Scribbles and Ramblings

Earlier this year, mubi featured a spotlight on the films of Aleksey Balabanov . I first encountered a film by Aleksey Balabanov back in 200...

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

Entry #16 of the Euro 2012 Book & Film Spotlight looks at the two Russian films. Silent Souls (2010, Aleksei Fedorchenko) Two ...

Calgary International Film Festival 2011 Every year I joyfully look forward to the 10 day cinematic adventure that is the Calgary Internat...

Stage One: Man to Man Combat In ancient times war was an accepted part of life. Be it over a matter of land or a girl, a man gathered his...

The Eastern Europe series continues to provide rich cinematic viewing. The previous collections involved only watching features but this se...