THE OTHER SON
18 year old Joseph was hoping to do his National Service in Israel’s Elite Force following in his Military Father’s footsteps. However during a routine medical a blip occurs when it is revealed that he is a different blood group than his parents. After the initial awkward accusations that maybe his mother had strayed, a … Continue reading
The Ottoman Lieutenant
The Ottoman Lieutenant is one of those old-fashioned melodramatic war-time epic dramas, complete with a love triangle, that despite its predictable plot, will probably prove to be quite a crowd pleaser. That is unless you a stickler for history as in this Turkish financed production, the tragic Armenian Genocide when 1.5 million people were massacred, … Continue reading
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
The late great Sophie Tucker was one the World’s most popular and successful entertainers for the first half of the 20 Century. This very early superstar with her wonderful range of comic and risque songs was one of the first women in show business who pioneered the way grabbing top billing in Vaudeville Theater, on … Continue reading
The Paris Opera
The movie cameras are back at The Paris Opera again, but unlike Fredrick Wiseman’s 2009 documentary La danse, and the 2015 film Reset that tracked Benjamin Millepied’s first full year as the Opera Ballet’s new director, this new film from Swiss director Jean-Stephane Bron is all about drama. Most of which seems to happen off-stage. The … Continue reading
The Parking Lot Movie
The surprisingly intriguing quirky documentary made in 2010 is exactly what its title states: a movie about a parking lot. A very scruffy triangular one in the centre of Charlottesville Virginia behind a motley line up of late night bars and restaurants and smack opposite the University Campus. Filmmaker Meghan Eckman focuses on interviewing a … Continue reading