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Andrew Niccol Takes on Stephenie Meyer’s The Host
Not surprisingly, yet another Stephenie Meyer property is being adapted for the big screen. I know what you’re thinking: more sparkly vampires? Luckily (or unluckily depending on which side of the...
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VIFF 09 Review: Son of the Sunshine
Admittedly, I walked away from Son of the Sunshine with the feeling that the film I’d just seen was pretty but forgettable but when a film sits with you through the next screening for for two days,...
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VIFF 09 Review: Leslie, My Name is Evil
While introducing the first screening of his film at VIFF, director Reginald Harkema commented that Leslie, My Name is Evil was a very divisive film. He wasn’t kidding. Taken from real accounts and...
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VIFF 09 Review: At Home, by Myself… With You
If you’re looking for a Canadian film to Champion this winter, look no further than Kris Booth’s feature film debut At Home, by Myself…With You. Romantic comedies are a dime a dozen but few have as...
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VIFF 09 Review: A Prophet
I don’t discriminate against film length but in a festival setting, when by 4 PM you’re on film number four of the day, a two and a half hour film could be a daunting challenge but when a film...
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VIFF 09 Review: Mother
A few years ago, South Korean director Joon-ho Bong was essentially mobbed by adoring fans after a screening of The Host. At the time, many of us knew nothing about the director other than the fact...
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VIFF 09 Review: Quiet Chaos
Life is good for Pietro. He’s a successful TV executive, happily married and has a beautiful daughter but while on vacation, a day which starts off with great promise ends badly. While at the beach...
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VIFF 09 Review: Redland
Over the last few years, the term “American Independent Film” has come to mean something very specific which often has little to do with independent. Indie cinema has turned into a huge business...
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VIFF 09 Review: Ninja Assassin
Big props to studios who make big budget B-movies: extravaganzas of sex, action and blood that titillate the senses but keep the mind on the backburner while still managing to say something about our...
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A Second Trailer for Haneke’s The White Ribbon
I’m still processing the messages of Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon (our review). The 2009 Palme d’Or is beautiful and compelling but there is much going on beyond a few mean pranks including family...
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DVD Review: Passchendaele
Directors: Paul Gross (Men With Brooms) Screenplay: Paul Gross Producer: Niv Fichman Starring: Alex Arsenault, Meredith Bailey, Gil Bellows, Don Bland, David Brown, Tom Carey, Jason Cermak, Ryan...
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Fincher Takes on Reincarnation
Remakes. Remakes. Remakes. Here’s another one to add to the ever growing list of remakes though lucky for us, this one may be better than the average. According to the good folks at THR, what makes...
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Russel Crowe and Laura Dern in Tenderness Trailer
I was going to ask how a film about a murderous teen starring Russel Crowe and Laura Dern managed to get under my radar but considering the fact that this is directed by John Polson of Swimfan and Hide...
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Review: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
[Yes, Rowthree programming as usual will be continuing shortly into the new year, in the mean time, if you happen to be in a major film market, do yourselves a favour and check out Terry Gilliam's...
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Take A Peek Behind the White Wall
Our buds at Quiet Earth are at it again and this time they’ve uncovered a pretty spiffy looking trailer for a spiffier looking film the poster for which was enough to get my attention. From there, I...
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Cinecast Episode 172 – pixaR
So sedate you could get a lullaby out its dulcet tones, this episode of the Cinecast has the podcasting players considering death and slavery and obsolescence (and Easter Eggs) in the wake of Toy...
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Trailer: Gus Van Sant’s Restless
He is a funeral crashing drop-out with a ghost friend. Gus Van Sant embraces ‘feel-good quirk’ for the first time since his dada-ist prank that was the Psycho remake. How will Restless turn out in...
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Cinecast Episode 195 – Z-Axis (Alt. No Music Version)
Cinecast Episode 194 (alternate version with no music). This post is simply for streaming purposes and easier access for iTunes subscribers. For full show notes and listener comments, please visit the...
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Cinecast Episode 195 – Z-Axis
The last episode of 2010 clocks in with a triple review, as Kurt and Andrew look at David O. Russell’s earnest and farcical boxing drama, The Fighter, as well as John Cameron Mitchell’s look at how a...
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HotDocs 2011: Wisconsin Death Trip Review
Can a place be evil? Can it’s bad mojo be transferred upon an unsuspecting settler or to a wide population of lifetime residents? This question is asked in a baroque and highly unconventional...
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