Movies
Critical Perspectives: Django Unchained and the Post-Modern Question
Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil • January 15, 2013 @ 9:34am
About Critical Perspectives: 2012 was a good year for film -- especially Hollywood. The Academy actually managed to produce a diverse and interesting list of nominees. In the weeks leading up to Oscar night, I hope to start conversations about the various films honored.
Nominations for the 85th Annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday and sure enough, just as I predicted, the race is being hyped as a battle of two pictures. The only thing is, I predicted the wrong two films! This year's Best Picture will not bear the name Les Miserables or Zero Dark Thirty.
I'm often asked, "How does one get into film criticism as a profession?" And I always give the answer I once heard Roger Ebert say, "You've got to write for whoever will publish you."
If you've made it that far, consider yourself lucky, because the next step will pro
One of the first images we will see is the scope of a sniper rifle. The gunman aims at innocent people, strolling on the waterfront. This is the calm before the storm. Soon, he will open fire, ending a handful of lives for no apparent reason. In 99% of Hollywood movies, the rest of the film would be dedicated to the hunt to catch this sniper.
Interview: Erica Linz of Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
Posted by: Mark McLeod • December 21, 2012 @ 11:24am
If you've ever been to Las Vegas, you are probably well aware of Cirque du Soleil. One of the mainstays of the Vegas strip and the originator of the big spectacle circus show, it has been delighting audiences for years.
Nine years ago, director Peter Jackson threw a "precious" gold ring into the fires of Mount Doom and out came 17 golden Oscars. Jackson's three-film theatrical adaption of author J.R.R.
There is a part of me that wants to write a two sentence review for this movie: "Killing Them Softly is fantastic! Go see it." Leave it at that. My reasoning? The things that make this movie so engaging, so unique, and so fascinating, could almost sound too off-putting or esoteric in a film review.
Interview: Rise of the Guardians co-star Dakota Goyo
Posted by: Mark McLeod • November 20, 2012 @ 10:43am
At only thirteen years of age, Toronto-born Dakota Goyo has already worked with the likes of Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and director Darren Aranofsky. Not bad for someone barely a teenager.
This past Friday (November 9, 2012) families in Vancouver, BC were given the chance to experience DreamWorks Animations' Rise of the Guardians first hand, as award-winning comedian and impressionist Patrick Maliha visited Chapters at Metropolis at Metrotown to read the movie novelization.
Skyfall is to Craig what Goldfinger was for Connery: his best outing as 007 yet, hands down. To those of you who know your James Bond films, that is probably the highest praise you can give a Bond film.
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