It was a slightly chilly day in Reykavik, Iceland with small bouts of rain and winds that breathe a shock into your system. What better way to spend the day then in a movie theater? Or as I see it, the opposite of what people did during the heatwaves in the United States prior to […]
Film Festival
RIFF Film Review: The Genius and the Boys
Nobel Prize winner. Genius scientist. Valued friend and co-worker. Pedophile. Carleton Gajdusek was regarded as all of the above. The final, that of a pedophile, would occur late in his stellar career after adopting 57 children from the tribes of the South Seas. In the documentary The Genius and the Boys director/screenwriter Bosse Lindquist, from […]
RIFF Film Review: Womb
Director: Benedek Fliegauf 2010 Germany/Hungary/France Occasionally you watch a film where the thought of describing it later to someone feels impossible. Womb appears to be that film for me of 2010. Emerging Master Program, Focus on Benedek Fliegauf. The story is about a woman, Rebecca (Eva Green), and man, Tommy (Matt Smith), who meet as […]
Cinecon 46
The Cinecon Classic Film Festival is not for novices. Held over Labor Day weekend mere steps from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Cinecon attendees are more likely to stop and admire the sidewalk stars of Louise Fazenda and Richard Barthelmess than Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp. Do you recognize those names of old? Cinecon […]
LAFF Film Review: Kings of Pastry (dessert just got VERY interesting)
So much suspense…over pastry? The documentary Kings of Pastry chronicles sixteen chefs as they vie for the coveted Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (Best Craftsmen in France). The M.O.F. is the highest recognition a pastry chef may achieve and also the most difficult task to take on. The competition spans three days, where they will make […]
