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'Blood Shed' Brings a Little Slice of Atlantic Horror to the Worldnew
Jason Shipley's directorial debut is a 15-minute boozy gorefest that premiered at Fredericton's Silver Wave Film Festival last November. And it's been on a roll since then.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
05-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Halifax Becomes Stand-In Citynew
Thanks to a busy summer of film shooting, Halifax will become Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sunnydale trailer park.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
05-13-2008 |
Movies
Oscar Touchnew
It's not too late to catch Tamara Jenkins' Oscar-nominated The Savages.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
02-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Ellen Page's Leap Yearnew
From the snowy Sundance hills to Academy Award predictions from Roger Ebert, 2007 belongs to Halifax actor Ellen Page and her new movie, Juno.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
12-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Juno, Jason Reitman
Matthew Good is In Good Companynew
Only the outspoken provocateur could turn an overdose, divorce and bipolar diagnosis into Hospital Music.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hospital Music, Matthew Good
How to Deal with the Atlantic Film Festivalnew
Advice for newbies, wannabe Weinsteins or those who wish it would just go away.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
09-18-2007 |
Movies
Chaz Thorne's 'Overnight' Successnew
Thorne burst onto the Canadian film scene this month by doing the basically unheard of -- getting his first two features, Just Buried, and Poor Boy's Game, in Toronto's film fest at the same time. But it didn't happen overnight.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Will the Internet Doom the Big Screen Like it Did the CD?new
Will the movie industry be able to save itself from the torrential reign of downloading?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
08-20-2007 |
Movies
Going for Broke: Jude Law in 'Breaking and Entering'new
Anthony Minghella looks at big-city dynamics through small-time crime.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
03-02-2007 |
Reviews
'Shut Up' Loudnew
In this new documentary, and to us, the Dixie Chicks talk (and talk) about their unexpected roles as political targets/martyrs.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
11-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Barbara Kopple, Shut Up & Sing
The Wow of Stevenew
From a teenage part-time radio announcer, Steve Murphy grew to become the best anchor ever.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
11-07-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Rareplaynew
Halifax is great for making music and movies -- but Halifax musicians making music videos locally is another story.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
10-30-2006 |
Music
