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Canadian Film Riches at VIFF Deny Shaky Futurenew
Bill C-10, federal legislation that would enable the government to deny tax credits to film productions that are “contrary to public policy”, and the recent funding cuts to national training schools have cast an uncertain light on the future of Canadian film.
The Georgia Straight |
Craig Takeuchi |
09-19-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Canada, film industry
Movie Buzz: Is Dane Cook Box Office Poison?
Dane Cook gives the low-concept romantic comedy another try in My Best Friend's Girl, while Samuel L. Jackson scares the neighbors and Ricky Gervais sees dead people.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
09-15-2008 |
Movies
DIY Moviemaking Sensibility is Coming to a Cellphone Near Younew
The new genre of "mobile movies" is still fairly undeveloped, but signs are popping up that the scene is slowly gaining credibility with the mainstream film community.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
09-15-2008 |
Movies
Disappointments and Surprises: Toronto International Film Festivalnew
When good directors go bad. At least, that's what it has felt like around here as one anticipated new film after the next by some of the world's name-brand auteurs — the Coen brothers, Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme — has laid a less-than-golden egg
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
09-12-2008 |
Movies
Autumn Peeves: Fall Films Have Full Agendasnew
This is an election year, after all, and those trying to escape the issues are just going to have to stay home and watch all the campaign ads on TV.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
09-11-2008 |
Movies
Tags: fall films
Bros, Butts, and More at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festivalnew
As I write this, a little over halfway though this year's visit, I haven't yet had a defining Toronto fest moment. Sure, there was the moment I became aware of just how jaded I am -- when I passed by a mob of gawkers and flashbulbs and realized I didn't give a rat's ass about which celebrity had incited such a tizzy. But so far, I haven't seen a film that truly dazzled me.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
09-11-2008 |
Movies
Movie Buzz: Seeing Stars
After a disappointing week for Nicolas Cage, Hollywood is luring viewers back to the box office with big name stars. Righteous Kill stars Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino. A new Coen Brothers flick features George Clooney and Brad Pitt; plus Tyler Perry and The Women hit theaters.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
09-08-2008 |
Movies
The Road to Oscar Begins Herenew
Held midway between last year’s and next year’s Academy Awards, it's become the unofficial launching pad to Oscar glory. You want a little gold man for your mantle? Then debut your movie at Toronto International Film Festival.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
09-08-2008 |
Movies
Thank God It's the End of Summer!new
These are, literally and figuratively, the annual dog days, when the mercury rises and studios satisfy contractual obligations to their unloved stepchildren--movies they made (or bought), then thought twice about and decided to dispose of as quietly as possible during those two weeks of the year when most of the industry are on vacation.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
09-05-2008 |
Movies
Tags: summer movies
Dallas Filmmaker Casey Gooden Pays for His Funny Short Films as He Goesnew
Last year's Lone Star International Film Festival saw the unusual sight of a program of short films playing to a packed house, and among the entries screening for an appreciative crowd was Casey Gooden's Intervention. Written and shot in less than a week during January 2007, the film is a comedy about two down-and-out criminals who try to rob a church that they think is empty.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
09-05-2008 |
Movies
First Shot: 'Disaster Movie'new
This week marks the release of Disaster Movie, the umpteenth genre parody from the Friedberg-Seltzer house of knee-jerk larfs. It should be our cue to bemoan the current state of big-screen slapstick, and to argue that if David Zucker could only get back on his game, he'd show these punks who built the Airplane they're all riding on.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
09-04-2008 |
Movies
Discovering the Bbest of Pica's 2008 TBA Fest.new
Here are our top TBA picks, organized thematically.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
09-03-2008 |
Movies
Tags: film festivals
Nicolas Cage Stars in the Pang Brothers' 'Bangkok Dangerous'
Sure, he's had a few flops recently, but Nicolas Cage is still a bona fide movie star. At such a critical point in the aging actor's career though, was starring in an obscure action flick a good choice?
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
09-01-2008 |
Movies
Manny Farber, 1917-2008new
As a critic, Farber advocated more modest, elemental "termite art" — throwaway B movies, Westerns and, later on, important works of European and experimental cinema that he found sui generis, teeming with life, and more invested in individual moments than grandiose objectives
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
08-29-2008 |
Movies
So Long, Summer Movies -- Hello, Fall Filmsnew
Fall is the best time of year for film critics, because the award-oriented prestige films finally get trotted out for judgment. Here's a handy clip 'n' save list of movies I'm personally looking forward to.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
08-27-2008 |
Movies
