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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s radiantly short life is revealed in a new documentary.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
10-29-2010 |
Reviews
Tape Head
Be Kind Rewind director Michel Gondry talks shop ... video shop, that is.
Monday Magazine |
Bill Stuart |
02-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michel Gondry, Be Kind Rewind
Carts as Art: Carts of Darkness Show What's on the Other Side of the Bridge
Ever gone 50 mph downhill on a shopping cart? The characters in this indie documentary do, plus a whole lot more. A fascinating look at the role shopping carts play in our culture.
Monday Magazine |
Amanda Farrell |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carts of Darkness, Murray Siple
Raise a Little Hell: Hell on Wheels a Fascinating Tale of the Birth of Modern Roller Derby
An interview with roller derby doc director Bob Ray, done by a derby gal herself.
Monday Magazine |
Amanda Farrell |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Ray, Hell on Wheels
Grrr Power: Maureen Medved Transforms Her Novel into a Powerful Piece of Literary Cinema
Vancouver-based novelist Maureen Medved just nabbed a Genie nomination for her screenplay for The Tracey Fragments. We caught up with her to talk about that page-to-screen process.
Monday Magazine |
John Threlfall |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Harry Potter Battles Adolescence and Other Creepies
In the third movie adaptation of the J.K. Rowling series, Harry Potter (or maybe it’s just actor Daniel Radcliffe) is showing hints of the pimply stigmata of adolescence, and also displays the sullenness indicative of pubescent hormone poisoning.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Film Turns Environmentalism Into Big Cheesy Fun
Sitting through the enviro-apocalyptic thriller The Day After Tomorrow is akin to watching The Weather Network while having a really bad acid trip.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Romantic Sequel to Before Sunrise Is Lyrical and Literate
This sequel is as romantic and wonderful as the movie it's based on.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
07-22-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Linklater, Before Sunset