AltWeeklies Wire
'Goal II''s Kuno Becker Bends It with Beckhamnew

Kuno Becker calls himself a nomad, and this is no actorly overstatement. The star of Goal II: Living the Dream admits he hasn’t had a home in quite some time.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Reality TV Grows into Young@Heart's Rock Operanew
When British filmmaker Stephen Walker first agreed to listen to a chorus of retired Americans performing in London, England, he went strictly as a spectator.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Belgian Teen's Death Shaped 'Ben X'new
Belgium's Nic Balthazar was a movie critic before he became a novelist and movie director -- a rather unusual progression, he is the first to admit.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mike Newell on 'Love in the Time of Cholera'new
"Would I have had the confidence to make this movie if I hadn't done a Harry Potter?," Newell asked. "Absolutely. But the money is a whole other matter."
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
11-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'My Kid Could Paint That' a Fussnew
Filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev thought it would be a good opportunity to make some observations about the place of art in consumer culture as he captured the increasing media scrutiny of a 4-year-old's paintings.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
David Cronenberg, King of Creepynew

What gets lost in the violence and gore of Cronenberg's films is that he is also a workaday filmmaker, concerned with the ordinary pursuits of visual storytelling.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Journalist's Script Brings Iraq War to Lifenew
Using a screenplay by Wendell Steavenson, herself a journalist covering the Iraq War, Haas set out to dramatize issues that have only grown more volatile since the film was first discussed in 2003.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
05-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Philip Haas, The Situation
It's All Gone Steph Songnew
The adaptation of Douglas Coupland's Everything's Gone Green features the Vancouver-based actor.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
04-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Everything's Gone Green, Paul Fox