div class="home-browse">Browse through over 400 Lists of 9 <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/list-of-9">here!</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="home-item"> <div class="home-thumb"> <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/films"> <img width="250" height="140" src="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/wordstoliveby-250x140.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/wordstoliveby-250x140.jpg 250w, https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/wordstoliveby-500x280.jpg 500w, https://cassavafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/wordstoliveby.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /> </a> <div><span>Words to Live by</span></div> </div> <div class="home-content"> <h2>The Films</h2> <p class="home-meta">Last updated January 2, 2021:</p> <div> <h3><a href="https://cassavafilms.com/films">Words to Live by</a></h3> <div><p class="first">A young woman heading out to a bar encounters a young man who asks her to talk him out of committing suicide. Starring Angie Kim, Armando Torres, Leandro Cano, Tricia Fukuhara, Ruby Park, Merrick McCartha, Cathy D. Tomlin, William Christian, Stacy Arnell. Producer: Jane Petrov. Director of Photography: Andie Ximenes. Editor: Cheryl Campsmith. Costume Designer: Stephen Boyd-Morales. Music: Hatem Elgenedy. Casting: Michael LaPolla.</p>… <a href="https://cassavafilms.com/films">read more!</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="colophon"> <p>Copyright © 2024 Mark Tapio Kines. All rights reserved.</p> </footer> </div> </body> </html>