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This review is my entry for the Review Tournament held at the LAMB called So You Think You Can Review. Since the identities of the losing participants have been revealed I've decided to re-edit this review and put it here. The Room (Tommy Wiseau, 2003) A happy-go-lucky banker sees his worl read more

The Man Who Souled the World (Mike Hill, 2008) THE MAN WHO SOULED THE WORLD tells the story of Steve Rocco, the irreverent genius who transformed the skateboard industry from corporate to skater owned with a do-it-yourself punk attitude. For those who are regulars on this film oriented blog y read more

While I was on vacation, my dear blogger friend John LaRue at The Droid You’re Looking For published his annual list of the 50 Greatest French Films of All Time. Being a Francophile and a Francophone myself I couldn’t get more excited about his wonderful yearly achievement. The fi read more

Escape From Alcatraz (Donald Siegel, 1979) With Dirty Harry, Escape From Alcatraz is one of the best collaborations between director Donald Siegel and actor Clint Eastwood. The sober and slow moving prison escape film of Siegel distinguish itself by the low-key camera placing and the slowly comin read more

I wish I could go on a vacation with Clark  Since the coming of summer in Quebec City we have been more than spoiled of superb weather and sunny days. In fact, since I moved in my house, July 1st, there have been so few rain that my lawn is practically just dust. However, since our Hone read more

Note: this a new series of reviews I'm installing on Le Mot du Cinephiliaque. Since I was born and raised in the Province of Québec I've decided to present and review some of the films that populate my culture and that represents the Cinema of here. The feature will be called after our license plate read more

Note: this a new series of reviews I'm installing on Le Mot du Cinephiliaque. Since I was born and raised in the Province of Québec I've decided to present and review some of the films that populate my culture and that represents the Cinema of here. The feature will be called after our license plate read more

Having been most of my writing and “blogging” time on my hosted poll of the Most Influential Directors of all time, I almost forgot to react on the new Sight and Sound list. Back in 2002, I was discovering most of the films on the list back then. The list looked like that below: C read more

With Great power comes great responsibility. Just like Peter Parker, every important director had a great power in the way his/her films were/are made. With this year’s Most Influential Director’s Poll I’ve asked voters to list the director’s most significant movie. Just read more

What a great time for movie lovers! Earlier this week, on the eve on my birthday, Sight and Sound magazine released its new list of its famous decade poll of the Greatest Films of All time. It was the first time in fifty years that Citizen Kane was not number one. As refreshing and surprising as it read more

As a Classic Film lover I am a man/boy who loves traditions. This is the third time I do this list and every year I try to watch films from the year I was born to see a little bit of what happened in this year. I'm very proud to say that most of the films I wanted to watch I had the opportunit read more

Earlier this year, Barry from Cinematic Catharsis gave me the first Liebster Award and I was very proud to receive this recognition from one of my peers. Especially, one I admire and see as an excellent blogger/film writer.    Then, on the day of my birthday, the film historian and crit read more

The Cameraman (Buster Keaton & Edgar Sedgwick, 1928) Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire. This is the first official review of my new feature that I hope to get running lo read more

 As a young, self-proclamed, film critic myself I know how it is hard to follow and live our dreams. Sometimes we need a little hands up and other times just a little something more. This is why I would like to pass the microphone to the next generation of talented directors. Without them and t read more

Since I put my hand on Andrew Sarris’ The American Cinema : Directors and Directions 1929-1968, my interest for completing a list I’ve been rambling about over and over here at the good old LMdC (short for Le Mot du Cinephiliaque), is TheyShoot Pictures Don’t They? 1000 Greate read more

Disclosure (Barry Levinson, 1994) A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life. Originally this project was supposed to be directed by Academy Award winner Milos Forman, read more

12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957) A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. The first feature film directed by Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, The Verdict) read more

High Noon (Fred Zinnemann, 1952) A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him. Marshall Will Kane (Gary Cooper) is on his way to retire from his duties and get married to the love of his life Amy Fowler (Grace Kelly), but he lea read more

The Fisher King (Terry Gilliam, 1991) A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake. Jack Lucas (Jeff Bridges) is a radio DJ and the man of the city. He is about to read more

With a late contribution to the LAMB’s Director Chair, I wanted to make a post about this Enfant Terrible of World Cinema, but since I moved in my first house I have less time to work on posts and regular blogging. I thought I had seen more films from von Trier but it is clear that I need to c read more