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	A History of Canada on Film by Richard Stanford
	The Shootist: The Duke of Dignity by Asa Butcher As I sit writing this, the clock on the kitchen wall reads 1:43am; obviously, I cannot sleep. For the past half-hour my mind has been stuck on a film and the only remedy for this rare bout of insomnia is to write down these raging thoughts and exo
	The 2010 Academy Awards Nominations by Asa Butcher

	Mediterraneo: an Italian Film Still Worth Watching by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Insensitive Basterds by Johnny Milner There is no doubt
	Cinema Paradiso: a Movie Buff's Paradise by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Hollywood OAPs: The Directors by Asa Butcher
	The Searchers: Western Deluxe by Asa Butcher John Wayn
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #29 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #28 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #27 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #26 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	The Godfather: Part II is no mere sequel by Asa Butcher Imagine Leonardo da Vinci's “Mona Lisa” moving at 24 frames-per-second. Picture Picasso's “
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #25 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #24 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #23 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #22 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #21 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Mission incapable: Angels and Demons by Thanos Kalamidas
	RIP Mr. Cinema by Alexandra Pereira This month a unique man died. João Bénard da Costa belonged to that rare type of men who gather several exceptional qualities combined in such an unmatched way that people feel they are somehow irreplaceable – with multiple talents
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #20 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #19 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #18 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #17 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Dancing in France by Asa Butcher
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #16 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #15 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #14 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	No bucks, no Buck Rogers by Asa Butcher Before the famous Apollo missions began, NASA launched its space program with Project Mercury, which was the United States' first manned spaceflight program. Its simple aim was to put a man in orbit around the Ea
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #13 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #12 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #11 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #10 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #9 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #8 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Ovi & the Oscars: Live by Asa Butcher Tonight's the night that the stars come out to place their fragile egos on the line and then perform that well-rehearsed loser's face, but for the rest of us mere mortals the Academy Awards are a chance to bitch about the fashion, creat
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #7 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Cimino's career peak by Asa Butcher
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #6 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #5 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #4 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Hail to the Princess Aurora by Asa Butcher
	Like a punch in the gut by Asa Butcher
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #3 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #2 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Lights! Action! Stickman! #1 by Clint Wayne Welcome to "Lights! Action! Stickman!" in which scenes from classic, and not so classic, movies are depicted through stick figures for you to guess the film. Enjoy!Feel free to leave your answer in the comments, so don
	Frankly, my dear, you should give a damn! by Asa Butcher
	Thank heaven for little girls! by Asa Butcher Fifty years on and there is something a little disturbing about a film beginning with an old man strolling through a park singing "Thank heaven for little girls!" The old man is the late Maurice Chevalier and the film in question is Vinc
	Rytmitajuttomien tanssiryhmÃ¤ - Partasuut by Vesa Kuosmanen Pienen pohjoiskarjalaisen Uimaharjun kylän kansantalo kesällä 2008. Yleisö villiintyy, kun lavalla astelee paikallinen tanssiryhmä Tanssipojat, ”mä tanssin hullun lailla...”. Samaisen Uimaharjun kylän
	Lens Politica festival in Helsinki by The Ovi Team Lens Politica challenges to debate Lens Politica, the festival of political film and art is organised for the third time in Helsinki in November 19th – 23rd, 2008.
