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…
We had a great turn out for Foreign Chops #9: Cinema of Quebec. There’s a wide range of films to read about representing a nice cross section of what the region has to offer. The most popular film was Incendies, netting three reviews and a mention in a long form…
Just a quick reminder that the deadline for Foreign Chops: Cinema of Quebec is March 6 at Midnight, EST. We’ll accept up to five links per site. They can be new or old reviews or articles about films from Quebec. You can e-mail the links to robertjgannon@gmail.com. Foreign Chops publishes…
Hi everyone. I’m Robert from Sketchy Details and I’ll be taking over Foreign Chops. I want to thank Steve from 1001plus for starting this great feature and running it so well. The first topic of the new year is the cinema of Quebec. The Oscar nominations came out last week and…
