Musta Jaa (Berlinale review)

Essentially a tale of marital infidelity Mustaa Jaa (Black Ice) is the story of the betrayed woman taking it upon herself to find the other woman in her husband’s life. As with the first movie I watched at the Berlinale, this one begins with nudity. A mature couple, in bed, enjoying a pre-birthday party roll […]

Tropa de Elite (Berlinale review)

Cidade de Deus is probably the most famous Brazilian film in recent memory. The frenetic-editing, the high-energy score, the camerawork that made the film look like it was always filmed on the (literal) run…and the high-peril lives of the people that lived in the notorious favela called Cidade de Deus (City of God), all added […]

Berlinale Bound

This is a test of the travel webcasting system.
No really, this is to see whether it’s actually possible to produce any words of value when one is overwhelmed by the glitz and glamour of a major film festival.
More news as it develops.