Renos Haralambidis’ 5th feature film “Athens Midnight Radio” is a modern Greek cinematographic masterpiece…correction a cinematographic masterpiece. Complex, innovative, compelling, hallucinogenic, suspenseful, poetic and most of all crushingly tragic. Lush, warm, haunting and sensual cinematography. Impeccable soundtrack. Subconscious connection with Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” but unlike Scrooge there is no redemption, only deepening regret.Continue reading “RKS 2025 Greek Film: “Athens Midnight Radio”: A Modern Greek Cinematographic Masterpiece”
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Man With “Men in Tights Syndrome” Subjected to The Nutcracker Protocol Therapy
I recently spoke with renowned psychiatrist Dr. Kainik Zlatco of Zagreb University currently heading an international consortium of behavioral psychiatrists preparing a major study of men suffering from “men in tights syndrome”. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness “men in tights syndrome” (MITS) is defined as follows: “An irrational fear ofContinue reading “Man With “Men in Tights Syndrome” Subjected to The Nutcracker Protocol Therapy”
27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Death Plan for a Dog and a Man”: The Oracle of Death in Athens Speaks
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival runs until 16March2025. Slice and dice your interpretation of the Greek documentary “Death Plan for a Dog and a Man” and you just may have nailed down the last nail of the coffin. For lack of a more sophisticated descriptor this is a “fun” film but one with deepContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Death Plan for a Dog and a Man”: The Oracle of Death in Athens Speaks”
Melania’s Melatonin Hits Late Night Infomercial Circuit: Blissful Sleeps in Times of Stress! : Des Moines: 3March2025: Spoof News Services:
Spoof has received several complaints from Canadians, Danes, Greenlanders and Mexicans about late night infomercials hawking “Melania’s Melatonin”. The First Lady is seen beaming waving the American flag explaining there are huge amounts of stress in the world particularly in Greenland, Denmark, Canada and Mexico because of the dismal failure of so many to believeContinue reading “Melania’s Melatonin Hits Late Night Infomercial Circuit: Blissful Sleeps in Times of Stress! : Des Moines: 3March2025: Spoof News Services:”
RKS 2025 Film: “Young Werther”: A Canadian Reverse Romcom Classic
Werther (Douglas Booth) a prepped out overconfident and shallow young man from the ritzy Anglo Montreal suburb of Westmount arrives in Toronto with geeky germaphobe buddy Paul (Jaouhar Ben Ayed) on a family errand. Once completed Werther will journey to Europe “to write his memoirs” but being so young what memoirs could this pompous assContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Young Werther”: A Canadian Reverse Romcom Classic”
The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 20: Slavery of the Young Lawyer! Donuts and Orangemen in Toronto
Not being lily white in the province of Ontario, home of Orangemen, a sort of Canadian Ku-Klux-Klan and in the City of Toronto well known for its anti-Greek riots in 1918 I was bypassed by the big downtown Bay Street law firms who failed to realize my wealth and the numerous corporate structures I presidedContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 20: Slavery of the Young Lawyer! Donuts and Orangemen in Toronto”
The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version): Chapter 6: Juanita Joins Big Bopper and Buddy Holly
Flying to New Delhi from Montreal is far better than the Delhi Belly flight from New Delhi to Montreal as with the latter Indian food seeks its revenge on those not used to it. Flatulence and the runs are the perfect storm for an unholy stench that not even the smell of eggplant curry couldContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version): Chapter 6: Juanita Joins Big Bopper and Buddy Holly”
The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (Final Version): Chapter 3: Juanita Wallabong’s Farewell Tour
When I was 14 years old my mother Juanita no longer wanted to give live performances as the anxiety that afflicted her was overwhelming even with those “Mother’s Little Helpers” otherwise known as Xanax and the live performances only encouraged her to continue guzzling gin “to take the edge off”. Despite her live performance anxiety,Continue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (Final Version): Chapter 3: Juanita Wallabong’s Farewell Tour”
RKS 2024 Film: The 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: “The Philosopher: I Have Something to Say”
Greek cinema is multi faceted, but with a strong satirical tradition frequently directed against the traditional pillars of Greek society; the church, politicians, the military and the bureaucracy. In “The Philosopher” the satirical sword cuts a swath through intellectuals, philosophy, religion, television, academia, book publishers and film production. It is a movie about movie production.Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: The 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: “The Philosopher: I Have Something to Say””
RKS 2024 Film: “Breakfast of Champions”: Back After 25 Years
“Breakfast of Champions” based on a Kurt Vonnegut novel of the same name has returned to the big screen 25 years later with a 4K restoration. Just about all “champions” in the film are a far cry from being champions of a normalcy. Characters here are champions of an eccentric otherworld. Dwayne Hoover (Bruce Willis)Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Breakfast of Champions”: Back After 25 Years”
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