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'The Grocer's Son' is a Pastoral Respite from the Larger Conflicts of the Worldnew
The real stars of the movie are the crusty rustics in the background. Writer-director Eric Guirado reportedly spent months observing a passing way of life in this region before turning the locals into actors, and the effect is less predictable than is the central story.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
01-13-2009 |
Reviews
There's Nothing Redeeming About 'The Unborn'new
As soon as The Unborn's end credits started to roll, a guy seated two rows down from me at the promotional screening declared: "That sucked!" I couldn't have said it better myself.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
01-13-2009 |
Reviews
'Trip to Asia': The Quest for Harmonynew
This stunningly ambitious -- not to mention just plain stunning -- documentary follows the Berlin Philharmonic on a long journey abroad, to five Asian countries.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
01-05-2009 |
Reviews
For Kid Actors, Quirky is Coolnew
As one of Vancouver's emerging teen character actors, Montana Hunter is happy to be cast as a "geeky nerd" in a tough business that has led to rocky roads for such former child stars as Tatum O'Neal and Drew Barrymore.
The Georgia Straight |
Pieta Woolley |
11-18-2008 |
Movies
'Dostana' Harks Back to Traditionnew
Dostana has been hyped as the first Bollywood film with openly gay characters and as a step forward in terms of positive representation. Don't believe the hype.
The Georgia Straight |
Itrath Syed |
11-18-2008 |
Reviews
Chris Rock Earns His Comedy Stripesnew
Although there's no profanity from Chris Rock in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, the comic has fun as Marty the zebra, who finds a herd's worth of others like him.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Soul Men' Offers Vintage Bernie Macnew
Director Malcolm Lee says he was just hearing back from a focus group about their reaction to his new movie when he learned that the film's co-star had died.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
11-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bill Maher Tackles Taboo of Faith in 'Religulous'new
About a dozen very polite protesters attempted to mar the Canadian premiere of Bill Maher's gleefully sacrilegious standup documentary, Religulous, at the Toronto International Film Festival recently.
The Georgia Straight |
Mark Leiren-Young |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Larry Charles, Religulous
'The Duchess' Inspires Modern Relevance in Keira Knightleynew
The screenplay is based on the Amanda Foreman biography Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and tells the story of a teenager who marries the duke of Devonshire, a leading force in the new Whig Party.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
09-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Saul Dibb, The Duchess
Tim Robbins Meshes Drama and Humor in 'The Lucky Ones'new
The film has two big surprises. One is the humor and the other is the presence in the cast of Tim Robbins, one of filmdom's most vocal antiwar advocates.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
09-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Neil Burger, The Lucky Ones
VIFF Embarks on Odysseys in Musicnew
"With music, you can keep on dreaming." So says Quique Cruz in Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi, one of numerous movies about music as inspiration and guiding light at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-26-2008 |
Movies
Vancouver Movie Theatres Innovate to Fill Seatsnew
It's not the first time cinemas have been threatened. The introduction of television and VHS technology each drew a large part of the moviegoing audience away to the comfort of their own living rooms.
The Georgia Straight |
Sean Minogue |
09-19-2008 |
Movies
Tags: movie theaters
Going Mad for the Movies This Fallnew
Just as the United States is about to elect the first black president who isn't Morgan Freeman, we have to ask, "What happened to the summer they promised us?" More than the temperature was off for the last three months. The comedies were violent and gloomy, and the action fantasies even more so.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-19-2008 |
Movies
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
'Goal II''s Kuno Becker Bends It with Beckhamnew
Kuno Becker calls himself a nomad, and this is no actorly overstatement. The star of Goal II: Living the Dream admits he hasn’t had a home in quite some time.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
