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Peter Crooks

East Bay
As seen in: Mysterious Press, Yahoo Canada, How Stuff Works, Irish Independent, Hemispheres, British Dental Association, Diablo Magazine, Marin Magazine, Better
Author of THE SETUP: A TRUE STORY OF DIRTY COPS, SOCCER MOMS, AND REALITY TV, pre-Covid editor of Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants magazines, film fan
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Revisit the Magic of Classic Disney Films at Orinda Theatre

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By Peter Crooks
| Diablo Magazine
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs screens at the Orinda Theatre. For many cinephiles, a love of movies starts with Disney. Matías Bombal, who organized the film series of restored Disney-owned classics now showing in Orinda, was instantly drawn to the movie-going experience when he saw Fantasia at age 3. “My parents took me to see it at the Elmwood Theatre in Berkeley,” he says.
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Born Into Jazz: Veronica Swift Honors Her Jazz Heritage

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By Peter Crooks
| Diablo Magazine
Veronica Swift is known for her versatile style. Veronica Swift was fluent in jazz at an early age. “Jazz was the language I spoke from the start,” says Swift. “Having jazz musician parents—that culture and storytelling—that was our language. It’s a bit of both nature and nurture in my case.” The daughter of the late bebop pianist Hod O’Brien and vocalist Stephanie Nakasian, Swift was surrounded by musicians as an infant.
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Andy Weir's Journey From East Bay to Bestseller List

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By Peter Crooks
| Diablo Magazine
When Project Hail Mary hits cinemas in March, audiences will be treated to a big-screen adventure of the highest level as they watch Ryan Gosling’s science-teacher-turned-astronaut travel into deep space on a desperate mission to reignite the sun and save planet Earth.
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