Henry of Pelham in Niagara, Ontario can be relied on for consistency and quality. HP is one of the few wineries mastering Baco Noir the Heartbreak Grape in terms of results. We try a CANADIAN Pinot Noir frequently referred to as a Heartbreak Grape but my vote in that regard may be swayed to BacoContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: A Canadian Pinot Noir Hanging with the Best of Them”
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RKS 2025 Wine: 2015 Quinta do Mondego: Ready for the Retirement Home!
Is this 2015 Quinta do Mondego ready for the retirement home? Roger Voss of the Wine Enthusiast is my go-to wine writer and when it is Portuguese wine in the glass we almost always agree with descriptors and scores. He reviewed the wine 31December2023 giving it a 92 noting it could drink through 2027. ItsContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: 2015 Quinta do Mondego: Ready for the Retirement Home!”
27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Sculpted Souls”: Multi Award Winner
TIDF ran from 6-16 March2025. The Greek documentary “Sculpted Souls” by Stavros Psillakis won The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation Award, the FIPRESCI Award and the Youth Jury Award for the Best Greek Film. “Sculpted Souls” describes the journey of Swiss dentist Julien Grivel who travelled to Athens twice yearly from 1972-1998 volunteering to repair the teethContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Sculpted Souls”: Multi Award Winner”
Whitehouse Media Promotions Announces Remake of “Bedtime for Bonzo”: Pyongyang, North Korea: Spoof Entertainment News: 18March2025
After the smash infomercial produced by Whitehouse Media Promotions for Tesla motor vehicles a major new project was announced today in Pyongyang, North Korea by Chief Executive Officer Korrupto Partout. Whitehouse Media Promotions will be producing a remake of the American 1951 film classic “Bedtime for Bonzo”. The film will be shot in and aroundContinue reading “Whitehouse Media Promotions Announces Remake of “Bedtime for Bonzo”: Pyongyang, North Korea: Spoof Entertainment News: 18March2025”
Crazy 8’s: “Headcase”: A New Canadian Classic:
Running since 1999, Crazy8s is an annual 8-day short filmmaking challenge that provides support and funding to 6 emerging and mid-career filmmakers to produce a short film and provides training opportunities to crew and cast. After a Gala Screening and Afterparty, the films go on to be seen by audiences worldwide at film festivals andContinue reading “Crazy 8’s: “Headcase”: A New Canadian Classic:”
Crazy 8’s: “Our Monsters”: Brutally Deceptive: Lighthearted Then Vicious
Running since 1999, Crazy8s is an annual 8-day short filmmaking challenge that provides support and funding to 6 emerging and mid-career filmmakers to produce a short film and provides training opportunities to crew and cast. After a Gala Screening and Afterparty, the films go on to be seen by audiences worldwide at film festivals andContinue reading “Crazy 8’s: “Our Monsters”: Brutally Deceptive: Lighthearted Then Vicious”
Crazy 8’s: “Red Light Rebel”: Will the Road to Hell Start at a Red Light?
Running since 1999, Crazy8s is an annual 8-day short filmmaking challenge that provides support and funding to 6 emerging and mid-career filmmakers to produce a short film and provides training opportunities to crew and cast. After a Gala Screening and Afterparty, the films go on to be seen by audiences worldwide at film festivals andContinue reading “Crazy 8’s: “Red Light Rebel”: Will the Road to Hell Start at a Red Light?”
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Together We Stand”: It Was Not I But We
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival screened from 6-16March2025. “Together We Stand” is a Greek documentary focusing on the 1973 occupation of the Polytechnic University in Athens in protest against the military dictatorship in Greece that seized power on 21April1967 and surrendered it on 23July1974. Through archival news footage, photographs, interviews of the participating studentsContinue reading “The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Together We Stand”: It Was Not I But We”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Two Bees 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon: Not Quite the Little Engine That Could
Aroma: Robust blueberry, blackberry, black cherry with raging black currant accompanied by oak influences that are not bashful. Palate: Gushes of black currant and lesser notes of blueberry buzzing about in the background but they just can’t land in swarm fashion on the palate. Tannins are not hiding deep in the bee’s nest and theyContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Two Bees 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon: Not Quite the Little Engine That Could”
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Where Are They”: Missing After the 1974 Turkish Invasion of Cyprus
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival wrapped up today 16March2025. “Where Are They” is a Greek documentary revealing the ongoing attempts to locate 1,619 Greek Cypriots “missing” immediately after the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The missing are soldiers never registered as Prisoners of War or were civilians. Most of the missing are men butContinue reading “The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Where Are They”: Missing After the 1974 Turkish Invasion of Cyprus”
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