The 2026 edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival felt bigger than previous years. Over its eleven-day run, the venue list changed and expanded; the festival screened over 250 films; Vancouverites and VIFF-goers I spoke with seemed more aware of more of the programming—especially the VIFF Live programming; and I accidentally attended a lot of screenings where cast and crew were present. To me, that all indicates that VIFF as an organization is healthy. (Not that one of the largest…

rewatching every laika film before wildwood comes out.

by Cláudio Alves Last but not least, in this miniseries of Latin American highlights from the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, we have a quartet of films that ponder return, whether to a place or a time, perchance a cultural root or the depths of literary history. You have Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom, premiered at Cannes to rave reviews and which, effectively, marks a sequel, quasi-remake of the director’s quarter-century-old debut. The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs considers…

The first recording today starts with the end of Dennis The Menace. There’s a trail for Autumn programmes on CBBC. Then it’s a repeat of What’s New Scooby-Doo? – Uncle Scooby and Antarctica. Media Centre Description: Children’s animated series about a group of teenage sleuths and their cowardly dog. The gang accompanies a penguin back to its home in Antarctica and find a finned creature from the sea dragging victims to an icy fate. Recorded from CBBC Channel on Saturday 11th September 2010…

Q&A with Jeanie Finlay Stickers! On Sunday morning I read: The next Post Office scandal? Meet the fishermen fighting an ecocide, The Nerve. It’s about the Teesside developments, the sudden sea life die-off there, and the documentary exposing it.As luck would have it, that documentary, All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea, was having a preview screening the same evening in Brighton. And a live Q&A with the director, Jeanie Finlay! We headed over and watched.Notes: I was aware of the…

With a special guest, Ren!!! 00:00 Intro 00:48 Goodbye, Lara 38:40 Outro Music Credits: “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain “Seasons” by roljui

Whenever I think of films featuring ghosts and haunted houses, it is Jack Clayton’s The Innocents which always springs first into my mind. I don’t know about you, but I happen to think that spooky old houses are the best locations to set horror stories in. An old haunted house gives you creaking floorboards, flickering candles and plenty of dark corners; add in the possibilities of either spirits or mental illness messing with your mind, and you really have got yourself one very frightening…

Tony Lo Bianco in God Told Me To (1976) Vitals Tony Lo Bianco as Peter J. Nicholas, devout NYPD detective New York City, Spring 1976 Film: God Told Me To Release Date: October 22, 1976 Director: Larry Cohen Costume Designer: Halston (credited for Deborah Raffin’s wardrobe) WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Today would have been the 90th birthday of Tony Lo Bianco, born in New York City on October 19, 1936. A terrific character actor who was often on the sidelines of great ’70s cinema like The…

Hold for close-up: I'll accompany 'Nosferatu' (1922) on Thursday, Oct. 22 in Plymouth, N.H.Last week I got the nicest post-show comment I've received in awhile.On Thursday, Oct. 15, after accompanying a screening of 'The Cat and the Canary' (1927) at the Leavitt Theatre in Ogunquit, Maine, a woman unknown to me came down to visit me in the area below the stage.(She really did have to come down, as the Leavitt's century-old wooden floor is seriously slanted.)This woman said she enjoyed the show.…

I’ve been looking at British actor Timothy West (1934-2024) a lot lately as I do

Something in this week's listings that I've never seen before: a double-check mark (√√) next to shows that TV Guide says are "Of unusual interest." Anyone else ever seen anything like that? Or was it unique to this North Texas edition? I guess after all these years, we should be happy to have something different to look at. -3- KFDX (WICHITA FALLS) (NBC) Morning 6:30 CONTINENTAL CLASROOM COLOR 7:00 TODAY—Hugh Downs Guest: Elick Moll 9:00 SAY WHEN—Art James 9:25 NEWS—Edwin Newman 9:30 PLAY YOUR…

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 800. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is … Continue reading →

In a dearth of successful new writing this year, there’s finally a brand new voice to get excited about actor turned playwright Danny Lee Wynter whose debut piece Ilford Boy arrives at the Donmar Warehouse in a bundle of energy and with a searing purpose. A coming-of-age story with a clear autobiographical shape, the work […]

LO SPETTRO/THE GHOST is Riccardo Freda’s OTHER film about Dr. Hichcock, but this Dr. Hichcock is not the same one as in THE HORRIBLE (SECRET OF) DR HICHCOCK, nor is Barbara Steele’s Mrs. Hichcock the same Mrs. Hichcock. Their first names are different, Bernard and Cynthia giving way to Charles and Margaret. We also have […]

