Machete Maidens Unleashed Directed by Mark Hartley – If you’ve seen Mark Hartley’s neat little 2008 documentary Not Quite Hollywood, you’ll have some idea of what to expect with Machete Maidens Unleashed. While Hollywood explores the fascinating world of Ozploitation films and Unleashed focuses on the exploitative and unique phase of American-Filipino film production, both …
“Let Me In retains the emotional resonance and purity of horror without tarnishing the original.” Let Me In Director: Matt Reeves Writer: Matt Reeves Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moritz, Elias Koteas 2010 United States | R | 115 mins – When a film of such stark power, horror, and beauty comes along like Let the …
THE 54TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL The program for the 54th BFI London Film Festival was announced last month and as ever, the prestigious European gala will screen a diverse selection of highly anticipated films by both established and emerging talent from around the world. As ever the festival will showcase a particularly strong vein of indigenous films including Opening and Closing Night Galas …
“Whether you’re a horror fan, a Romero fan, or are just looking for interesting and challenging ‘lost’ cinema, don’t pass up this forgotten gem.” Season Of The Witch (Hungry Wives) 1972 Director: George A. Romero Writer: George A. Romero Starring: Jan White, Ray Laine, Ann Muffly United States | R | 104 George A. Romero wasn’t afraid …
The Social Network Directed by David Fincher Privileged due to his intelligence and in spite of his personality, Mark Zuckerberg’s (Jesse Eiseinberg) need for success runs far deeper than his need for money or acceptance. His primary drive initially seems to be to become a member of a Harvard Club, but shortly after that opportunity …
14- The Hunger (1983) In his feature debut, director Tony Scott casts David Bowie as centuries-old vampire John Blaylock. A clever hook to lure the MTV audience, but the real stars of his film are Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon, who play predator and prey. A Deneuve and Bowie manhunt in a disco as Bauhaus …
He shared a bath with Laurence Olivier (Spartacus), a bed with Janet Leigh (the first of his six wives) and was one half of a flamboyant 70s crime-fighting duo with Roger Moore in The Persuaders. But despite his luxuriant locks and matinée idol looks, Tony Curtis, is best remembered for embracing his feminine side as …
FILM4 FRIGHTFEST ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR HALLOWEEN ALL-NIGHTER Revenge Japanese style, American psychos, sharks, cannibal girls and a Finnish nightmare before Christmas – it can only be Film4 FrightFest’s Halloween all-nighter event – taking place this year at the Empire Cinema 2, Leicester Square on Saturday October 30, 2010. A fantastic line-up of world or UK …
This October, Canada and the People’s Republic of China are celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations. The two countries have maintained productive relations for several decades now, enriched by exchanges in such varied sectors as science, agriculture, trade, the environment, medicine and culture. To mark this memorable anniversary, the National Film Board (NFB) is presenting …
Autumn Gold Dir. Jan Tenhaven (2010, Germany/Austria, 94 mins.) This much should be clear: watching five athletes, aged eighty-three to one hundred, compete in a world track and field event is impressive. Their stories are moving. Their aspirations are inspiring. They put more effort into living life to the fullest than most of us put …
The Tracey Fragments is a good but far from great film. Directed by acclaimed Canadian director Bruce McDonald, it tells the story of Tracy Berkowitz, a 15-year-old living in Canada, who gets picked on at school and loses track of her brother Sonny (he thinks he is a dog). The film is told in flashbacks …
The Time That Remains Dir. Elia Suleiman (2009, France/Belgium/Italy/UK, 109 mins.) A little over halfway into The Time That Remains, an ambulance pulls up to a hospital and the paramedics rush their patient inside. While camera remains fixed, a police car pulls up, and the audience watches through the hospital windows as paramedics and police …
Transfer Directed by Damir Lukacevic – The proposition is this: Say you are old and fragile–you may in fact die soon–and you are in everlasting love with your spouse. Perhaps you never got to have that child and the time to do so has long since passed. Here’s where the Menzana corporation comes in: For …
“If you’re in the mood for some mindless genre affection, for a film whose plot trajectory can be summarized to: revision scene, ‘legend’ episode, characterization sequence and blistering blitzkreig, then Hatchet 2 comes warmly recommended.” Hatchet 2 Directed by Adam Green World Premiere A suitably gloomy, rainswept August pallor ushered in London’s Frightfest film festival …
Martin Scorsese’s inclusion and admiration for The Rolling Stones has been well documented in his numerous films, most notably the use of ‘Gimmie Shelter’ in Goodfellas, Casino and The Departed and his concert film Shine a Light. By no means did Scorsese give rise to the Stones popularity, nor did he awaken them from a …
News in Film is featuring a new interview with Rodrigo Cortés, the director of the highly anticipated film Buried. In it he discusses the pressure to leave the box, shooting the film in only 17 days, and working Ryan Reynolds. Here is an excerpt where he is asked what his inspiration was for the film: …
“The producer is like the conductor of an orchestra. Maybe he can’t play every instrument, but he knows what every instrument should sound like.” Zanuck The producer can be an enigmatic presence in the film making process. It is a role that is hard to define and thus, rarely recognised with the same reverence as …
Truth be told, there is too many movies showing at this year’s Festival du nouveau cinema film festival that I want to watch. I initially posted my five most anticipated films in the “Temps Ø” program. However for anyone who has time to include more movies, why not add these to your list? #1 Hisss …
Anvil! The Story of Anvil Directed by Sacha Gervasi Whether you’re a heavy metal fan or not, you’ll appreciate Sacha Gervasi’s documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil as it lays out the surprisingly inspiring story of the Canadian 80s metal band whose star failed to rise, and how even after 30 years of disappointment, …
“It is quite an achievement to craft a full 90 minutes of tense, nervous atmosphere from such a restrictive location…” Buried Directed by Rodrigo Cortés What’s your biggest fear? Maybe it’s those loathsome arachnids? Or perhaps those lunatic daubed clowns? The common concern of an aircraft engine failure? A Uwe Boll video game adaptation movie-marathon? …
Sunday September 26th marked the third and final day of the Dark Bridges Film Festival. Opening the festival was the Saskatchewan Shorts showcase which featured local short films varying from zombie comedies to an end of days Western and everything in between. Black Field, the first feature of the day hails from Manitoba and takes …
Day two of Saskatoon’s first installment in to the Dark Bridges Films festival opened with a bang despite a less than desired turnout on September 25th. Due to an early showtime and a myriad of other early Saturday issues (Hangovers, work, etc..) Day two opener Werewolf Fever was seen by a only a fraction of …
The first Dark Bridges Film festival kicked off September 24th in Saskatoon, SK at the gorgeous inner-city gem The Roxy Theater. The audience was small but poised to take in some adventurous fare from all over the globe and all over the cinematic spectrum. The festival is a first for Saskatoon, a three day extravaganza …