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Jul 2024 27

Agatha Christie, She Watched By Teresa Peschel: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Movies, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Lorie Lewis Ham


We don’t review a lot of non-fiction here at KRL, but when author Teresa Peschel reached out to me about her new book Agatha Christie, She Watched, it not only sounded like a lot of fun, but also something that KRL’s readers would be interested in, so here we are! I had the pleasure of also interviewing Teresa about the book and I don’t want to give too much away from the interview, so this will be a bit of a different review.

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Jun 2023 10

Final Cut: A Hollywood Mystery By Marjorie McCown: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Movies, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow


Despite months of preparation and planning, professional costumer Joey Jessup is anxious before her next job’s first day of a film’s principal photography. Joey is always nervous before the start of a new job, be it for live theater or a big budget film, but this superhero blockbuster has her on edge. While having the base camp near her home in Malibu was tantalizing, the director Marcus Pray has a reputation that lived up to his name.

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May 2023 27

Q&A with Local Actor Chris Giese

2023 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Movies, Reedley News, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham


KRL has always enjoyed shining the spotlight on local creators—whether they are singers, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, artists, writers, or actors. This week we are chatting with local actor Chris Giese who has been seen on the stage with Reedley’s River City Theatre Co. many times, as well as at Hobb’s Grove every Halloween, and in several indie movies. Born in Dinuba, Chris now lives in Fresno.

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Nov 2020 21

Project 19

2020 Articles, Mallory Moad, Theatre

by Mallory Moad



The year 2020 will no doubt be remembered as one of the worst ever. It’s been a stressful, divisive time, with Covid-19 in the forefront, putting our resiliency and sanity to the test.

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Oct 2020 28

Looking Ahead, Our Eyes Wide Open Presented By College of the Sequoias

2020 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Movies, Tales of Diversity, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham


As the arts community continues to look for creative ways to share their talents in a Covid world, many theatre companies are turning more and more to streaming shows. This includes the performing arts department at the College of the Sequoias which will be posting a show called Looking Ahead, Our Eyes Wide Open, on November 1. We chatted with Chris Mangels, Professor of Theatre and Cinema at College of the Sequoias, to learn more.

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Aug 2020 8

Local Film Spotlight: Caleb Mueller’s NightCall

2020 Articles, Movies, Mysteryrat's Maze, Steven Sanchez

by Steven Sanchez



This has been the summer of movies. Actually, every summer is the time for movies. Not only has it been a time for film watching, but also a moment to go out and make movies yourself. We’re in lockdown because of the pandemic, so what else is there to do? The majority of Americans have spent most of their days in front of a screen watching stories, but Kings River Life for these past few issues has been covering local filmmakers who have taken their screens, reversed them, and have been telling their own stories.

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Jun 2020 6

Local Movie Makers Making Movies During Coronavirus Lockdown

2020 Articles, Movies, Steven Sanchez

by Steven Sanchez



Film productions are known for its size and scale of people working together. Have you seen the end credits to a film? You just see hundreds and sometimes even thousands of names scroll up the screen, people representing different departments to make one complete project. You got the director, writer(s), producers, make-up department, casting director(s), production designer, cinematographer, composer, visual effects, special effects, and the list goes on.

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