Winner of the best screenplay award for Director Rodrigo Grande, Cuestion de Principios (A Matter of Principles), is an audience pleasing film from start to finish. Adalberto Castilla (Federico Luppi) is a man of great principles. He prides himself on how he lives his life and his clear conscience. When his new younger boss, […]
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Film Rave and Rant: Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Public Enemy #1
The infamous French Gangster Jacques Mesrine’s life is chronicled in a two-part film that attempts to show the man behind the media sensation that he became as French Public Enemy No. 1. Part One, aptly titled Killer Instinct, begins with Mesrine’s return from Algeria in 1959 to France. It chronicles his rise to a life […]
Feel Good Film Festival: Eagle’s In The Chicken Coop
“It is not pornography”. A phrase one must remember when watching Eagles In The Chicken Coop, for this is a movie about the making of a late-night, made-for-television mature movie – not a porno. In true documentary (or mockumentary, really) form, the film shows how two struggling artists, one a director, the other an actor, […]
‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ Starts Strong Then Unravels
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World starts out strong and then unravels, leaving you to wonder why anyone would find this character or story interesting.
Film Rave: Animal Kingdom
The opening credits are accompanied by still photographs of a bank robbery. The music melancholy and foreboding. The final title frame is a portrait of the animal kingdom. The lion standing tall amongst the other animals. The films title hovers for a moment over the portrait and we immediately realize this is a film about […]