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'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

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

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

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