	A Festering talent by Asa Butcher
	Hollywood & Ramayan 3392 A.D. by Rajan Zed Jews have come out in support of the Hindus who seem to be perturbed by the recent announcement of Hollywood movie “Ramayan 3392 A.D.”, which Hindus allege appears to pillage their sacred scripture Ramayan.Advancin
	Raindancing with the Best of Independent Cinema by Vesa Kuosmanen The sold out screenings of the 16th Raindance Film Festival in London proved that low-to-no budget filmmaking is well, and more entertaining and thrilling than ever. Raindance, like (and unlike) its more famous U.S. equivalent Sundance, is not a f
	Lights! Action! Mascara! by Asa Butcher
	The Entertainer by Asa Butcher
	Hindus hopeful of the success of 'The Love Guru' boycott in Finland by Rajan Zed Hindus are hopeful that boycott call given against Hollywood movie The Love Guru in Finland will be successful.Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu leader, seems confident that many Hindus and others who feel their pain will re
	I want to believe by Asa Butcher
	$2,000 dollars an ounce by Asa Butcher
	Contest for the Ghanaian and Nigeria Film Industries by The Ovi Team We, the African Council for Arts & Culture eV (herein known as AFCAC), are a Pan-African Organisation working to keep the African Civilizations alive while promoting International Understanding. We stand for the Dialogue of Civilizations. As a
	Sand in my living room by Asa Butcher Heroic, grandiose, momentous, significant, tremendous, huge, vast and monumental are just a few of the synonyms suggested by my thesaurus when looking up the word 'epic', and I can declare, unflinchingly, that
	Movies! Movies! Movies! by Asa Butcher You've got to hand it to the American Film Institute (AFI) with their ability to conjure up countdown after countdown associated with all things film. Earlier this week they announced the "AFI'S 10 Top 10
	The Hulk: Mark Two by Asa Butcher Wow! How else can I begin a review of the latest Incredible Hulk film that left me breathless and forgetting to actually blink during many of its superb action sequences? Following Ang Lee's highly-disappointing 200
	Half-way bad; half-way good by Asa Butcher The death of award-winning director Sydney Pollack in May 2008 prompted me to watch the film that won him the Best Picture awards and also the Oscar for Direction, but it wasn't with much enthusiasm. It has been a g
	Weird and Wonderful Cannes by Vesa Kuosmanen As a film student I was all excited when arriving in the 61st Festival de Cannes. Eyes open for Natalie Portman and many more Hollywood stars; I eagerly went to get my Cannes badge. Feeling almost famous myself, nothing li
	Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter by Asa Butcher Some would say that Shakespeare in Love was a Best Picture tragedy, while others would argue it was a comedy worthy of the seven statuettes. You are now wondering into which category my allegiance falls, but th
	Hollywood's Big Top by Asa Butcher Regular readers of Ovi will have realised by now that I am a man on a movie mission and the goal is to review each of the 80 Academy Award Best Picture winners. This is a challenge that I have undertaken with enthusiasm
	Borgnine's brilliant butcher by Asa Butcher Last year I reviewed From Here to Eternity to honour Ernest Borgnine's 90th birthday, since it was his big screen debut, but I now admit that the film was my
	Coen, Coen, Gong! by Asa Butcher Did I like it? Yes. Did I love it? No. Should it have won Best Picture? Not sure. Is it classic Coen brothers? Yes. Would I watch it again? Yes. Will I buy it when it is released on DVD? Yes. Has it got the worst haircu
	Refreshing the cinematic palette by Asa Butcher When you think of joint ventures between director Frank Capra and actor James Stewart the first film you usually pick is It's a Wonderful Life (1946), but that was actually their third an
	The Missing Allen Wrench by Jan Sand I've been in love with reading and playing with words since I was about five-years-old when I stopped puzzling out what was written on outdoor billboards and Burma Shave signs and got hooked by Dr. Seuss and o
	Popeye and Cloudy by Asa Butcher The sad passing of Roy Scheider, aged 75, this month has prompted me to rewind 37 years to 1971 and his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Four years before his acclaimed role in Jaw
	It's unusual by Asa Butcher "It's not unusual to be loved by anyone, It's not unusual to have fun with anyone!" crooned Tom Jones in the opening lines of his first British number one "It's not Unusual" in 1965, but
