It makes an odd kind of sense to me that I came all the way to Bermuda for BIFF to see a Canadian film. Having grown up here between the years of 84 to 89 the entire trip has been awash in memories of my own, and the own story of my life, which as…
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Bermuda International Film Festival – Beyond the Hills – Cristian Mungiu
There’s a reason this film won the best screenplay prize at Cannes and the two leads shared the best actress prize and the audience at Liberty Theater in Hamilton, Bermuda found out why Sunday afternoon as it made an appearance at the Bermuda International Film Festival. It’s a brilliant adaptation of Tatiana Nicolescu Bran’s non-fiction…
Defiance S01 – Pilot
I came in cold to this series, though Showcase was kind enough to send me a screener of the series opener, and within minutes I was wowed by the show, if I had known that Rockne S. O’Bannon of Farscape fame had developed it for television, it probably would have taken less time. The…
Bermuda International Film Festival – In The Hour of Victory – Lucinda Spurling, Andrew Kirkpatrick
This was one of the films I was most intent on seeing when I first toyed with the idea of coming to the Bermuda International Film Festival. Based on the book of the same name, it chronicles through his own letters to his wife Faith Bower, Bermuda-born Major Toby Smith’s service in World War II….
Doctor Who S07E10 – Cold War
Mark Gatiss reintroduces the ice warriors of Mars to the world of Doctor Who as The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) find themselves aboard a Soviet Sub in 1983. This is probably the strongest of the stories since Clara became The Doctor’s companion, although David Warner seems completely wasted in his ole…
Bermuda International Film Festival – The Act of Killing – Joshua Oppenheime
The second film to be screened at BIFF was a documentary that proved to be a tough watch. To clarify, it’s not a bad film at all, its just the subject matter is particularly harsh. It was also the first film I’d seen in the Liberty Theater since I left in 89, and I took…
Orphan Black S01E03 – Variation Under Nature
Tonight on Space, things continue to spin more out of control for Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) as more is revealed about who and what she is, but not the whys. The episode picks up exactly where the previous episode left off, with Sarah conversing with Allison and Kasima. Minor SPOILERS abound. Sarah continuing to pose…
Bermuda and Back: A Happy Hobbit’s Return Home and a Film Festival Part 3
Goslings Wine cellar was the location yesterday evening for a meet and greet of the people and sponsors behind the Bermuda International Film Festival before the opening night presentation of Ginger & Rosa. Festival VIPs meet and mingle, there is laughter and shop being talked about equally. Bermuda has, in its time, perfected the art…
Bermuda International Film Festival – Ginger & Rosa (Sally Potter)
The Bermuda International Film Festival kicks off this evening with the powerful film, Ginger & Rosa, which Sue got to take a look at during the Toronto International Film Festival. I’m very excited to be able to cover this festival, and am looking forward to stepping inside the Liberty Theater. I haven’t been in there…
Thunderball (1965) – Terence Young
007 is back in his biggest adventure yet and the 101 Action Movies brings me one of my favorite Sean Connery Bond films. For me, this one has it all, exotic locations, scuba diving (something I haven’t done for years, but still love), Connery being suave and cool, banter with Q (Desmond Llewelyn) and…
