‘One Battle After Another’ used the dramatic setting of California’s La Purisima Mission, but the location has a much more radical history By Joe Payne In Paul Thomas Anderson’s Academy Award-winning “One Battle After Another,” Sean Penn’s villainous Lockjaw corners Chase Infiniti’s Willa in the chapel of a rural convent that gave her safe harbor.Continue reading “Revolutions Real and Imagined”
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A Sense of Proportion in Santa Maria’s Response to Sunday’s Protest and Unrest
It’s about 24 hours since glass was smashed at the Santa Maria Town Center and a dozen thrill seekers tore through the building, smashing liquor bottles and windows, with a couple even getting away with merchandise looted from at least one store. I’m typing this from home where I have been since before the 9Continue reading “A Sense of Proportion in Santa Maria’s Response to Sunday’s Protest and Unrest”
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