KO Review of FRANK @CUFF 2014 Opening Gala
2014’s Calgary Underground Film Festival opened with acclaimed Irish director Lenny Abrahamson’s new film FRANK. The Chaperone 3D Trailer from Thoroughbread Pictures on Vimeo. Before [...]
KO @ Sled Island Film 2013- Sign Painters
It’s that time of year… Sled Island!!! Calgary’s annual music, film and arts festival inspired by Pop Montreal and the street life that was activated by that [...]
CUFF Announces 2013 Line-up
Calgary’s 10 year old CUFF (Calgary Underground Film Festival) a not-for-profit organization dedicated to programming films that defy convention, announced their line-up of films for the [...]
KO @ SLED ISLAND Film June 18-20, 2012
For all you film and music lovers out there, SLED ISLAND, Calgary’s annual independent Music and Arts festival, known for it’s numerous ways to explore and discover music and art, has exciting [...]
KO's CUFF PICK – Turn Me On, Dammit!
The 9th Annual Calgary Underground Film Festival aka CUFF kicks off Monday April 16, 2012 at 7pm with the Screening of the American film God Bless America (Bobcat Goldthwait, 2011, USA). CUFF is [...]
KO Film Review- The Skin I Live In
The Thrilling Discomfort of The Skin I Live In (Le Piel Que Habito) Pedro Almodovar (2011) Most brilliant people have quirks, Pedro Almodovar’s direction in The Skin I Live In is no exception. A [...]
KO Film Review of This Must Be The Place
This Must Be The Place (2011, Paolo Sorrentino) stars Sean Penn as the character Cheyenne, a retired rock star (mix between Edward Scissorhands and Robert Smith), who lives in the UK with his [...]
KO Film Review of Miss Representation
Miss Representation (2011, USA) is a documentary film about how the American Media misrepresents women. The screening tonight was hosted by the Calgary Sexual Health Centre, and had a spectacular [...]
KO Film Review of The Artist
If you blended Strike (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925), Gold Diggers of 1933 (Mervyn LeRoy, 1933), some Busby Berkeley choreography, The Hollywood Review of 1929 (Charles Reisner), the class and [...]
KO Film Review- CIFF Opening Gala: Donovan's Echo
Last night was the opening Gala of the Calgary International Film Festival at the Globe Cinema. The Festival Opened with Donovan’s Echo (Jim Cliffe, 2011). The film is about a man named [...]