Black Bear: Lawrence Michael Levine Interview
We speak with director Lawrence Michael Levine about his sly, sinister and bleakly comedic new film Black Bear, starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, and Sarah Gadon.
Sarah Gadon
CONTEST: Win a digital copy of Black Bear!
To celebrate the release of Sundance hit, Black Bear, That Shelf and Pacific Northwest Pictures are giving away three digital copies of the film!
True Detective Horror Diary: The Constellation of Cthulhu
In the final True Detective Horror Diary of the season, we examine the horror genre tradition of withholding closure in endings.
True Detective Season 3 Horror Diary: The Exorcist of Time and Memory
Wayne Hays needs an exorcism. The old Vietnam war veteran, ex-detective and subject of a forthcoming true crime docuseries is haunted by ghosts as he tries to piece together the narrative pieces of the homicide case that defined is life and marriage.
True Detective Season 3 Horror Diary: The Forest of Leng
For the highly anticipated third season of True Detective, That Shelf and our friends at Everything is Scary are teaming up to examine the scarier elements in what we agree to be a landmark of horror television.
TIFF 2017: Alias Grace Review
TIFF 2017: Alias Grace Review.
REELSIDE: The Documentary Series We Didn’t Realize We Needed
TMN's documentary series Reelside consists of six episodes, each concentrating on a different group of filmmakers. Each part is unique but forms a cohesive unit that subtly reinforces pride in film talent that just happens to be Canadian.
Contest: See Maps to the Stars
Enter for a chance to win run-of-engagement passes to see Maps to the Stars and a David Cronenberg prize pack, courtesy of Dork Shelf and eOne Films.
Dracula Untold Review
It probably should have stayed that way.
Belle Review
Although at times it feels like Amma Asante’s Belle is unwisely trying to be a Jane Austen period romance that never quite takes off, the film’s true to life trappings and some exceptional performances and wit save the film from ever becoming something it shouldn’t be.
CONTEST: See an Advance Screening of BELLE in TORONTO, CALGARY, or VANCOUVER!
Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to an advance screening to see Belle in Toronto on Wednesday, May 7th or in Calgary or Vancouver on Wednesday, May 14th, courtesy of Dork Shelf and Fox Searchlight.
Enemy Review
Quietly menacing and deeply cerebral, Dennis Villeneuve’s unnerving psychological thriller Enemy gets a huge boost from a great dual performance from Jake Gyllenhaal as a man whose potential double life could be splitting the fabric of space and time around him.
Interview: Jake Gyllenhaal & Denis Villeneuve
We sit down with actor Jake Gyllenhaal and Canadian director Denis Villeneuve about their second collaboration on the award winning doppelganger thriller Enemy and about the clearly defined roles of the main characters, how the simplest mannerisms can define an entire character, who Gyllenhaal thinks the real protagonist of the film is, why Villeneuve wanted to set and shoot the film in Toronto, and if they will collaborate again.
Gabrielle, Enemy, Orphan Black, & Call Me Fitz Big Winners at 2014 Canadian Screen Awards
Canadian films Gabrielle and Enemy took home major film awards at last night's Canadian Screen Awards, while Call Me Fitz and Orphan Black ruled the television side of the evening's festivities.
Canada’s Night to Shine: The 2014 Canadian Screen Awards Preview
Tomorrow night the best and brightest in Canadian movies and television get celebrated with the Canadian Screen Awards (airing on CBC at 8:00pm, hosted by Martin Short). Our Film and Performing Arts editor looks at this year's nominees, makes a couple of predictions, and wonders aloud why only technically three of the Best Feature nominees have actually been released in theatres.
