The Story of Service – ‘Vous êtes Servis’

One of the best documentaries that I’ve seen in the last year is Vous êtes Servis by Spanish-Belgium filmmaker Jorge León. A friend of mine saw it in Sarajevo and Continue reading →

And Then Bill Murray Appears…

Almost a year ago I overheard an anecdote being told about how the comedian slash actor Bill Murray has the habit of ‘just appearing’ during random, non-Bill-Murray-related, events. Those words stuck with Continue reading →

‘La Haine’ Reboot

The Other Cinema presents ‘La Haine’ (1995),  the film that meant the breakthrough for Vincent Cassel is going to be screening from the 2nd – 5th of May in venues near Continue reading →

A Wes Anderson World

The wondrous universe created by Wes Anderson. A subject for lenghty analyses, from it’s art direction, it’s writing, it’s editing, it’s music, the actors used. A familiarity springs from every project by a Continue reading →

Between Art and Cinema with ‘Babel’

I wrote a blog for Impakt this week on Hendrick Dusolier’s Babel. And it left me wondering the lines between art and cinema. Where does the denomination of art stop Continue reading →

New Obsession: Julien Hallard and Artus de Lavilléon

My New Favourite artist duo: Julien Hallard and Artus de Lavilléon. These French film-makers manage to produce something with the right combination of independents American art-house tradition and a European Continue reading →

New Obsession: Zombies, Aliens and Everything in between

One of my obsessions: Zombies, Aliens and Everything in between. Attack the Block (trailer): Hanna (trailer): The allegory of the non-human that tells us something about human existence. It is Continue reading →