One of the things I like about this video essay from Deep Dive Dance is that the list you will see below is not definitive and there is even acknowledgement that perhaps there are some dancers who have been overlooked. So, don’t worry too much if your favourite male ballet dancer does not make it into this video – there is still plenty of time! Another reason for including this video on Kuriositas is that we get extensive clips of each of the featured dancers, so we can compare and contrast as…

Mamma Mia! – New York, New York We are hoping to continue a tradition we started in 2025 when we saw Mamma Mia! on Broadway. Every time we go to NYC, we want to see a Broadway show. I already went to New York this year, and we successfully continued the tradition. I won’t reveal the show just yet. Perhaps in a future blog post. We walked through the Times Square area to get to the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway between 50th and 51st Streets. The drama and electricity of Times Square were…

Another double header tonight. With the disappointment of Dracula 2025 still on my mind (damn, that movie got on my nerves!) I wanted to see something Christoph Waltz was good in.There have been many versions of Frankenstein on the silver screen, including one of the very first films ever made. This movie did not come out in time for me to review it last year, so I saved it for this year. Now, while this is the first time I have reviewed this, I did watch it back in November. So I really can't…

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"Street Fighter," has had previous film interpretations of the gaming franchise, but ever since the first trailer for this latest version, I've been excited to check it out. Some games get made into dour and serious flicks or shows; that is fine, but sometimes you want to see a movie that simply appears to be fun. I was it Friday morning after dropping the kiddos off. Within the first 20 minutes of, "Street Fighter," I was having a ball, knowing that this was going to be an acquired taste of a…

The first recording today starts with the end of League of Super Evil. There’s a trail for CBBC Autumn programmes. There’s a short episode of Newsround. There’s a trail for Big Fab Fridays. Then it’s Barney’s Barrier Reef – Night Shift. Here’s two friendly Surgeonfish. Coral Spawning. A Crab eating. Some Turtles. A fish which changes colour at night so it’s harder to see. A Parrotfish finds somewhere to sleep. The flamboyant Lionfish. A Soldierfish with big eyes for better night vision. The…

The little cinder maid is updated for the bustling modern world of 1910. All the trappings of the fantasy get a 20th century makeover, with future serial queen Mary Fuller in the lead. Home Media Availability: Stream courtesy of the National Film Institute. A Fairy Godmother with a Charge Account If I had to guess […]

The Great British Baking Show series 17/collection 14 episode 4 was Bread Week, and it was a big fail—especially Paul Hollywood's poorly worded technical challenge.

Half of the chefs on Tournament of Champions: All Star Christmas season two were not on season one—and among the returning chefs, every pair is new.

Chill out this winter with these Twin Peaks and David Lynch-inspired events and screenings taking place around the world in January to March 2027. TWIN PEAKS AND DAVID LYNCH-INSPIRED EVENTS FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 2027 Below is a round up of Twin Peaks and David Lynch-themed events taking place in January to March 2027 .... The post Chill Out In Winter 2027 with Twin Peaks and David Lynch-Inspired Events and Screenings appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

Not the news I wanted to hear: Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Klara and the Sun, has been slammed by critics at preview screenings. The consensus seems to be the New Zealand/Aotearoa filmmaker overdid his signature whimsy bringing Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel, which I liked, to the big screen. This was something I wondered about after seeing the trailer in June. At the time I wrote if Taika Waititi is directing, we’re going to get Taika Waitit. But his flamboyant style is perhaps not ideal for a…

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Movies Armored Car Robbery (1950) D: Richard Fleischer. S: Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman, Gene Evans, Steve Brodie. Talman and his gang knock over an ARMORED CAR (killing a cop in the process), with copper McGraw in pursuit. Functional, pragmatic, and not-too-long procedural survives only having a single likable character (cuckolded trigger man Fowley); everyone, cop or robber, is at least semi-loathsome. Talman and McGraw both give boring, flat performances. An early copaganda…

All right, I'm a bit late this year, but our family tradition of watching scary[-ish] movies in October is alive and well. Sadly, the LA Angels missed the playoffs just like last year. Super hopeful for the 2027 season though. This year's theme is... Body Horror I've always been a fan of the genre, but I feel like I've never really dug too deep into it. I wanted the list to include some of the classics, things we've seen but not within the last year or so, and to have similar themes grouped…

Binged The Dropout before heading to the theater for You Can See Everything, and it functions like an 8-episode prequel. Sort of. Fielder put together a nice piece of work here. Can’t even fathom what footage was left out.