In the Angelidis Dimitris short film “The Gift,” a fairy’s stolen scarf begins to have dire consequences for the possessor.
Ramblings while on a slow suburban death.
Category: Eurostuff
(Cannes, France)
There is a little mom and pop restaurant around the corner from the tiny Touring Hotel where our little dinner party would meet most every evening during the Cannes Film Festival.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBqc_kbVDVg
Nothing says Denmark more than a giant reptile snaking its way around overhead passes, regenerating its blown-to-smithereens body parts so that it enjoys near immortality.
I once left a church in a bit of a ruckus, having had dogma issues that had me feeling as a lost puzzle piece from another picture.
For the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, Henri Behar granted my request to experience the red carpet paparazzi pit. Henri walked me over to area before the red carpet circus began, making sure both the photographers and security guards knew who I was.
Pretty girl meets attractive boy by accident, and the two spend the night out in Rome while waiting for morning. This simple idea is so beautifully filmed and acted in “Notte Sento”, an Italian short film by Daniele Napolitano.
Flamenco is not content to be confied to the cultural halls of beautiful Spain. Like the conquistadors, flamenco has spread to all corners of this earth.
Sometimes you get a volvo, sometimes you get this… Happy weekend!
“Tomato Pulp”, a self-described short exploitation film, is best summed up during the final credits that show a chef assembling a dish of spaghetti pomodoro.
Classic thriller films have gone the way of 8-track tapes, and it is near impossible to find a modern representation of this genre without becoming overwhelmed with special effects. The end result tends to be a far less engaging and believable as the viewers are asked to buy into incredulous twists that send the film that is wholly inconceivable.