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Category Archives: foreign language film
Best Movies Watched in 2022
“Nightmare Alley” (2021) Directed by Guillermo del Toro “Songs From the Second Floor” (2000) Directed by Roy Andersson “You, the Living” (2007) Directed by Roy Andersson “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (2022) Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert “Me … Continue reading
Best Films Watched in 2021
“Citizen Kane”* (Directed by Orson Welles) “Mank” (Directed by David Fincher) “An Elephant Sitting Still” (Directed by Hu Bo) “Kajillionaire” (Directed by Miranda July) “Nomadland” (Directed by Chloe Zhao) “The Selfish Giant” (Directed by Clio Barnard) “Shoplifters” (Directed by Hirokasu … Continue reading
Best Films Watched in 2019
Didn’t quite achieve my goal of watching a hundred films during the course of 2019, but at 92 I came pretty darn close. Not as many documentaries this past year, which is somewhat surprising as it’s a genre that has … Continue reading
Film Quote (Tarkovsky)
“In cinema it is necessary not to explain, but to act upon the viewer’s feelings, and the emotion which is awoken is what provokes thought.” Andrei Tarkovsky
Posted in Cinema, classic cinema, film, film quote, foreign language film, movie, movie quote
Tagged Andrei Tarkovsky, art film, Cinema, film, film quote, movies, Soviet cinema
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Best Films Watched in 2018
Thanks to the irresistible temptations of Netflix and the unfortunate discovery of podcasts, I watched less than 100 movies in 2018, far below my usual tally. Ah, but in my defense, the proportion of good movies to bad ones was … Continue reading
Best Movies of 2017
For the second year in a row I managed to watch over one hundred movies in 2017. Here is a roster of my favorite cinematic experiences of the past year: “I, Daniel Blake” (Directed by Ken Loach) “Dogtooth” (Directed by … Continue reading
“Kedi” (Turkey; 2016)
“Kedi” (Documentary; 79 minutes) Director and Producer: Ceyda Torun My wife and I spent ten days in Istanbul during the summer of 2016. Despite arriving only a short time after an attempted coup, we found the atmosphere of the ancient city … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Documentary, film, film review, foreign language film, movie, movie review
Tagged "Kedi", cats of Istanbul, Ceyda Torun, Charlie Wuppermann, film, Istanbul, movie, movie about cats, Turkey, Turkish cinema
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Best Movies of 2016: An Eclectic Roster
I managed to squeeze in over 100 films in 2016. A good mix of foreign and domestic releases (those looking for blockbusters, comic book flicks and eye candy should search elsewhere). Here’s my list of favourites: “High Rise” (Director: Ben … Continue reading
Posted in Academy Award, Best movies of the year, Cinema, classic cinema, cult film, Czech New Wave, Documentary, film, foreign language film, movie
Tagged Ben Wheatley, Best films of 2016, best movies of 2016, Cinema, Czech New Wave, David Lynch, film, Jeff Nichols, movies, The Wolfpack
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Short film by Jiri Sozansky
From the same year, “1984”, a short film by Czech artist Jiri Sozansky.
Posted in Cinema, cult film, experimental film, film, foreign language film, movie
Tagged art film, Czech cinema, experimental film, Jiri Sozansky, surreal
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Alain Marchant, a feature look at the controversial Canadian director
The on-line site Hollywood North, a virtual magazine devoted to all things relating to Canadian movie-making, has just posted (in two parts) my feature essay on controversial Quebecois director, Alain Marchant. You’ll find the article here, with a link to … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, cult film, Documentary, experimental film, film, foreign language film, movie, movie review
Tagged Alain Marchant, Canadian cinema, Canadian movies, controversial director, film essay, film review, films from Quebec, Hollywood North, Lars Von Trier, movie, Quebecois films
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