In anticipation of the release of Part 2 for the Novato 59th Birthday Bash in 2010, Zan Media has released Part 1, A Century Of Gentle Seasons: A History Of Novato on DVD. As documentaries go, this one lacks a bit in finesse, starting with odd music and ... Read Full Story

Zan Media's A State Of Vine, released May 27, 2007, is a documentary about wine-making in California, including the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. The information (about microcosms of earth suited to red or white wine and land areas - even legally - called appellations, or the fact that the ... Read Full Story

A brief history of Sir Francis Drake and his exploits, and particularly his six-week stay in Marin County, CA, begins Zan Media's film The Beckoning, released on October 31, 2007. The Beckoning is a sort of historical flash-back to Drake's arrival in 1579, where modern-day thesis-writing co-ed Barbara Lewis ... Read Full Story

Herb & Dorothy, a documentary by Megumi Sasaki released by New Video/Arthouse Films on DVD on December 15th, is amazing.  It's comprehensive, abundant, generous, and sweet, with both historical photos and post-modern art interviews, and it's a labor of love on the part of the Vogels, ... Read Full Story

The Nintendo Wii has revolutionized family fun and provided a truly family-oriented entertainment console with games for children to adults and everyone in between. This holiday season, there are some great movie Wii games, or games that have movie-related themes. Here are a couple movie Wii game you might consider: Scene ... Read Full Story

In anticipation of the release of Part 2 for the Novato 59th Birthday Bash in 2010, Zan Media has released Part 1, A Century Of Gentle Seasons: A History Of Novato on DVD. As documentaries go, this one lacks a bit in finesse, starting with odd music and a rush through a number of citizens whose names are displayed below them, while later on in the film the names are dropped (and since the beginning was overly-fast, these characters are not fixed in our minds, so the names should have been ... Read Full Story

Zan Media’s A State Of Vine, released May 27, 2007, is a documentary about wine-making in California, including the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. The information (about microcosms of earth suited to red or white wine and land areas – even legally – called appellations, or the fact that the U.S. is fourth in wine-producing in the world, which I would never have guessed) is excellent. The stories about early winery owners (as we learn that grapes are a weed that will grow anywher... Read Full Story

A brief history of Sir Francis Drake and his exploits, and particularly his six-week stay in Marin County, CA, begins Zan Media’s film The Beckoning, released on October 31, 2007. The Beckoning is a sort of historical flash-back to Drake’s arrival in 1579, where modern-day thesis-writing co-ed Barbara Lewis (Lindsay Drummer) is drawn to past haunts where demons show her what happened at The Drake House long ago: an Indian witch began to kill off members of Drake’s (Robert ... Read Full Story

Herb & Dorothy, a documentary by Megumi Sasaki released by New Video/Arthouse Films on DVD on December 15th, is amazing.  It’s comprehensive, abundant, generous, and sweet, with both historical photos and post-modern art interviews, and it’s a labor of love on the part of the Vogels, Herb and Dorothy.  Mid-film we learn that Herb left high school at age 15 and wore Cab Calloway zootsuits and went to music gatherings and worked at the post office, but at the same time che... Read Full Story

The Nintendo Wii has revolutionized family fun and provided a truly family-oriented entertainment console with games for children to adults and everyone in between. This holiday season, there are some great movie Wii games, or games that have movie-related themes. Here are a couple movie Wii game you might consider: Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! This is the newest home console iteration of the bestselling Scene It? brand, and offers thousands of new trivia questions from recent block... Read Full Story