Robert K Stephen (CSW)

RKS Literature: Working in a Harlem Hospital (James Baldwin)

“ I didn’t spend as many hours as she did, for example in the corridors of Harlem Hospital; wasn’t surrounded, as she was, by the stink of blood, the rattle of expiring life; the cold, brutal high-pitched siren of our indifference: On Saturday nights, they pick up a torso here, some legs there, over yonder,Continue reading “RKS Literature: Working in a Harlem Hospital (James Baldwin)”

RKS 2023 Wine: From Côtes Catalanes

Lafage Narassa 2020 is from 50-year-old plus vines and is a blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Syrah. It was from grapes harvested in September and November and then blended. Aroma: Blackberries, blueberries, plums, licorice and a smattering of dark chocolate. Palate: Just a bit of momentary sweetness as part of the grapes used inContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: From Côtes Catalanes”

RKS Literature: “Surrounded By Junkies and Sleepwalkers” (James Baldwin)

“It’s like we used to say in church, and its still true-the sinner can’t be saved unless he knows he is a sinner. And you surrounded by junkies child. This is a nation of sleepwalkers, and they can’t wake up” She reaches out, and touches Tony’s face, lightly. “And death comes baby, that’s all. It’sContinue reading “RKS Literature: “Surrounded By Junkies and Sleepwalkers” (James Baldwin)”

RKS 2023 Film: “Mother of The Station”: Heartfelt Doc of Greek Women Emigrating to Germany

“Mother of the Station” is a Greek documentary presenting a historical and very pictorial story about two waves of Greek emigration to Germany with a focus on Greek women in two waves one in 1960-1973 and another following the Greek economic crisis of 2010. In both waves there is pain and hardship on Greek familiesContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “Mother of The Station”: Heartfelt Doc of Greek Women Emigrating to Germany”

RKS 2023 Film: “Doppelgängers”: A 90 Day Fiancé Phantasmagorical Voyage?

There are numerous people out in social media land that are curious or perhaps obsessed with finding their double and social media is the engine that stokes it all. In the documentary “Doppelgängers” are further explored through the experiences of 6 individuals. And through a doppelgänger historian and psychologist some reasons for the rising popularityContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “Doppelgängers”: A 90 Day Fiancé Phantasmagorical Voyage?”

RKS 2023 Film: “The Traveler”: Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada (GIFFT): Suspense 101

2023 will be the third year for GIFFT and it is packed with full length, short films and documentaries from Greece or films produced by Greeks outside of Greece. The Greek film industry has developed to a level of excellence over the last 10 years and here is a chance for Canadians to immerse themselvesContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “The Traveler”: Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada (GIFFT): Suspense 101”

RKS 2023 Film: “Iman”: Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada (GIFFT): Deception and Loneliness Begets Explosive Conclusions

2023 will be the third year for GIFFT and it is packed with full length, short films and documentaries from Greece or films produced by Greeks outside of Greece. The Greek film industry has developed to a level of excellence over the last 10 years and here is a chance for Canadians to immerse themselvesContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “Iman”: Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada (GIFFT): Deception and Loneliness Begets Explosive Conclusions”

RKS 2023 Film: Hot Docs Citizen Minutes: “Rising From The Ashes”: Depanneur Sylvestre

Citizen Minutes is a collection of Canadian short documentaries highlighting ordinary Canadians doing extraordinary things “to make their communities better places” at least according to Hot Docs. The series of shorts will be playing in select Canadian cities. In this case it is a depanneur in Gatineau Quebec that was converted into a community drop-inContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: Hot Docs Citizen Minutes: “Rising From The Ashes”: Depanneur Sylvestre”

RKS 2023 Film: “The Baker”: An Unlikely Family Team Against the Nasties

Pappi (Ron Perlman) is a baker in a small Floridian island town. His appearance is imposing but heck he is a senior who we see has certain violent “militaristic” flashbacks. A bit of mystery. His son Pete so happens to be napping in a Miami airport parking lot early one morning and a drug transactionContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “The Baker”: An Unlikely Family Team Against the Nasties”

RKS 2023 Film: “Imbroglio”: Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada (GIFFT): Brutality Begets Brutality

2023 will be the third year for GIFFT and it is packed with full length, short films and documentaries from Greece or films produced by Greeks outside of Greece. The Greek film industry has developed to a level of excellence over the last 10 years and here is a chance for Canadians to immerse themselvesContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “Imbroglio”: Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada (GIFFT): Brutality Begets Brutality”