The Bear, released in 1988 by famous French director Jean Jacques-Annaud is a movie that not so many of the younger generations have heard about, even when was relatively famous […]
Movie review: We Live in Time
Sometimes I still cherish the small pleasure when I have a free evening to spontaneously buy a ticket for the nearest cinema theatre to enjoy a newly released film. Last […]
HIFF Gathers the Largest Film Festival Audience Since the Pandemic
The 36th Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy finished on September 24th on a high note with the closing gala screening of Celine Song‘s PAST LIVES. Finland’s biggest […]
HIFF presents the best films of the year including a Cannes stirrer and the new Almodóvar
The Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy has announced its programme. The Cannes Grand Prix-winning concentration camp drama THE ZONE OF INTEREST is presented as the Masters Gala […]
The 15 Greatest Movie Car Chases
From James Bond to Fast and Furious, there are many iconic car chases that have made our hearts race throughout the years. But which one claims first place on the […]
HIFF – Love & Anarchy brings Spike Lee to Finland
The 31st Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy is organised from September 20th to 30th, 2018. Spike Lee, a true trailblazer of American and more specifically African-American cinema, […]
Interview with actor Faran Tahir
Although a veteran actor who has played many roles in theater, TV series and movies such as Star Trek and Iron Man, this year seems to be so far the […]
Helsinki Film Festival – A festival for all tastes.
If you have seen endless queues of people waiting patiently outside Lasipalatsi in the centre of Helsinki, do not be surprised. The annual Helsinki Film Festival (Rakkautta & Anarkiaa) is […]
Movie review: The Guard
Through all the cinema history we have seen all kind of unconventional policemen, many of them with Irish roots doing their job in America (remember as an example the unforgettable […]
Movie Review – Norwegian Wood
I had read some years ago the original book by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami Tokio Blues (Norwegian Wood), and being a fan of Japanese movies, I was curious to see […]
Game of Thrones – Will George R.R. Martin finish the saga of Song of Ice & Fire?
The first season of the TV series Game of Thrones is over. Yes, I confess, I am also a fan. I was already a fan of the books before the […]
Riot On – A must see Finnish documentary!!!
Since long time ago I wanted to post an article about one of my favorite Finnish productions ever made, the documentary Riot On! (2004). I would reccommend Riot On! for […]
Jussi Awards winners 2011
The best local films of the year 2010 were awarded in Jussi Gala in the 6th of February. The awards were given by Filmiaura, the association of Finnish film professionals. […]
Miesten Vuoro Review
Ask your average English-speaking layman to play a game of Word Association, and the chances are, if you say Finland, that if they don’t opt for ‘cold’, or ‘depressed’, the […]
A foreign shot at Finland
{mosimage}Obviously, the cinema that best portrays Finland is the Finnish cinema. But apart from directors like Kaurismäki brothers, JP Silli, Aku Louhimies or Petri Kotwica, there are winks to Finland […]