Morality dictates the conclusion to be drawn from the “looting” of art by the Nazis in World War II is such art should be returned to the heirs of the owners the Nazis “stole” it from. Legality may dictate otherwise due to the civil law doctrine in Germany (and in common law jurisdictions) a purchaserContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Documentary: “The Spoils”: Morality Butts Heads with Legality and Political Games”
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Crazy8s: “The Reveal”: Sweet, Tender and Compassionate Sewn Nicely Together with a Chuckle: A Comedic Fairy Tale?
“The Reveal” if I may remark in a cheesy way using a word my Grade One teacher drilled in our young noggins never to write in a sentence is nice. It is also sweet, tender, compassionate and at times humorous. It operates in a dual universe of two different reveals. The reveal is an eventContinue reading “Crazy8s: “The Reveal”: Sweet, Tender and Compassionate Sewn Nicely Together with a Chuckle: A Comedic Fairy Tale?”
RKS 2025 Film: “Misericordia”: Anger, Violence, Guilt and Lustcentric Blind Eyes
Jérémie Pastor (Félix Kysyl), an unemployed baker from Toulouse, returns to his native country village to attend the funeral of his former boss and town baker J.P. Rigal. A one-night stay at widower Martine Rigal’s (Catherine Frot) extends itself to no set date. Vincent Rigal (Jean-Baptiste Durand) expresses hostility then violence towards Pastor thinking heContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Misericordia”: Anger, Violence, Guilt and Lustcentric Blind Eyes”
Crazy8s: “My Mother the Zombie”: Teenage Lust in Threatening Overdrive Meets Mother Zombie
Running since 1999, Crazy8s is an annual 8-day short filmmaking challenge providing 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 and onContinue reading “Crazy8s: “My Mother the Zombie”: Teenage Lust in Threatening Overdrive Meets Mother Zombie”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “The Dogs”: A Suggestive Brain May Be Popping Around Like Popcorn Watching This One
Perhaps my brain has popped around just a bit too much and after reviewing 200 films yearly how do you think your brain would be? Of late many “horror movies” are more suggestive of the horror of mental illness than in ghoulish figures and spooky noises. Think of “Chucky” or “Freddy”. Both meet the definitionContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “The Dogs”: A Suggestive Brain May Be Popping Around Like Popcorn Watching This One”
Crazy 8’s: Film is Like a Box of Chocolates: W7éyle (Moon’s Wife)
Running since 1999, Crazy8s is an annual 8-day short filmmaking challenge providing 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 and onContinue reading “Crazy 8’s: Film is Like a Box of Chocolates: W7éyle (Moon’s Wife)”
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Sticks and Stones-Unmasking the Truth of Cyberbullying”
TIDF was a wrap on 16March2025 but I have a couple more documentaries left in my review basket such as “Sticks and Stones-Unmasking the Truth of Cyberbullying” from Australia and Greece. I can’t see this as a classic documentary but rather an educational video directed towards parents of children active on social media. Cyberbullying isContinue reading “The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Sticks and Stones-Unmasking the Truth of Cyberbullying””
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:”
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