Month: July 2016

  • Canadian Film, Whitewash, Features Edgy, Woodsy Dilemma

    Canadian Film, Whitewash, Features Edgy, Woodsy Dilemma

    The Canadian film, Whitewash, presents a psychological, woodsy dilemma.  Have you ever tried to hide-out on the spur of the moment?  It is not easy. In this 2013 Canadian film, Whitewash, our small hero, an everyday man, Bruce Landry, is left to his own devices in the woods.  Or make that his own device, in…

  • Have Time for David Lynch’s Short Film, Six Men Getting Sick?

    Have Time for David Lynch’s Short Film, Six Men Getting Sick?

    Do you have time for David Lynch’s short film, Six Men Getting Sick?  Of course, you do.  Have a bit of art with your coffee, if not your croissant. At four minutes and 15 seconds, Six Men Getting Sick (1966) can be a perfect little injection of art into your life.  I don’t know about…

  • The Battle of Algiers Movie is Topical a Half-Century Later

    The Battle of Algiers Movie is Topical a Half-Century Later

    The Battle of Algiers movie is topical a half-century later.  In many parts, it’s difficult to distinguish the war on terror then from that of today. The Battle of Algiers movie illustrates the old adage that the more things change, the more they stay the same.  This 1966 Algerian/Italian film is so on point today…