Scribbles and Ramblings

As Argentina and Messi prepare to defend their Copa America, I wanted to do a Top Argentine film list. This isn’t a comprehensive list by an...

Apenas un Delincuente / Hardly a Criminal (1949, Argentina, directed by Hugo Fregonese) This year’s AFOFF selection of the stellar 1949 Arg...

This spotlight came about due to the discovery that Netflix Canada has several of Pablo Trapero’s films. Last year there were 5 Trapero film...

Messi's Copa América win.  Buda Mendes/Getty Images It was a tournament that felt unnecessary. It was the 4th Copa América in just 6 yea...

THE HUMAN SURGE (2016, Eduardo Williams, Argentina/Brazil/Portugal) Eduardo Williams’ stunning debut feature takes us on a remarkable...

New Argentine Cinema: Rebirth of a Nation’s Film Industry The Calgary Cinematheque’s focus on 21st Century Argentine Cinema highlig...

10 months into 2015, I finally have a better handle on the films of 2014. Therefore, a correction is due for the previously published ‘Bes...

Some quick notes on all four of Lisandro Alonso’s features. La Libertad (2001) Los Muertos (2004) Fantasma (2006) Liverpool (2008...

The Third Annual Calgary Latin Wave Film Festival ran from Nov 2 - 4, 2012 and featured an excellent line-up of films. The following nine ...

The Calgary International Film Festival kicks off today, Sept 20, with the much anticipated opening gala of Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Child...