Roslindale Monogatari

For whatever reason, I have found writing up comments on films an almost impossible burden for the past few months. My backlog of undiscussed films simply grows and grows. So -- for what its worth -- I am going to simply list everything I've seen (or, at least, that I still remember seeing). Perhaps this will motivate me to get to work writing (and screen capturing) -- but probably not. Without further ado ... Topio stin omichli / Landscape in the Mist (Theodoros Angelopoulos, 1988) Sad Vacation (Shinji Aoyama, 2007) Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun / Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (BAE Yong-kyun, 1989) Dom na Trubnoy / The House on Trubnaya Street (Boris Barnet, 1928) Shchedroye leto / Bountiful Summer (Boris Barnet, 1950) Himala / Miracle (Ishmael Bernal, 1982) Insiang (Lino Brocka, 1976) Una mujer sin amor / A Woman Without Love (Luis Buñuel, 1952) Uzak / Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2002) Les Raquetteurs / The Snowshoers (Gilles Groulx & Michel Brault, 1958) La ...

McDull, prince de la bun (Toe Yuen, 2004) McDull is an anthropomorphic piglet who lives with his mother in an older section of Hong Kong. His mother, believing in the importance of education, sends him to a rather peculiar kindergarten (staffed by humans but seemingly dedicated solely to the instruction of various other cute anthropomorphic creatures). McDull's mother (clearly a single parent) worries about finances -- but sees no reason why she should be any less able to write bestsellers for children than J. K. Rowling. Sadly, young McDull has little interest in hearing his mother's literary efforts recounted as bedtime stories, much preferring Harry Potter. Even sadder, although McDull doesn't realize it, the story he rejects (about McBing, the Prince de la Bun) is actually a (presumably rather embroidered) tale about his own absent father's adventures. Always thinking ahead, McDull's mother is scouting out a suitable family plot, visiting a lovely seaside,...