Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays

Settle the Scorenew

Clément Virgo and Rossif Sutherland on Poor Boy’s Game, their Halifax-set story of boxing, violence and racial tension.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 12-04-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Clément Virgo, Poor Boy’s Game

John Dugdale Speaks About AIDS & His Take on His Craftnew

The New York photographer hasn't let blindness get in the way of his art.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 11-02-2007 | Art

Tags: visual arts

Steve Gallucio on 'Surviving My Mother'new

His latest screenplay was originally intended for the stage.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 11-02-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Emile Gaudreault, Surviving My Mother

'American Venus' is Just Weirdnew

With his latest film, it is as though Vancouver-based filmmaker Bruce Sweeney has taken Rebecca De Mornay's persona and given her children of her own.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 11-02-2007 | Reviews

Tags: American Venus, Bruce Sweeney

Cristian Mungiu Goes Beyond Abortionnew

"When I sat down to write it, I wasn't setting out to make a film about abortion," the director says of his gritty, Palme d'Or-winning drama.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 10-26-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Cristian Mungiu

Screenwriter Kelley Sane on Torture and 'Rendition'new

Sane's screenplay has several intersecting subplots, all of which arc beautifully over less than two hours.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 10-19-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Gavin Hood, rendition

'Up the Yangtze' Captures China in Transitionnew

Full of stunning images of contemporary China, it shows us the unsettling pace at which the nation's cultures are shifting, and the manner in which the country's newfound economic super-powerhouse status is bulldozing all other concerns.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 10-12-2007 | Reviews

Tags: up the yangtze, Yung Chang

Mort Sahl Pulls No Political Punchesnew

The stand-up legend on presidential comedy, The Daily Show and why Hillary will be the last president of the United States.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 10-05-2007 | Performance

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Hillary Clinton, mort sahl, performance

Werewolves Go Nowhere in 'Skinwalkers'new

This is one of those horror entries that reminds you of how much mediocrity there is in the genre.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 08-14-2007 | Reviews

Tags: James Isaacs, Skinwalkers

'The Yacoubian Building': Contradictory Caironew

The film is a towering melodrama, highly ambitious but satisfying -- Hamed deserves praise for creating something so illuminating and unblinking from a country known for censorship.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 08-14-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Marwan Hamed, The Yacoubian Building