Yes Mr. Stephen you have told me a jarring story of watching too many documentaries with a less than uplifting and joyous content. You have mentioned a recurring theme in documentaries that have been causing you emotional difficulties. You have mentioned countless documentaries dealing with. Victims of war Genocide Climate change Pedophilia Drug abuse Alzheimer’sContinue reading “RKS Film: The Documentary Film Reviewer and the Psychiatrist”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
“Travels to a Different Time” : 12July1975: Hitting the Red Cross Slot Machines in Norway
Up at 06:30 dismantling my tent in a cloud of mosquitos and flies that are all over the place in your eyes, mouth, ears and hair. Worse than being attacked by a lion. After a two hour wait a 30 km ride from a guy in an Opel. He stopped for a coffee and IContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 12July1975: Hitting the Red Cross Slot Machines in Norway”
RKS Film: “Xenia” Some Eight Years Later
“Xenia” is a 2014 Greek/Belgian/French production. In Greek Xenia means hospitality towards guests and foreigners and is derived from Xenos meaning foreigner. Given that the main characters in the film Ody (Nikos Gelia) and Dany (Kostas Nikouli) are half Greek and Albanian and that Dany is gay in the Greece of 2014 there is notContinue reading “RKS Film: “Xenia” Some Eight Years Later”
PRESS RELEASE
HOT DOCS WRAPS 2022 FESTIVAL ETERNAL SPRING TAKING BOTH ROGERS AUDIENCE AWARD AND HOT DOCS AUDIENCE AWARD; TOP THREE CANADIAN FEATURES SHARE $50K PRIZE Toronto, May 9, 2022— Hot Docs 2022 wrapped last night, bringing 225 films from 63 countries to audiences in Toronto cinemas and across Canada online. The 11-day hybrid festival featured 318 live screenings on nineContinue reading “PRESS RELEASE“
RKS Film: “Tigre Gente”: Nancy Regan Had it Right: EarthX Film Festival
The EarthX Film Festival runs in Dallas Texas May 12-15 with some films being virtually available. The documentary “Tigre Gent” explores the illegal jaguar trade in Bolivia occurring in Madidi National Park and the finger is pointed directly to the Chinese traditional medicine market. What did former First Lady Nancy Regan say about drug consumption,Continue reading “RKS Film: “Tigre Gente”: Nancy Regan Had it Right: EarthX Film Festival”
RKS Wine: Colossal Reserva from Lisboa: Gigantically Delicious?
Is the Colossal Reserva from Portugal’s Lisboa appellation gigantically delicious or disastrous? As there is Alicante Bouschet in the blend that’s almost always a good sign! On the nose black cherry, pomegranate and ripe raspberry. The tannins are moderate but generous to support up to three years of cellaring. Black cherry, cola with some raspberryContinue reading “RKS Wine: Colossal Reserva from Lisboa: Gigantically Delicious?”
HOT DOCS AWARDS $65,000 CDN IN CASH AND PRIZES
TO CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS Toronto, May 7, 2022— Hot Docs announced this morning the winning documentaries in this year’s official competition and the recipients of additional awards honouring Canadian filmmakers. The awards were revealed at the Hot Docs 2022 Awards Presentation at TIFF Bell Lightbox, hosted by arts journalist and co-founder of Media Girlfriends GarviaContinue reading “HOT DOCS AWARDS $65,000 CDN IN CASH AND PRIZES “
RKS Film: EarthX Film Festival Presents “Big vs. Small”: The Ultimate Surfing Film!
The EarthX Film Festival runs in Dallas Texas May 12-15 with some films being virtually available. The Finnish documentary “Big vs. Small” primarily focuses on Portuguese female surfer Joana Andrade and to a lesser degree Finnish free diving champion Johanna Norblad. Andrade is the first Portuguese woman to surf on what some say are theContinue reading “RKS Film: EarthX Film Festival Presents “Big vs. Small”: The Ultimate Surfing Film!”
RKS Wine: Château le Grand Retour Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhônes-Villages 2019
The wine is a GSM blend. 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre. It comes from 45-year-old vines. On the nose big fat very ripe strawberries, black cherries, raspberries, red plum and sarsaparilla. Low on tannins with a big undertow of spice, hot red pepper, dark chocolate, black licorice, black cherry and blackberry fruit “wine”.Continue reading “RKS Wine: Château le Grand Retour Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhônes-Villages 2019”
“Travels to a Different Time ” : 11July1975: Somewhere in Norway: Obnoxious Norwegian Cries in His Sleep
Hello once again. The obnoxious Norwegian I almost slugged yesterday woke me up with the buzzing of his electric razor. He was keeping us up with his sonic boom snoring and the German guy told me he was crying in his sleep. I woke up and went to the bank to change some money. MyContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time ” : 11July1975: Somewhere in Norway: Obnoxious Norwegian Cries in His Sleep”
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