CATCHING UP WITH FILM - FILM CRITICISM WITH AN EYE ON A PERSONAL CANON

Videotheque in South Pasadena, CA was my film school post-college. Even though I live far away now, I still make it out almost every Sunday to check out movies that I have no luck finding online, for money or otherwise. In this ongoing series, I will give my brief impressions about my rentals from the past week. Innocence (2004) dir. Lucile Hadzihalilovic, starring Marion Cotillard, Helene de Fougerolles, Zoe Auclair, Berangere Haubruge A film that pre-dates Yorgos Lanthimos’

I’ve always been a sucker for pub trivia, and I almost like creating trivia quizzes more than competing in them. The answers to the first nine questions are all connected by a theme, and the tenth is the theme. Feel free to share this quiz, and no Googling when you’re trying it! (What’s the fun in that?) Answers will be posted next week with the newest quiz. The person in the picture above. What might cover the floor of your home and be a pain to vacuum. The police will issue

Videotheque in South Pasadena, CA was my film school post-college. Even though I live far away now, I still make it out almost every Sunday to check out movies that I have no luck finding online, for money or otherwise. In this ongoing series, I will give my brief impressions about my rentals from the past week. Chilly Scenes of Winter (1975) dir. Joan Micklin Silver, starring John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt Even among the many romantic comedies and dramas that populated the 70’s,

I’ve always been a sucker for pub trivia, and I almost like creating trivia quizzes more than competing in them. The answers to the first nine questions are all connected by a theme, and the tenth is the theme. Feel free to share this quiz, and no Googling when you’re trying it! (What’s the fun in that?) Answers will be posted next week with the newest quiz. This is the name of the standard military issue handgun from 1872-1892. It’s also appeared in many Western movies and w

Videotheque in South Pasadena, CA was my film school post-college. Even though I live far away now, I still make it out almost every Sunday to check out movies that I have no luck finding online, for money or otherwise. In this ongoing series, I will give my brief impressions about my rentals from the past week. The Arbor (2010) dir. Clio Barnard, starring Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Natalie Gavin A biopic like no other about playwright Andrea Dunbar, who was just 15

I’ve always been a sucker for pub trivia, and I almost like creating trivia quizzes more than competing in them. The answers to the first nine questions are all connected by a theme, and the tenth is the theme. Feel free to share this quiz, and no Googling when you’re trying it! (What’s the fun in that?) Answers will be posted next week with the newest quiz. The physical product of combustion. The parts that make up a chain are called what? The drive through fast food chain w

Videotheque in South Pasadena, CA was my film school post-college. Even though I live far away now, I still make it out almost every Sunday to check out movies that I have no luck finding online, for money or otherwise. In this ongoing series, I will give my brief impressions about my rentals from the past week. In the Year of 13 Moons (1978) dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Volker Spengler Fassbinder took the melodrama to an elevated place into potentially absurd terr

I’ve always been a sucker for pub trivia, and I almost like creating trivia quizzes more than competing in them. The answers to the first nine questions are all connected by a theme, and the tenth is the theme. Feel free to share this quiz, and no Googling when you’re trying it! (What’s the fun in that?) Answers will be posted next week with the newest quiz. This Danish writer is famous for writing some of the most famous fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Ugly