There is rather large TV market for cornball romantic films and after seeing previews for films churned out by Heart & Home or Harlequin Films could one conclude their films are best suited for the Girl Guides? With trepidation I watched “Tehranto” expecting a formulistic romance film but was pleasantly surprised with an intelligent andContinue reading “RKS Film: “Tehranto”: Intelligent Romance Film”
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RKS Film: “Riotsville USA”
Documentaries are rarely “neutral” and often can be political statements as is “Riotsville USA”. Given the degree of civil unrest in the United States between 1965-70 such as witnessed in Watts (1965), Chicago (1966) and Newark/Detroit (1967) the United States government constructed two simulated main streets in army bases in Virginia and Georgia. In theseContinue reading “RKS Film: “Riotsville USA””
RKS Film: “Lazaro and the Shark: Cuba Under the Surface”: Music, Repression, Poverty and Parental Sacrifice in Cuba
“Lazaro and the Shark” is filmed in Santiago de Cuba home of the famous July “Carnival”. Neighbourhoods and surrounding villages snake through Santiago de Cuba’s streets in congas costumed, dancing, playing music and singing in a riotous explosion of colour and movement. It is an amazing spectacle and the documentary catches a snippet of it.Continue reading “RKS Film: “Lazaro and the Shark: Cuba Under the Surface”: Music, Repression, Poverty and Parental Sacrifice in Cuba“
RKS Film: “Nuestra Pelicula” (Our Movie): 1988 Colombian Blood Bath
“Nuestra Pelicula” starts off innocently with elementary students singing the Colombian national anthem replete with words such as “glory”, “goodness”, “liberty’ and “jubilance”. This opened and closed the broadcasting day on Colombia’s national television network. This innocence quickly fades with archival 1988 Colombian television footage showing a litany of assassinations, murders, kidnappings, funerals, distraught families.Continue reading “RKS Film: “Nuestra Pelicula” (Our Movie): 1988 Colombian Blood Bath”
RKS Film: “Missing”: Japanese Serial Killer on the Loose!
“Missing” starts with what looks like a simple linear plot but devolves into the present being overtaken by the past to resurface back in the present. People are often not what they appear to be initially. The innocent are guilty. Murder, backstabbing and double dealing lead the way. There is a serial killer on theContinue reading “RKS Film: “Missing”: Japanese Serial Killer on the Loose!”
RKS Film: “Paradise City”: Sucking on the Teats of Past Glory
“Paradise City” reunites John Travolta and Bruce Willis 27 years after their performance in “Pulp Fiction”. Both Willis and Travolta in “Pulp Fiction” were out of their stereotypical roles and that film might have or could have reinvented both these actors. Willis of late it has been revealed is suffering from Aphasia a cognitive disorderContinue reading “RKS Film: “Paradise City”: Sucking on the Teats of Past Glory”
63rd THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
3-13/11/2022 THE AWARDS OF THE 63rd TIFF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS The International Competition Jury of the 63rd Thessaloniki Film Festival is composed of Nicolas Selis (producer-founder of Pimienta Films, Mexico), Tomasz Wasilewski (screenwriter-director, Poland) and Penny Panagiotopoulou (filmmaker, Greece). The Best Feature Film Award – Golden Alexander “Theo Angelopoulos”, accompanied by a 10,000-euro cash prize,Continue reading “63rd THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL“
RKS Film: “EO”: Who Needs Sancho Panza!
If I could sum up the Polish fantasy film “EO” I would say, “And the Oscar for Most Expressive Eyes Goes to EO the Polish Donkey”. EO the donkey embarks upon an incredible journey without Sancho Panza on his back. Yes he is the cutest donkey in town with big expressive eyes that can meltContinue reading “RKS Film: “EO”: Who Needs Sancho Panza!”
RKS Film: Polish Documentary “The Balcony Movie”: A Voyeur of Life
Paweł Łozińki in his “The Balcony Movie” lets us ride the portal of his camera lens into life not simply in Warzaw, Poland where it was filmed but life itself. He spent over two and a half years filming passersby’s beneath his balcony asking them the meaning of life and how they cope with life.Continue reading “RKS Film: Polish Documentary “The Balcony Movie”: A Voyeur of Life”
RKS Film: “Bad Axe”: A Very Dangerous Man Inflames Right Wing Rage in the United States
Bad Axe is a small town in Michigan. It is home to the Siev family. Father Chun is a refugee from Khmer Rouge Cambodia. Chun escaped with his mother and six children to Thailand and then moved to the United States. His father “disappeared” in Cambodia. Chun was tortured and beaten witnessing executions and atrocities.Continue reading “RKS Film: “Bad Axe”: A Very Dangerous Man Inflames Right Wing Rage in the United States”
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