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Richard Ibrahim

Richard Ibrahim has written 5 posts for A New Leaf Media
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The Hawk is Dying

By Richard Ibrahim ⋅ August 7, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Paul Giamatti once again proves how underrated an actor he is in Julian Goldberger’s The Hawk is Dying. Based on the 1973 Harry Crews novel, Giamatti is George Gattling, a middle-aged auto-upholsterer who lives with his sister and her mentally-challenged son. George’s only passion in life is catching and training hawks. This passion intensifies when [...]

The Aura

By Richard Ibrahim ⋅ August 7, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

The Aura is an excellently executed piece of cinema, merging intriguing character work with a masterful plot. Directed by Fabi‚àöÔø?n Bielinsky and featuring Ricardo Dar‚àö‚â†n, the film tells the story of Espinosa, an introverted taxidermist with a brilliantly analytical mind, who dreams of pulling off the perfect crime.
One day while hunting deer in an Argentinian [...]

A Son of Your Own

By Richard Ibrahim ⋅ April 27, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

The Latch Key Group (Amos Phillips, Jordan Lee and Dylan Watson) present a hilarious look at how the media affects us in A Son of Your Own. When Lloyd and Erma decide to ‘adopt out’ their 24-year-old son Brian, they start a nation-wide craze that makes it fashionable to adopt out your children.
Humourously examining the [...]

Adventures of Captain Frodo: Tales of a Modern Day Showman

By Richard Ibrahim ⋅ April 27, 2006 ⋅ One comment

Captain Frodo blends his particular style of sideshow entertainment with the story of his life in his one-man show, The Adventures of Captain Frodo. Born the son of a Norwegian magician, Captain Frodo expounds upon tales of his childhood, the things that fascinated him and that led him to become The Incredible Rubber Man. He [...]

Rueben Krum is Out of Line

By Richard Ibrahim ⋅ April 20, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Reuben Krum steps completely ‘out of line’ in his new cabaret show, but never fails to entertain. He blends musical numbers with sharp wit and perfect comic timing, and covers all the shadows of his past: his Jewish heritage, his attention deficit disorder, being an ‘excitable child’ and all to bring the audience down to [...]

 

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