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Agnieszka Holland Sheds Light on IN DARKNESS

02/08/2012

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The opening scene in IN DARKNESS sent hairs on the back of my neck stand straight as a straggle of naked women run through the forest not far from where two local Poles trudge on their way to work. The two can do nothing but stay out of sight as machine gun fire follow the […]

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Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston

01/11/2012

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Halston. Ubiquitous sophisticated style and casual chic. I was curious because I lived through and survived the 70s. Curious not only because the Studio 54 lifestyle was all that glittered, but the transition in clothing styles from the hippie look to polished, stripped down elegance. Simplicity. Halston was the master of simplicity– form, structure, cut, […]

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Genocide Revealed

11/11/2011

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Just like Pandora’s Box, there’s no going back when the lid opens and dark secrets are let loose. Genocide Revealed, a 75 minute documentary produced, directed and edited by award-winning Montreal filmmaker, Yurij Luhovy, uncovers layers of planning and malicious intent by Stalin and his inner circle to unleash Communist terror and national repression in […]

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