Review: Flags of Our Fathers

Posted by: Tom Milroy  •  October 20, 2006 @ 11:59am

This is not the first war movie Clint Eastwood has been involved with, but it is the best. It is not, however, a movie John Wayne would have starred in.

It deals with the battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific. Thousands of soldiers lost their lives there.

The movie has some startling battle scenes. Those scenes reminded me of the ones in Saving Private Ryan.

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Review: Flags of Our Fathers

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  October 20, 2006 @ 11:59am

Legendary director Clint Eastwood unveils his latest epic.

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Review: Infamous

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  October 13, 2006 @ 11:59am

When you sit back and watch Infamous, a few things may enter your mind.

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Review: Infamous

Posted by: Tom Milroy  •  October 13, 2006 @ 11:59am

In show business, as in life, timing is everything: last year we were watching Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar-winning performance as Truman Capote in Capote. Here we are, a year later, watching Toby Jones as Truman Capote in Infamous. So, the comparisons are unavoidable.

As a movie, Infamous is better. The only drawback is Jones.

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Review: The Prestige

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  October 12, 2006 @ 11:59am

What draws us to be fascinated by the world of magic? Is it the sleight of hand, fooling the naked eye, believing in something extraordinary, or seeing something disappear? Whatever it might be, we have always been dumbfounded and electrified.

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VIFF Review: Regarding Sarah

Posted by: Mark McLeod  •  October 11, 2006 @ 11:59am

Sarah (Gina Stockdale) is a woman in the later years of her life. Her husband has passed away a number of years back and she is grasping for companionship in every way that she can. One day her life changes for the better when her son buys her a video camera and she begins to record her daily interactions with her friends and buisness associates, and other day-to-day activities.

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EIFF Review: Sunrise

Posted by: Scott Hayes  •  October 10, 2006 @ 11:59am

Considered by many to be one of the great achievements in silent film, more specifically the last great achievement, Murnau's film is an artful work of Expressionism from a master of the style.

A country fella falls for a city gal who convinces him to drown his wife so that they can live in the metropolis.

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VIFF Review: Lucky Days

Posted by: Mark McLeod  •  October 8, 2006 @ 11:59am

Ever wanted to win the lottery? I think that's a question everyone's asked themselves at some point. Each and every time the local B.C. Lottery draw hits a really high number, ticket sales spike and the local news has all sorts of stories on winning the "big one". Director David Elver's film, Lucky Days, follows seven groups of people on the night of the big draw.

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Review: Little Children

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  October 6, 2006 @ 11:59am

Once again Hollywood takes a look at the screwed up world that is suburbia.

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Review: The Departed

Posted by: Dean Kish  •  October 6, 2006 @ 11:59am

Director Martin Scorsese is back again. This time, he returns to his roots with a trip back to the "mean streets". This time, he is exploring the exciting and twisted world of "moles".

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