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A Halifax Academy Award-Winning Connectionnew

Inception sound team includes Brian Power and Graham Colwell.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
03-04-2011 |
Movies
'The Trotsky': Tierney's Townnew
Jacob Tierney gives love to his hometown Montreal and Jay Baruchel in the high school reincarnation comedy The Trotsky.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Matt Semansky |
05-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Jacob Tierney, The Trotsky
Africville's Racism Documentednew
Africville: Can't Stop Now, a documentary about Eddie, Nelson and Irvine Carvery's lifelong search for compensation.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hilary Beaumont |
08-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'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
New Documentary 'Global Metal' Moshes with the Universality of Heavy Metalnew

"It was my experience in high school that all the metalheads were pretty nice guys," says Scot McFadyen. He thinks for most metal fans a genuine awareness, respect and compassion for people "overrides wanting to appear badass."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Staff |
11-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
New Doc Puts a Spotlight on Rubik's Cube Enthusiastsnew

Originally determined to make a mockumentary about the role the Rubik's Cube played in an old family story, Robert LeBlanc decided to take a more sincere approach when that project fell through.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hillary Titley |
09-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Eccentric Crispin Glover Wants to Show You His Taboo-filled Filmnew

Glover chooses to screen his films personally, instead of going through the normal distribution model of using movie theatres, because he wants to emphasize the interactive element of entertainment. Consider it a throwback to the days of vaudeville.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Michelle Kay |
08-08-2008 |
Movies
'Young People Fucking' Pushes RomComs Past the Usual Chaste First Kissnew
"For us, romance usually happens in the bedroom. It's hard to have a relationship movie without sex, but at the same time, sex-comedies are for virgins or something -- they're about kids trying to see their first boob -- they're really juvenile."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hillary Titley |
06-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Martin Gero, Young People Fucking
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
Golden Raspberry Stainsnew
Before the Oscars, check out the 28th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards (aka the Razzies) nominees.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lindsay McCarney |
02-15-2008 |
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
'Cloudbreaker': Destiny's Childnew
Filmmaker Adam Garnet Jones relives youthful imagination and identity-seeking.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adam Garnet Jones, Cloudbreaker
'In The Same Boat?' Reels You Innew
Martha Stiegman's two-part documentary examines the complex struggles facing Nova Scotian and First Nations traditional fishing communities.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
11-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: In The Same Boat?, Martha Stiegman
Nova Scotia's Film Industry Aims to Move Forwardnew
An increased tax credit gives Nova Scotia a leg up over the competition from other provinces such as Manitoba, as well as the American states.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
10-01-2007 |
Movies