Scribbles and Ramblings

Now that the World Cup is over, the backlog of the various film spotlights can start. The Japanese spotlight is first with the following as...

Form is temporary, class is permanent. This time, Thierry Henry provided another working example of the old cricket proverb. On Thursda...

Dream within a dream within a dream Inception (2010, USA/UK, Christopher Nolan) Alejandro Amenábar beautifully explored the complex wo...

The Dutch are destined not to win the World Cup. Their total football failed to win the World Cup in 1974 and 1978 and on Sunday, their ugly...

A film spotlight based on the 2010 Soccer World Cup The Rules and selection criteria were drafted back in November 2009, with the first ...

Semi-Final #1 Mexico ( In the Pit ) 3 - 2 Japan ( The Human Condition , part I) In the Pit Freeway construction site. A concrete cross ...

Uruguay vs Ghana, Extra Time, Quarter-Finals Revisiting the now historic & dramatic final seconds of extra time during Uruguay's 1...

The head-to-head rules for the Quarter-Finals are the same as the second round, meaning three categories are used to decide a winner -- Dir...

First Round Comparison 9 countries advanced to both the soccer World Cup and movie tournament’s second round as all 8 groups provided at...

Evil handball vs Good handball Every British soccer commentator has felt it their duty to talk about Thierry Henry's handball against ...

The World Cup kicked off on June 11 but for me the tournament really started on Tuesday, June 15 when Brazil edged off North Korea 2-1. Thi...

The second round draw & rules: 1) The match-ups will be as per the FIFA World Cup knock out round draw , such as the winner of Group A...

All 32 World Cup films have been viewed and the group stages have been completed. The top two films from each group will advance to the nex...

Group G -- Brazil, Ivory Coast, North Korea, Portugal Films: Almost Brothers , Adanggaman , North Korea: A Day in the Life , Colossal Yout...

Group E -- Holland, Cameroon, Japan, Denmark Films: Amsterdam , A Trip to the Country , The Human Condition, part I , Flame & Citron ...