When it comes down to it, whether a movie is worthwhile, it comes down to the heart. All movies have flaws, but if the movie captures your attention or affects you in some manner, then you sometimes you are forgiving of those flaws. Not unlike relationships. A friend and I … [Read more...] about Days 8 & 9 at the Film Festival
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Books: An excerpt from John Stark Bellamy’s latest
Author John Stark Bellamy II, Cleveland’s master of mystery and mayhem, comes by his taste for the sensational honestly, having grown up reading stories about Cleveland crime and disaster written by his grandfather, Paul, who was editor of the Plain Dealer, and his father, Peter, … [Read more...] about Books: An excerpt from John Stark Bellamy’s latest
Film Festival – Try not to Cry for this film from Argentina
Wednesday proved to be quite rewarding with two different films worth checking out. Anita is just another example of why I attend the Film Festival religiously each year. It tells the tale of a young girl with Downs syndrome who becomes separated from her mother when the … [Read more...] about Film Festival – Try not to Cry for this film from Argentina
CIFF: Caterpillar, it’s a WOW!
Monday was a four-film day, which took me from Cleveland to Amsterdam, and from there to the UK and Japan. Facing Forward (A) This riveting documentary takes a close look at Entrepreneurship Preparatory School (E-Prep), a relatively new charter school within the … [Read more...] about CIFF: Caterpillar, it’s a WOW!
R U There at the Festival
As today was a light day at the Film Festival (only 2 movies), I had the opportunity to visit Taiwan. R U There stars a Dutch actor visiting Taipei for a gaming convention. He happens to meet Min Min who is aloof to him in person, but is passionate on the computer games each … [Read more...] about R U There at the Festival
