Scribbles and Ramblings

Cinema lost a leading voice when Abbas Kiarostami passed away in 2016. Mr. Kiarostami was one of the genuine greats of cinema. Anyone wh...

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

The Calgary International Film Festival’s World Cinema Series provides a snapshot of some of the best contemporary international direc...

Around the World in 5 Films THE TREASURE will complete Calgary Cinematheque ’s cinematic journey across 5 continents in just 5 fi...

Spaghetti Westerns: Bounty Hunters, Bullets and Blood Money by Sachin Gandhi The Calgary Cinematheque is pleased to present a si...

She Comes Back on Thursday (2014, Brazil, André Novais Oliveira) After 38 years of marriage, Maria José and Norberto are on the v...

I had the awesome opportunity to co-program the world cinema section at this year’s Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) . My sectio...

This past April marked the 10th anniversary of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) and the festival celebrated it by having the s...

The 13th Annual Calgary International Film Festival featured a mouth watering line-up of films from all corners of the world and excelled ...

It is sad to hear about the Uptown cinema's closure . The Uptown was an integral part of Calgary's art-house theatrical scene and it...

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

Michelangelo Frammartino’s remarkable debut film uses an unnamed town in Calabria as an observatory to examine the metaphysical circle of l...

David Bordwell has written a perfect response in defense of slow & nourishing cinema. Bordwell's entire article is an essential rea...