The Thrilling Discomfort of The Skin I Live In (Le Piel Que Habito) Pedro Almodovar (2011) Most brilliant people have quirks, Pedro Almodovar’s direction in The Skin I Live In is no exception. A film about a plastic surgeon, obsessed with the memory of his wife who commited suicide. Written and directed by Almodovar, it [...]
Tags: #Festival, Antonio Banderas, Foreign Film, Pedro Almodovar, The Skin I Live In, Thierry Jonquet
This Must Be The Place (2011, Paolo Sorrentino) stars Sean Penn as the character Cheyenne, a retired rock star (mix between Edward Scissorhands and Robert Smith), who lives in the UK with his wife (Frances McDermond) and Step-daughter (Eve Hewson). Cheyenne struggles with his guilt, and deciders to go visit his father who passed away, [...]
Tags: #Festival, Auschwitz, Cheyenne, Coen Bros., Edward Scissorhands, film, Frances McDermond, Garden State, Ghost Worl, Nazi, Paolo Sorrentino, Robert Smith, Sean Penn, Sundance
For those of you who don’t already know, 2012 has brought about some very exciting announcements; I have been asked by Calgary Movies to be a featured blogger and was the New Year Special Feature for Binzento Vincente’s blog! My column on Calgary Movies site is called Acme Eclectic. I am very please to be a [...]
Tags: Binzento Vincente, Calgary Movies, Fashion, Film Review, movies, yyc
Miss Representation (2011, USA) is a documentary film about how the American Media misrepresents women. The screening tonight was hosted by the Calgary Sexual Health Centre, and had a spectacular audience turn out. The screening SOLD OUT and had a wait list, in the Globe Cinema downtown Calgary, on a -30*C Wednesday night. (Shocking) The [...]
Tags: #Festival, Calgary, Dawn Johnston, Feminism, film, GlobeCinema, MissRepresentation, Oprah, OWN, Review, Sarah Ivany, Shelley Youngblut, Sundance, yyc
