I have just returned from my 14th Toronto International Film Festival and, as usual, here is my travelogue, experiences, and movie reviews. I once again stayed with the nicest friends one could possibly have, and this year, I had my best friend from college and his family, including my two godsons with me. It was […]

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Day 2 – Saturday, September 6, 2014 Films: Cut Snake – director Tony Ayers The Dark Horse – director James Napier Robinson Who Am I – No System Is Safe – directed by Baran bo Odar I had originally tried to see “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” this morning, but it was sold out, so […]

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Day 3 – Sunday – February 7, 2014 Films: The Price We Pay – directed by Harold Crooks Top Five – directed by Chris Rock Roger Waters’ The Wall – directed by Roger Waters and Sean Evans The World of Kanako – directed by Tetsuya Nakashima I like to watch documentaries at TIFF and I […]

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Day 4 – Monday, September 8, 2014 Films – Love & Mercy directed by Bill Pohlad Time Out of Mind directed by Oren Moverman The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness directed by Mami Sunada Labyrinth of Lies directed by Giulio Ricciarelli Music bio-pics are the rage these days with James Brown and Jimi Hendrix gracing […]

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Day 5 – Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Films: Rosewater directed by Jon Stewart The Look of Silence directed by Joshua Oppenheimer Red Army directed by Gabe Polsky Hyena directed by Gerard Johnson I admit being curious about The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, “Rosewater” a film about Mazar Bahari, a Newsweek reporter who appeared […]

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I have to take a moment to mark the death of two notable people. First, we mourn the loss of Richard Kiel, the 7-foot, 2-inch actor best known for playing Jaws in two of Roger Moore’s James Bond movies. Here was a gigantic man, certainly no matinee idol, who made the best of his situation […]

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Network television is now filled with reality shows and the usual cop shows and typical stuff. Fortunately, we have the cable and Internet networks who have provided some quality like Game of Thrones, Penny Dreadful, and The Walking Dead. In the midst of this television renaissance, it is reassuring somehow that the same creative void […]

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