Michael Del Monte followed Toronto based panhandler Ray originally from PEI but now a panhandler on Lakeshore Boulevard in Toronto. He goes from car to car hoping for handouts to fund his heroin addiction. Del Monte noticed him on his drive home and he was invited by Ray to follow him for 8 months single-handedly.Continue reading ““His Name is Ray”: Desperation an Understatement”
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The Slaughterhouse Killer”: Horror Genre and Revenge Film Genre
This Australian film was sent to me as a movie in the “horror” genre. If horror means you are horrified by what you watched well “The Slaughterhouse Killer” is a horror film. But if there is such a genre as a “revenge film” this would partially fit into that category. It also pulls some moralContinue reading “The Slaughterhouse Killer”: Horror Genre and Revenge Film Genre”
“300”: 15 years and still fresh
It is not often I review a movie 15 years after it has been released and one that I saw when it was released! And many of you have already seen it so my comments will be brief. Innovative cinematography at times almost cartoon like. This film took some of its inspiration from a graphicContinue reading ““300”: 15 years and still fresh”
“The Road to Sparta”: Get’s you thinking who are the modern-day Persians?
This is a documentary on the Spartathlon which is a 246-kilometre marathon from Athens to Sparta. You probably know the story about how the word marathon found its way into the English language. The Athenians refused to submit to Darius the King of Persia and Darius sent a fleet of Persian warships with soldiers thatContinue reading ““The Road to Sparta”: Get’s you thinking who are the modern-day Persians?”
“God Loves Caviar”: Ioannis Varvakis: Pirate, Merchant and Greek Revolutionary
Ioannis Varvakis (1745-1825) was born on the Greek island of Psara then under the control of the Ottoman Empire. His real name was Ioannis Leontides but Varvakis was a nickname that he received in childhood due to his imposing eyes which were like those of a bird of prey which lives on the island ofContinue reading ““God Loves Caviar”: Ioannis Varvakis: Pirate, Merchant and Greek Revolutionary”
“Searching for Andreas: Political Leadership in Times of Crisis”: The complicated nature of Greek politics
Greek politics have never been easy to understand. How complex they can be are detailed in the 2018 Greek documentary “Searching for Andreas: Political Leadership in Times of Crisis” available until March 29th through the Hellenic Film Society USA https://hellenicfilmusa.org/ I have taken 5 pages of notes on this film and I don’t want toContinue reading ““Searching for Andreas: Political Leadership in Times of Crisis”: The complicated nature of Greek politics”
A Dirty Little Secret: Greece’s Prison Camps for Women During the Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
I am somewhat tuned in to the American “Pappas Post” which attempts to keep readers apprised of Greek culture to readers in North America so that it is not forgotten. I have read countless articles about the heroic Greek resistance to Nazi occupation in 1941. The resistance was ferocious and the Greeks paid a veryContinue reading “A Dirty Little Secret: Greece’s Prison Camps for Women During the Greek Civil War (1946-1949)”
“The Mole Agent”: Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 93rd Academy Awards
I see so many great films every year that are superb films but none ever make it to the Academy Awards. It is a bit like wine where you see on the label all sorts of awards and medals. Rarely does it translate into what I would call a gold medal wine. In these wineContinue reading ““The Mole Agent”: Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 93rd Academy Awards”
Hellenic Film Society USA Celebrates 200 Years of Greek Independence through 8 films March 19-28
1821-2021Celebrating the 200th Anniversaryof Greek IndependenceA Look at Greek History through FilmMarch 19-28, 2021We are proud to celebrate 200 years of Greek independence with seven films and an original Netflix episode, all inspired by Greek history, from the Persian Wars to the present. From Hollywood epics to indie documentaries, an original Netflix episode, and two films thatContinue reading “Hellenic Film Society USA Celebrates 200 Years of Greek Independence through 8 films March 19-28”
“A Concerto is a Conversation”: Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at 93rd Academy Awards
As Kris Bowers explains to his grandfather the concerto he has written (“For a Younger Self”) is a soloist performing along with an orchestra with both of them conversing with each other through their music. Kris Bowers is a virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer. At 29 he scored the Oscar winning film “Green Book”.Continue reading ““A Concerto is a Conversation”: Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at 93rd Academy Awards”
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