DVD Releases for the Week of Apr. 28, 2009
With a dearth of French Québecois releases in the past few weeks some may be happy to know that Claude Menier’s Le Grand départ is available for rent this week. It represents a major cross-section of Québecois (and Western) society: that of the older married man leaving his first family to marry and begin a second … Continue reading
Concordia Arts Programs Strut Their Stuff
Starting this week, the students of Concordia University rush their post-productions in order to meet final deadlines for semester or year-long projects. Film and video works from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and the Communication Studies department are screening at both Concordia and Cinéma du Parc. This is a great opportunity to support budding … Continue reading
Vote for the MWFF’09 Poster!
The official website for the Montreal World Film Festival has opened up voting for their festival poster contest. Of the 160 submissions, six finalists were chosen. You can vote by e-mail until May 4th to choose the new look for the 2009 edition. Continue to see the finalists from graphic artists Ian Goulbourne, Laurent Grislain, … Continue reading
Fifty Films in Two Hours
For three days (April 24-25-26), Cinéma du Parc will screen tens of very short films in the span of two hours, part of the Festival international des très courts (Very Shorts International Festival). Begun in France, this festival occurs simultaneously in 80 cities across the world, and is one of the only festivals in which you … Continue reading
DVD Releases for the Week of Apr. 14, 2009
As an avid reader of Will Eisner’s graphic stories, it is with some trepidation that I approach Frank Miller’s adaptation of The Spirit, especially considering Miller’s comic-book fare (Sin City, Batman: Year One) is almost the antithesis of Eisner, pulp fiction as opposed to multi-layered drama. Critics have mostly blasted the adaptation, though have continued … Continue reading
2009 Genie goes to… Passchendaele?
2008 was an exceptional year for Canadian cinema: a rarity considering this country’s normally minimal film output. This makes the Genie’s choice of Passchendaele as Best Motion Picture all the more disheartening, especially since it seems to have been given as more of a consolation prize than a deserved win.
DVD Releases for the Week of April 7, 2009
In these times of supposed economic freefall, is it important for films to reflect or inform on the state of the capitalist market, or its outcome on the individual? The success of Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy is proof that audiences want to see fictionalized accounts of the reality for some. For a broader picture, this … Continue reading
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