The Arts – JustMeMike's New BlogDespite the international title, Patissiere Coin de Rue being in French, this is not a tale set in Paris, or even in France. Instead we are set up in Tokyo, Japan. Actually the title of the film is also the name of an elegant cafe where the finest cakes and pastries are made and enjoyed. [...]
‘This is the life of my cooking. Takako-san, you have to learn this flavor inside out. This flavor is your future.’ We’ll get to that quote above in a while. But to start, let me describe the film’s opening for you. From a darkened screen we suddenly see a gas stove come alive. We watch [...]
Heads will roll. If you’ve worked in a corporate environment any time in the last 25-30 years, then it’s likely you’ve heard that expression. When a corporation makes a huge error in a product line or a miscalculation on the public relations front resulting in major corporate losses on the P&L, or even massive loss [...]
Hanamizuki [Flowering Dogwood - and tag-lined: May your love bloom for 100 years] will mostly likely not last 100 months in your memory. But that doesn’t mean you can’t watch and enjoy it for what it is – a sweet drama with appealing actors and actresses in situations that we all can identify with. The [...]
The last thing I expected to find in a film called A Boy and His Samurai, and with an image of delicious looking custards on the cover, was a story that would embrace the fact that in these modern times, every woman should have the opportunity to be independent along with ability to join the [...]
I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me… She showed me her room, isn’t it good, norwegian wood? Those are the opening lyrics from the Lennon/McCartney tune Norwegian Wood which was penned circa 1965. That’s a long time ago. In 1987, Japanese author Haruki Murakami wrote a novel entitled Norwegian Wood. [...]
