The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada) screens in 11 Canadian cities 1-31October2024. “Fantasia” will be one of the films presented and it sings to you with its heart and soul. Like much of the traditional Greek music that is full of suffering and personal agony heard in the film many of theContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Fantasia”: A Movie That Sings with Its Heart and Soul”
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The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “At All Costs”: Pay Attention!
The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada) will be showing in 11 Canadian cities with some selections being available online. It runs from 1-31 October2024. “At All Costs” is a stylish and dense Nouveau Film Noir short from writer and director Christos Prantzalos. It has taken me two watches to somewhat understand it andContinue reading “The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “At All Costs”: Pay Attention!”
The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “The Choice”
The Canadian short film “The Choice” is about the hardest choice or in some case the easiest. It is a final choice when executed. Watch the film and ask a few questions. It is the ultimate selfish choice? Is it selfish not to accept that choice? How would you make the choice? Once the choiceContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “The Choice””
RKS 2024 Wine: A Grillo from Sicily’s Planeta
A bit of coincidence as tonight using cherry tomatoes and basil from my garden I enjoyed a Sicilian Pesto over fusilli. Now a Sicilian white from the Grillo grape. That is one grape that is used in Sicilian Masala. It is from the Planeta winery one of Sicily’s most respected wineries. Aroma: Lemon, honey, marzipanContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: A Grillo from Sicily’s Planeta”
The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “The Coordinates”: The Murder of a Daughter and the Clash of Legal Ethics and Morality
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”
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”
