Robert from Sketchy Details back with another new topic for Foreign Chops. This month, we’re looking at Italy. Foreign Chops already covered the Spaghetti Western, but I want to dig deeper. Italian cinema offers everything from some of the most shocking horror/thriller films (gialli) every made to award-winning international sensations.…
Robert from Sketchy Details back again with another edition of Foreign Chops. This time around, we were searching for write-ups of international fantasy films and you guys delivered. The most represented country by a wide margin was France, while Micmacs (France), Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (Finland), and Trollhunter (Norway) were the most…
Robert from Sketchy Details here to announce the new topic for Foreign Chops. This time around, we’re going to shake things up a bit. I want you to submit your best posts about fantasy films made all over the world. There is no geographical border outside of not being a…
Robert from Sketchy Details back again with another Foreign Chops round-up post. The most popular film for Foreign Chops: Mexico was Cronos, but only because it was the only film with more than one write-up. There’s a great range of titles and directors to read about this month. Thanks to everyone…
Robert from Sketchy Details with a friendly reminder about Foreign Chops #12: Mexico. You have until Wednesday, 5 June at midnight EST to send in your links about Mexican films. That’s tomorrow night. Send your links to at robertjgannon@gmail.com. You can submit up to five posts, articles, reviews, etc. per…
Robert from Sketchy Details here with the announcement of the next Foreign Chops subject. We’ll be exploring the cinematic output of Mexico. The Mexican film industry has been around as long as the American film industry, dating all the way back to silent films capturing major historical events like the…
Robert from Sketchy Details back again with Foreign Chops: Czech Republic. We had a wide range of submissions about many different Czech films. The most popular film, by default, was Daisies. Every other film was only covered by one submission. We’ll announce the next Foreign Chops subject soon. For now,…
Robert from Sketchy Details here with the announcement for the next installment of Foreign Chops. For May, we’re going to look at films from the Czech Republic. This will include films from Czechoslovakia, as well. Since splitting from Slovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic has nabbed 3 Academy Award nominations…
Robert from Sketchy Details here with Foreign Chops #10: Japanese Animation. We had a great turn out with over 30 films from all eras of anime features represented. The most popular choice was The Secret World of Arrietty. This collection also swings heavily in favor of Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli features.…
Hi everyone. It’s Robert from Sketchy Details back again to announce the next topic for Foreign Chops. Japanese animation, more commonly referred to as anime, has a style all its own in international cinema. Unlike the big studio productions from Hollywood, anime features are targeted at all different ages. Some…
