Moving Pictures: Spotlighting Canadian Films
Posted by: Mark McLeod • March 18, 2005 @ 12:00am
Living in Canada and working in Canada has advantages and disadvantages: I get a healthy does of American movies, which for the most part are released on the same day as they are in the US and I also get to see a lot of Canadian films. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of the Canadian film industry and Canadian filmmakers, most of these movies remain largely unseen by the Canadian public.
The Upside of Anger is a love affair of emotional turmoil. It explores the strange ways a family sticks together and also uncovers how families can peel apart during times of crisis. Director Mike Binder is not afraid to unlock the doors that conceal performance depth, as all the actors wear a transparent, unpredictable robe of delicate emotional welfare.
Critically acclaimed writer-director-actor Mike Binder brings us deep inside the world of a family on the bridge of failure.
It seems that PIXAR animation is the titan among the leading studios to produced 3D-animated films.
Bruce Willis is back. Where has this action hero been?
Well, it has been 10 years since Bruce Willis concluded the Die Hard trilogy with 1995's Die Hard: With a Vengeance, and it's been 5 years since Bruce Willis has had a certified hit with 2000's Unbreakable.
A couple of things right from the start â€" I usually don't much care for movies aimed at my demographic, and this is the dumbest movie title since The Shawshank Redemption. Having said that, the movie is just fine.
Mike Binder, the writer and director, made this movie with Joan Allen in mind, which is good because she stars in it along with Kevin Costner.
Interview: Rob Stefaniuk, director/star of Phil the Alien
Posted by: Mark McLeod • March 11, 2005 @ 12:00am
I've said it before and I'm sure it won't be long until I say it again -- the months of January and Feburary are a depressing time to be involved with the film business. With the exception of one or two limited release holdovers that finally expand to Canadian cinemas, there is hardly anything worth seeing in the first two months of the year.
The Satellite Short Film Festival, which showcases at various British Columbia venues during the month of March on a touring exhibition, celebrates multiculturalism through cinematic and other art forms. This moving film festival offers the opportunity for British Columbians inside the more rural areas a chance to see something above and beyond the typical Hollywood blockbuster.
Chili Palmer is probably one of the most interesting characters John Travolta has brought to the screen, right beside Vincent Vega and Tony Manero. Travolta's gangster with an obsession with the movie business was such a delight in 1995's Get Shorty.
Ever since The Fast and the Furious and XXX, Vin Diesel has made his mark as a sought-after action hero. The gorgeous known-to-be-buff heart throb undresses his tough-guy-image â€" and takes off his shirt â€" in the new Disney movie The Pacifier.
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