The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada) will be in 11 Canadian cities both in theatre and in some cases on-line running from1-31 October2024. In the American short “The Coordinates” husband (Lukas Hassel) and wife (Despina Moraitou) legal team successfully defend the accused murderer of a woman so he walks away with anContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “The Coordinates”: The Murder of a Daughter and the Clash of Legal Ethics and Morality”
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The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Cyprus in Winter”: Embroiled in Politics and Fear
Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974 effectively dividing the island like Berlin after World War Two into the American, British, French and Russian sectors. In Cyprus the division was the Greek and Turkish sectors with a “buffer zone” patrolled by United Nations peacekeeping forces. “Cyprus in Winter” is a documentary explaining events leading up to theContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Cyprus in Winter”: Embroiled in Politics and Fear”
The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Her Best”: Her Well Intentioned Best Creates a Big Bang (A Short)
Niki (Natalie Polisson) is the blushing bride on her wedding day. Aunt Beth and her uncle are over for a glass of celebratory champagne before heading off to church. Aunt Beth (Carolyn Bridget Kennedy) is the domineering older sister giving Anna, her sister and Niki’s mother a bit of a hard time. Ah yes familyContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Her Best”: Her Well Intentioned Best Creates a Big Bang (A Short)”
RKS 2024 Film: “Last County”: Pedantic Then Taratinoish!
“Last County” opens with a dead cop and two criminals fleeing the scene. Then a brief glimpse of an older silver long haired gentleman (Nicholas Campbell) waving an enormous pistol. What is happening? Then struggling alcoholic Abby (Kaelen Ohm) who likes her vodka laced smoothies has an automobile accident with her daughter Grace and smoothieContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Last County”: Pedantic Then Taratinoish!”
The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): Shorts: “Jasteece”
Mrs. Zoe (Nina Menti) is a 65-year-old school cleaner from Xanthi, Greece. Her terminally ill husband is at home confined to bed and is being cared for by her. Medical bills are mounting forcing her to take two additional jobs cleaning houses. As she tidies up her house and administers medications for her ailing husbandContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): Shorts: “Jasteece””
The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Professional Sleepwalker”: More Tragedy Than Comedy? Why You Should Love Greek Cinema
The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada) is rather unique in that it is Canada wide showing in 11 Canadian cities from 1-31 October2024. There are comedic if not absurdist elements to the film but it is interwoven with strong implied warnings of substance abuse as a destructive force even if the victim believesContinue reading “The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Professional Sleepwalker”: More Tragedy Than Comedy? Why You Should Love Greek Cinema”
The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “All Happy Families”
If you watch the trailer (below) for “All Happy Families” you might conclude why is an American made film screening in a Greek film festival? Any film showing in the festival qualifies if there is Greek connection to it be it shot in Greece, a main Greek actor, producer or director. Haroula Rose, the directorContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “All Happy Families””
The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Minore”: Thoroughly Greek and Outrageous B Horror-Comedy Film
The Port of Piraeus has a problem. There are a series of minor earthquakes and citizens disappear. Mists roll in. An island appears in the middle of the harbour. Many walk-like zombies toward the island. Gooified bodies begin to appear many missing limbs. Meanwhile in Gotham City, ooops wrong movie but similar vibe, the merryContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Minore”: Thoroughly Greek and Outrageous B Horror-Comedy Film”
RKS Literature: The Danger of Over Protectiveness of Children (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
There were other patients to see: an American girl of fifteen who had been brought up on the basis that childhood was intended to be all fun-his visit was provoked by the fact that she just hacked off all her hair with nail scissors. There was nothing much to be done for her-a family historyContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Danger of Over Protectiveness of Children (F. Scott Fitzgerald)”
RKS 2024 Film: “Only the River Flows”: A Murder Investigation Takes Centre Stage
If you are an aficionado of murder mysteries you will enjoy the film. A twist of clues with no obvious viewer conclusions to be made. If you enjoy film noir there is almost enough stylistically here to merit slotting the film into that genre. If you enjoy symbolism in film and subtle political criticism itContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Only the River Flows”: A Murder Investigation Takes Centre Stage”
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