In our mini-mini-mini version of the Toronto International Film Festival, we’ve seen two films that really grabbed us.Walk on Water, an Israeli film written by Gal Ochovsky and directed by Eytan Fox, is just brilliant. It’s entertaining, deeply moving and possibly the most perfectly political movie I’ve ever seen. I found myself missing the characters’ company a few hours after the film ended.Gunner Palace is a documentary… Read more...

Five other things Arnold Schwarzenegger misremembered from his childhood in Austria:”Terminator T-1000 units prowled the streets of Saltzburg, while the last remnants of humanity took refuge in the Eisriesenwelt Caves.”"Communist alien predators hunted us for sport.”"Teenage male pregnancy was rampant from Bregenz to Zwettl.”"Instead of teachers, children in Kindergarten had to learn from state police officers.”"Nobody was allowed to go away on holiday. We had to settle for… Read more...

Just watching The Last Samurai on DVD. One of the samurai warriors who have captured Tom Cruise’s character has just barked “Insolent swine!” at him.The writer must be especially adept at stifling his gag reflex to have penned a line like that. (So far, nobody has shouted “After him, you fools!” But it may just be a matter of time. This is, after all, the guy who may… Read more...