Scribbles and Ramblings

I finally made the trip out to the second oldest movie theatre in Alberta for the annual Cinemagine film festival. I was only able to atten...

Planet Terror (2007, Director Robert Rodriguez): Rating 6/10 The trailers tantalize with the images of Rose McGowan and her machine gun leg....

Spotlight on Brazilian Cinema, part 1 Ah Brazil. Copacabana beach, Sun, Sand, Futbol, Samba, Carnivale, Dance, Music, Sugar Loaf mountain....

Hot Fuzz (2007, Director Edgar Wright): Rating 9/10 This spoof on adrenaline movies ends up being an adrenaline rush itself. Just pure fu...

A few weeks ago (March 25), my 1st leg of French vs German cinema featured 3 German films and 2 French ones. So it was appropriate that the ...

Volver (2006, Director Pedro Almodóvar): Rating 9/10 I have to admit that I have enjoyed all the Almodóvar films I have seen so far. That i...

Strange week really. I have not watched any real cinema but have simply numbed the mind with a few Bollywood movies. Amazingly, I didn...

Of the two viewings this week, the indie Indian film was certainly a refreshing experience whereas watching the Bollywood movie was painful....

There was a very interesting article by Doug Saunders in the weekend edition of The Globe and Mail about censorship and Iranian cinema. It ...

Two weeks ago, I saw 3 David Lynch features over 2 nights. This time, I doubled that tally -- 6 features & short collections over 2 days...

Before I tackle my second leg of David Lynch movies, I opted to buffer my senses with two commercial comedies -- the first went straight to ...

The latest viewing included 5 films, 3 from Germany and 2 from France. The directors were -- Werner Herzog (2 movies), Rainer Werner Fassb...

The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006, Director Ken Loach): Rating 8.5/10 Ireland, 1920. British troops terrorize the local Irish boys. The...

Director Profile: David Lynch Waiting for Inland Empire . But it will be a long wait. I have given up on seeing this in a theatre but hope...

No sooner was I lamenting the lack of good movies out there, appears this refreshing flick on DVD. The Science of Sleep picks up the piece...