A bird, a movie, an observation

No none of the above are connected or in the correct order. It was the only way I could think of to tie together three seperate thoughts bouncing around in my head. First the observation – bugger, it really is fall isn’t it? The nights have been quite chilly here. I can tell because my [...]

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Casablanca remake? Pardon me while I giggle myself stupid.

So Madonna wants to remake Casablanca and play the role Ingrid Bergman made famous.  She wants to redo this classic in her own image, reset it in Iraq (pardon me but doesn’t this mean it’s no longer Casablanca?) and use the vehicle to ‘relaunch’ her non existent film career. Hee hee … hee heee …. [...]

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Still struggling with Nightwatching – the movie

Believe it or not, I’m still struggling with the film Nightwatching. I saw it during the Sept. Toronto Film Festival and haven’t decided what I really think about it. Can’t quite make up my mind whether I liked it or loathed it. But after seeing the number of people who have landed on this site [...]

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Busy, busy, busy – no blogging too many computers

Off to work soon. Took the weekend off blogging – I’ll finish the film reviews tonight and tomorrow. Saw some great films on Friday and Saturday. Esp. the Chinese film Exodus. Good laugh during this film. Anyway, duty calls, sick computers to fix. Morning is a great start – love the customer – I’ll do [...]

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A film review & CN Tower no longer tallest building in the world

More belly button gazing from people with nothing to worry about in their day to day lives. I suggest the feature writer of this silly drivel go see Buddha Collapsed in Shame by Iranian director Hana Makhmalbaf.

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Voyeurs – Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala – film from India

There is no doubt in my mind director Duddhadev Dasgupta feels a great deal for the forgotten people of Bengal and Calcutta. His portrait of the the inhabitants is both sweet, frank and sad.

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