Watching Joyce Chopra’s 1985 film SMOOTH TALK on The Criterion Channel. 🎥
As Nova Scotia faces the 3rd wave of the pandemic Fortitude from 2 Crows seems like a good choice.
Cupcakes.
It’s National Canadian Film Day and there are great films streaming for free and to rent. Here are some I would recommend: STORIES WE TELL, WEREWOLF, MURMUR, NINTH FLOOR, A COLONY, WINDOW HORSES, THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN, ANTIGONE, and so much more. 🇨🇦🎥
Watching Claire Denis’ 1996 film NENETTE ET BONI again on The Criterion Channel. 🎥
Sourdough loaf cooling.
Japanese milk bread rolls cooling.
Fired up the Apple TV at the end of a long week and I see there is a new episode of Mythic Quest, For All Mankind, and the final film of TIFF Secret Movie Club.
Just got my first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine and I’m feeling good.
Watching Věra Chytilová’s 1987 teen horror film WOLF’S HOLE on The Criterion Channel. 🍿
Flower in the sun.
Watching the 1968 documentary THE QUEEN directed by Frank Simon on Netflix. 🎥
Watching Agnès Varda’s colourful and brilliant LE BONHEUR from 1965 again on The Criterion Channel. 🎥🌻
Watching the 1985 Japanese film TAMPOPO directed by Juzo Itami for the first time and feeling a bit hungry. 🎥🍜
Cauliflower and lentil tacos on corn tortillas with fried potatoes.
Watching Nelly Kaplan’s 1991 film THE PLEASURE OF LOVE on The Criterion Channel. 🎥
Just went for a rapid asymptomatic COVID-19 test at the pop-up testing site in Wolfville.
Watch charging.
Best new-to-me March 2021: 24 CITY, FOGO, THE 39 STEPS, BEGINNING, CORPUS CHRISTI, THE TREE HOUSE, PITY, ROSE PLAYS JULIE, ECHO, SHIVA BABY, AGAIN ONCE AGAIN.
My final film for March Around the World is AGAIN ONCE AGAIN directed by Romina Paula from Argentina on MUBI. 🎥 🇦🇷
Today continuing my March Around the World by stopping in Kenya with the 2018 film RAFIKI directed by Wanuri Kahiu. 🎥 🇰🇪
Fresh sourdough loaf cooling.
Continuing my March Around the World by watching the 2005 film THE BLOODETTES from Cameroon directed by Jean-Pierre Bekolo on The Criterion Channel. 🎥 🇨🇲
Watching SHIVA BABY directed by Emma Seligman as part of the programming for Women Making Waves this year. #WMW2021
Watching a film from Afghanistan from 2019 on my March Around the World – THE ORPHANAGE directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat on MUBI. 🎥 🇦🇫