Scribbles and Ramblings

Final spotlight of the year shines on Hong Kong. Divergence (2005, Benny Chan) Triangle (2007, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To, Hark Tsui) Who...

Emotional Beauty Taare Zameen Par (2007, India, Directed by Aamir Khan): Rating 10/10 The human mind is complicated enough -- despite d...

Love for Sale (2006, Brazil, Director Karim Ainouz): Rating 6.5/10 The only reason I got Love for Sale (or Suely in the Sky ) was becau...

Euro 2008 Film Festival -- first 5 films: Even though the Euro 2008 soccer tournament does not start until June 7, I wanted to start watc...

Springfield standing in for America: The Simpsons Movie (2007, Director David Silverman): Rating 7.5/10 I am not sure what my expectation...

Take One: 4 year old girl goes missing Gone Baby Gone (2007, Director Ben Affleck): Rating 8.5/10 Some movies are best seen without kn...

Michael Clayton (2007, Director Tony Gilroy): Rating 8/10 Crisp white envelops filled with money -- a reward for a job well done. Even tho...

I knew of the book long before my eyes saw it. I knew of the author and the book's subject as well. In fact, I could have gotten the b...

Arsenal vs Chelsea; Liverpool vs Manchester United The sun isn't shining as brightly as it was a few weeks ago. There are some hints of ...

Back in February, inspired by an article in Sight and Sound , I sought out films from Africa. But the search proved challenging as most of t...