Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 25, 2014

As fall came, it was the time to get back on track with a last push towards the end of the year. By this, I mean that with the obvious break in movie watching with last summer (the birth of my daughter Sofia, the maintenance of my home, work I...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 24, 2014

The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987) Of the many films listed on the IMDb Top 250 there are few that I still haven’t seen. Taking aside the obvious new releases that eventually are bumped by newer films voted by enthusiast movie goers, the classics on the list are common and...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 12, 2014

August : Osage County (John Wells, 2013) A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Without much introduction...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 10, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014) The adventures of Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 8, 2014

Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997) Ho Po-Wing (Leslie Cheung) and Lai Yiu-fai (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), a couple from pre-handover Hong Kong, visit Argentina hoping to renew their ailing relationship. The two have a pattern of abuse, followed by breakups and reconciliations. One of their goals in   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 5, 2014

This feature is about the most innovative, subversive, original, and artsy graphics in skateboarding. Highlighting new and current decks on the market but also going back in the great catalog that many legendary skaters and companies have put out since the underground debuts of this highly marginali   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 3, 2014

Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988) Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's (Tom Cruise) father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. This popular success film that won many Academy Awards is an iconic piece of film that delivers   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 1, 2014

L’Avventura (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960) A woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. But during the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other. Infamously known as one of the masterpieces of the seventh art to have been booed at its first showing at Ca   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 31, 2014

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Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 29, 2014

This feature is about the most innovative, subversive, original, and artsy graphics in skateboarding. Highlighting new and current decks on the market but also going back in the great catalog that many legendary skaters and companies have put out since the underground debuts of this highly marginali   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 28, 2014

Note: this review is a contribution to the 1984 A-Thon hosted by the great folks over at Forgotten Films. The films Big Brother was watching. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984) Two closely bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart. Of the many things I want in a movie   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 27, 2014

Since their sophomore release Remission, I’ve been following the evolution of Mastodon and I actually enjoyed The Hunter more than I would have thought after the first few listens. With Once More ‘Round the Sun, they continue with the same hard Rock approach leaving behind their more ex   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 26, 2014

Pray For Me : The Jason Jessee Film (Steve Nemsick & David Rogerson, 2007) Professionnal skateboarder Jason Jessee is profiled in this 80 minutes documentary that preceded his comeback to a skaboarding sponsorship by Santa Cruz skateboards. Coming from a Mormon family of South California tha   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 25, 2014

Sawdust and Tinsel (Ingmar Bergman, 1953) An aging circus ringmaster visits his estranged wife to see his young sons. Meanwhile, his jealous young lover has an affair with an actor. Ingmar Bergman has left a tremendous amount of film to his fans behind him and his later career was more...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 21, 2014

Smiles of a Summer Night (Ingmar Bergman, 1955) The lives of bourgeois lovers in Sweden during a summer of the first half of the 20th Century are inspired to let themselves live their passion. Based on a Shakespeare play, Smiles of a Summer Night was later an inspiration for Woody...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 20, 2014

This feature is about the most innovative, subversive, original, and artsy graphics in skateboarding. Highlighting new and current decks on the market but also going back in the great catalog that many legendary skaters and companies have put out since the underground debuts of this highly marginali   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 3, 2014

Note: this article is a contribution to the Goldbumathon hosted by the great folks over at Cinematic Catharsis. Celebrating the many faces of Jeff Goldblum. 7. Tricycle Man in Nashville As important as it is for an actor to be staring in movies, being in the supporting cast often offers...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 1, 2014

Note: this review is a contribution to the The British Invaders Blogathon hosted by the great folks over at A Shroud of Thoughts. if.... (Lindsay Anderson, 1968) In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) takes place at an old established private school in   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on July 31, 2014

Irréversible (Gaspar Noé, 2002) Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. After all this time, I've finally got to sit to watch Gaspar Noé's most widely known film:   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on July 29, 2014

Bob le flambeur (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1956) Bob (Roger Duchesne), an old gangster and gambler is almost broke, so he decides in spite of the warnings of a friend, a high official from the police, to rob a gambling casino in Dauville. As one of the French directors who orbited around...   read more