SMALL TIME
Al and Ash are a pair of rather wonderfully devious salesmen that could easily sell ice to Eskimos. As it happens they make their living in the Used Car Lot …Diamond Motors…. that they have owned together in California for some years. They are old-school car dealers with a line of patter and double-act routine … Continue reading
SMASH HIS CAMERA
When this movie surfaced in Sundance in 2010 it caused such a buzz that I was somewhat annoyed that we couldn’t fit it into our viewing schedule. It went on to win the Best Documentary Directing Award for filmmaker Leon Gast. So it was with heightened eager anticipation when I finally got the chance this … Continue reading
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Evidently amongst all the other things that the Chinese can claim to have invented/created we can also add BFF as in Best Friends Forever. Back in the 19th Century a woman having a ‘laotong’ was an embedded social custom that bound two friends. known as ‘sisters’, by a written contract and according to the account … Continue reading
SOMM
Jason Wise’s captivating new documentary is a study of sheer obsession. That, with more than a degree of insanity, are evidently two of the essential qualifications you need to become a Master Sommelier. Oh yes, an encyclopedic knowledge of wine helps too. This nail-biting movie follows four such fool-hardy and intrepid young men as they prepare … Continue reading
SOLITARY MAN
Ben Kalman’s life has finally caught up with him. He’s lost his once successful car dealership by cutting corners; he cheated on his wife and disappointed their daughter; he is cheating on his current girl friend who he is only dating cos her father can help him set up a new business, and after charming … Continue reading