Today started well with “Bardsongs” a trio of sung folktales set in India, Mali and Ladakh which is actually India but closer to Tibet in culture. Each tale conveys a moral or life lesson. Dutch filmmaker Sander Francken has lovingly captured the beauty of these exotic places with charm and humor. As the boob tube used to say, “Two thumbs enthusiastically up.” “Acquainted With The Night” is an exploration of after-dark phenomena from across the globe. Michael McNamara explores millions of bats in Austin, TX, bottle rockets in Greece, the Northern Lights, the 9/11 memorial in NYC and the drunken revelers of Toronto’s “Clubland.” It reminded me of the film “Chronos” and even had a similar soundtrack. “Dossier K” was next in today’s line-up and plays the noir thriller theme with virtuosic precision. Vincke and his team investigate the murder of a John Doe who turns out to have been a member of an Albanian clan involved an escalating blood feud. The true villains are not revealed until the end but the roller-coaster ride through the dark streets of Antwerp and the rugged, barren Albanian mountains will keep you riveted. My last film today was “The Drummond Will,” another turkey. It wasn’t as bad as “Ceremony” but almost and for very similar reasons. The guy behind me loved it. He SCREAMED with laughter at all the lame jokes and then some. He may have contributed significantly to my discomfort with this British peculiarity.
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