AltWeeklies Wire
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
The Top Ten of the Atlantic Film Festivalnew
Out of more than 200 movies, here are The Coast's picks for what not to miss.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lindsay McCarney |
09-18-2007 |
Movies
Run, Dashchund, Runnew
Greyhounds aren't the only racing canines, as Shane MacDougall reveals in his Spellbound-meets-Best in Show "dogumentary" Wiener Takes All.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane MacDougall, Wiener Takes All
'Shake Hands With the Devil' Revisits Rwandan Genocidenew
The story that is being told here, from the filmmakers' perspective, is more complete than has been told in the other movies about the subject.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
Shrek the Thirdnew
The second funniest joke in Shrek the Third could have served as a warning to the movie itself.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mark Palermo |
05-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Miller, Shrek the Third
Getting Robert Rodriguez's Blood-Stained Seal of Approvalnew
Only a few short weeks ago, Jason Eisener was a film school dropout -- now he's basking in the afterglow of collecting first prize in Rodriguez's filmmaking contest and is considering the option of turning his trailer into a feature film with studio backing.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Julian Dickinson |
04-09-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Hobo With a Shotgun, Jason Eisener
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
Is Hollywood Ready?new
As the feature film drops into theatres across Canada, the brain behind Trailer Park Boys is staring down his biggest potential success yet.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
10-06-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
