This very edgy film about two gay men exploring their relationship in real time is a bold experiment from Greek filmmaker George Markaris (transplanted to Berlin). With very little dialogue this largely improvised piece is in eight different segments that cover the whole spectrum of these two young men’s experiences together. They cover Pain, Lust, … Continue reading
The cinematic fascination with The Beat Generation continues regardless. Following on the heals of Walter Salles take on Jack Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’ which the Critics were quick to dismiss when it recently had a Limited Release in US theaters, we have this new movie which, set in the mid 1940’s is essentially a pre-quel to the movement that was … Continue reading
Jean-Pierre Provut was born in 1935 in a tiny village in Algeria, and one of his very earliest memories is of sitting on his mother’s lap as she tried in vain to get him to say his own name. It’s not that he couldn’t, but just that he wouldn’t. He was happiest wearing his older sister’s … Continue reading
This coming-of-age story of two 14 year old boys … best friends .. who live in rather decrepit houseboats on thee Mississippi River with their families is sadly as slow and boring as their nearest small Arkansas town. For want of something to do Ellis and Neckbone like to explore the river and the various islands … Continue reading
Bergdorf Goodman has been a New York institution for the past 111 years. Stretching a whole block of Fifth Avenue between 57th & 58th Streets it is the high temple of fashion’s elite that has the very best for the very well-heeled Manhattans. Right from day one the Store has only carried the cream of … Continue reading