We often hear about strange conspiracy theories the most prominent these days being the Trumpian fantasy of a rigged election that stole his presidency. Is a conspiracy theory madness or is it those that propound them that are mad? In “Meetings” we meet the over-the-top intense Aggelos (Elias Valasis) on the telephone trying to convinceContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Meetings”: The Madness of Conspiracy Theories?”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
RKS Literature: The Timid Europeans at the Munich Psychiatric Conference (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
“At first there would be an American cast to the congress, almost Rotarian in its forms and ceremonies, then the closer European vitality would fight through, and finally the Americans would play their trump cards, the announcement of colossal gifts and endowments, of great new plants and training schools and in the presence of theContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Timid Europeans at the Munich Psychiatric Conference (F. Scott Fitzgerald)”
The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Dynamo”: Not Trapped at The Border
Yianni Kioussis wrestles under the name “Asperger Dynamo”. He is not wrestling before crowds at large venues, at least not now but that he is wrestling at all is quite an achievement. Epileptic seizures started at 6 months and by 1 there were 150-200 seizures a day. His first doctor said he would most likelyContinue reading “The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Dynamo”: Not Trapped at The Border”
The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Fantasia”: A Movie That Sings with Its Heart and Soul
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”
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)”
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