film

Interview: Kris Booth

We talk to Canadian filmmaker and Halifax resident Kris Booth, one of the participants in the fan-supported CineCoup competition to get people to vote on a film to be granted a one million dollar budget and guaranteed theatrical distribution. We talk about his project Red Horizon, his own coup of landing legendary cinematographer Dean Cundey as his DP, and why he thinks CineCoup is vital to the future of Canadian cinema.

Contest: Win Run-of-Engagement Passes to Catch NOW YOU SEE ME!

Enter for a chance to win one of five pairs of run-of-engagement passes to see Now You See Me, in theatres today, courtesy of Dork Shelf and eOne Films, and get a look at our exclusive red carpet interview with actor Jesse Eisenberg. One grand prize winner will also receive a poster signed by Jesse!

Now You See Me Review

Now You See Me is a deliriously fun, albeit silly movie, but if you were thinking of seeing a movie about and all star cast of magicians pulling off heists from the director of The Transporter what did you think you were buying a ticket for?

Blancanieves Review

Silent and in black and white, the Spanish made Blancanieves is a gorgeous looking and irreverent take on the Snow White fable set in the 1920s and against the backdrop of bullfighting.

Lore & Hava Nagila: The Movie Reviews

Because we are running out of space on the main page, we're letting the review for two of our recent festival favourites bunk up together on their Toronto debuts. The family drama Lore from TIFF 2012 deals with one young girl protecting her siblings in light of her parents sins. Hava Nagila: The Movie is a lighthearted and fun doc from this year's Toronto Jewish Film Festival about the history of the only song needed to get any Jewish party in full swing.

Old Stock Review

The Canadian comedy Old Stock might tip it's hat a bit heavily to American independent cinema of the past decade, but it's a charming breezy tale with sharp writing and great performances.

Erased Review

The entirety of the lacklustre thriller Erased can be summed up in one elongated yawning sound effect.

The Ghosts in Our Machine Review

Documenting a documentarian is a tricky proposition, but when said craftsman is also an impassioned activist and exceedingly talented artist it becomes even tougher to do justice by the subject. The work done by director Liz Marshall to showcase and contextualize the work done by her friend and fellow photographer Jo-Anne McArthur in her film The Ghosts in Our Machine is nothing short of triumphant.