Author Archives: Robert Bell

Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Robert Bell

Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti) (Director: Ferzan Ozpetek): Routinely making ensemble pieces with a homosexual component, Turkish director Ferzan Ozpetek again reiterates his auteur statement – suggesting that family is what you make for yourself rather than something dictated by blood … Continue reading →

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Black Field (Mavro livadi)

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Robert Bell

Black Field plays as part of Inside Out on Saturday May 28 at 7:15pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Black Field (Mavro livadi) (Director: Vardis Marinakis): Continuing the recent trend in Greek cinema of presenting identity and sexuality as monstrosities … Continue reading →

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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Robert Bell

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister screens as Inside Out’s Closing Gala on Sunday May 30 at 7:30pm at the Bloor Cinema. Buy tickets here. The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (Director: James Kent): I think my favourite … Continue reading →

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Family Tree (L’arbre et la forêt)

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Robert Bell

Family Tree (L’arbre et la forêt) screens on Friday May 28 at 7:15pm at the ROM Theatre. Buy tickets here. Family Tree (L’arbre et la forêt) (Directors: Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau): Tackling issues of generational manifestations of repressed identity … Continue reading →

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Plan B

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Robert Bell

Plan B (Director: Marco Berger): If ever there were an award given for most inappropriate lingering shots of snugly covered genitalia, it would surely go to Plan B, a movie that boasts multiple exchanges with little more than stationary close-ups … Continue reading →

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