Nowhere In Africa, Peter's Picks and a short lexicon of words used down south courtesy of O Brother Where Art Thou

• Charles came by this week to give us a review of the Academy award winning film Nowhere In Africa. Lately, there's been several films and even television shows portraying different aspects of World War II. Films such as The Pianist, The Grey Zone, Monsieur Batignole and even the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers have brought us some very heavy and disturbing stories about the atrocities, struggles and hardships that have taken place during that dark period in our history. While the period of the film takes place during the war, the focus lies on its characters and their own inner struggles. Based on Charles review, the film sounds very rich in character development and relationships and graces us with a bit of old Kenyan culture. Thanks for the review Charles, I'll definitely be checking it out.



• Peter gave us his top 5 directors including films from each. I can't remember in what order they appeared on the program, but I do know who had the prestigious honour of being number one. I will start from there: Woody Allen, Coen Brothers (Joel and Ethan Coen), Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese (I don't think I mentioned him -- did I?) and I can't remember the last one (Stanley Kubrick). Thanks for sharing Petey. (You're welcome)



• I just watched O Brother Where Art Thou again and it made me realize how much the Coen Brothers just love making films featuring characters with an accent, usually southern. O Brother is not just rich in accents but also in terms that may be used down south -- Coen style. So I thought it would be interesting to compile a few words I picked up from the film for everyone's listening pleasure. Just click on the links and listen to words used in context from the film. I'm sure you're going to enjoy them thurly! Whodoggys!
  Luvdup
  Obstackle
  R.U.N.N.O.F.T
  Cracker
  Warsh
  Wudnit
  Bonafy
  Smellum
  Sunbitch