	Art in Politics - Politics at 24 frames-per-second by Asa Butcher As America psyches itself up for another Presidential Election, I will have to familiarise myself with American politics via the Hollywood Handbook once again. Thanks to movies I am able to follow the political system of the USA a little easier
	A black & white Christmas by Asa Butcher Okay, I apologise for the rather uninspired title, but your response may thaw a little after I explain my reasoning for the choice - or, on the other hand, you may hate it even more and not make it to the second paragraph of this review, in which
	A Gladiatorial English Director by Asa Butcher Ridley Scott, arguably one of the best English directors plying his trade in Hollywood at present, notches up his 70th birthday today and to honour him upon this special day I present a review of the sword and sandal
	No speeding bus by Asa Butcher First off, The Lake House is a not a horror, even though the title certainly convinced me that it would involve mysterious drownings and unfortunate watery murders. The film is actually a romantic drama reuniting Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock f
	IP & Economic Issues in the Film Industries of India and Egypt by Sofia Gkiousou In India and Egypt, before you join the broadband utopia you have to be able to pay the rent. If you have anything left over then you may be able to afford a PC. If there is a network then you may become a part of the Internet society. It’s
	Fontaine of Youth by Asa Butcher Following the recent passing of Deborah Kerr at 86 recently, it is warming to be reminded that there are still a few of the great leading ladies of the 1930s and 1940s remaining. Strangely, two of these surviving lea
	Stop the Press...Cut! by Asa Butcher It may be ten years, it could be five, but one day Hollywood will decide to film the Ovi story in a big budget, special effects laden extravaganza that will sweep the board at that year's Academy Awards. Thanos w
	Meat Loaf's cult classic by Asa Butcher Following ten days of watching 1950's sci-fi movies, I decided to watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show for both a break and further research for a Meat Loaf 60th birthday tribute article. It was with a se
	The sci-fi benchmark by Asa Butcher Hollywood in the 1950s generated a number of superb science-fiction productions that are not only worthy of repeat viewings today, but are also prime material for remakes. It was a decade that brought us The Day
	Love & Anarchy Celebrates the 20th Edition of the Festival by Love & Anarchy The 20th annual Love and Anarchy – Helsinki International Film Festival is back this year with more cinemas and seats than ever before. The festival will take place on September 20th
	Ed Wood for Inspiration by Artie Knapp While living in New York City in my early twenties I didn’t have two nickels to rub together. It was classic Dickens, in that, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.”
	Buster Douglas in 'Pluto's Plight' by Artie Knapp Former world heavyweight boxing champ, Buster Douglas, stars as an FBI Agent in the independently produced movie Pluto’s Plight.
	The Scorsese Snub - Ends! by Asa Butcher Martin Scorsese is a directorial genius. He has helmed at least one of everybody's top ten films and worked with most of the biggest names in Hollywood. Following his win at the Golden Globes for directing The Departed and ten other d
	Borgnine's big break by Asa Butcher Long before BASEketball , Airwolf, The Wild Bunch and The Dirty Dozen, Ernest Borgnine made his big screen debut in From Here
	Yancey Cravat by Asa Butcher When settling down to watch any movie from the late-20s or early 1930s, you must take into account social values and attitudes of the time, plus make allowances for technological inadequacies. However, when you watch a movie that won or was even n
	A hornet's nest by Asa Butcher Gentleman's agreement: n. Personal understanding or arrangement based on honour and not legally binding. Exactly sixty years, Holl
	Takaisin Casinolle by Riku Pyhala “My name is Bond, James Bond.” Uusi James Bond saa jälleen ensi-iltansa. Tämän brittiläisyyden ikonin ja salaisten agenttien esikuvan
	Where are you, Jason? by Asa Butcher Jason Voorhees' hockey mask has become just as much of an iconic image of horror as the fangs of Dracula and the bolt of Frankenstein's monster. He is one of the greatest horror figures of the 1980s, alongsid
	I like to wear women's clothes by Jane Eagle «This story's gonna grab people. It's about this guy, he's crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He's torn, Georgie. This is drama. »