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Tag: french

blind spot series

Blindsided by GRAND ILLUSION

You have to smile when you see the lineage of some of your favorite films.

Posted on November 26, 2013June 30, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

ATTILA MARCEL plays TIFF 2013

Some people say it best when they say nothing at all.

Posted on September 18, 2013September 21, 2013
festivals, reactions, TIFF

THE PAST (LE PASSÉ) plays TIFF 2013

As TIFF 2013 kicks off, an award-winning director wonders when we will learn from our mistakes?

Posted on September 6, 2013September 8, 2013
blind spot series

Blindsided by LES DIABOLIQUES

My romp through film history finally takes me to France. It;s there that I learn that French people are gloriously screwed up, and that my readers have amazing taste!

Posted on June 25, 2013June 30, 2015
trailers

Le Temps de L’Amour: MOOD INDIGO Trailer

Will 2013 go down as The Year St. Michel Returned?

Posted on February 6, 2013February 10, 2013
reviews

HOLY MOTORS

Buckle up there buttercup, you’re in for one weird ride…

Posted on November 18, 2012November 23, 2012
festivals, reactions, TIFF

SUICIDE SHOP (LE MAGASIN DE SUICIDES) Plays TIFF 2012

A plucky animated selection was just what the doctor ordered on a Sunday afternoon at TIFF. But make no mistake, this ain’t no Pixar flick.

Posted on September 16, 2012September 20, 2012
festivals, reactions, TIFF

AMOUR Plays TIFF 2012

When they ask if you take this person for better or for worse, they should emphasize the “worse”.

Posted on September 16, 2012September 19, 2012
festivals, reactions, TIFF

RUST AND BONE (De Rouille et D’Os) Plays TIFF 2012

Marion Cotillard is stellar in the new offering from Jacques Audiard. The question to be asked is what to make of everything else that happens around her?

Posted on September 8, 2012September 10, 2012
trailers

Old Love – AMOUR Trailer

This one slayed at Cannes, so I’ve added it to my TIFF slate. That might be a bad idea though…

Posted on September 4, 2012September 8, 2012
reviews

THE ARTIST

Sometimes a Film Can Say an Awful Lot Without Uttering a Word.

Posted on December 9, 2011December 13, 2011
watchin' & writin'

Back to Basics – TRIP TO THE MOON (UN VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE)

Have you ever wondered where your dreams come from?

Posted on November 29, 2010September 3, 2012

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