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Nadine Labaki on Her Lebanese Chick Flick 'Caramel'new

"Women living in the Middle East face a lot of confusing influences, the confusion between East and West," she says. "I liked the idea of five different women, with five different viewpoints and at different points in their lives, connecting through a beauty salon."

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 03-28-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Caramel, Nadine Labaki

Gus Van Sant on 'Paranoid Park'new

"When you're 16, that's the most important time in your life," he says. "It might not be a time when you get much done, but you're influenced by everything that's come your way. By 25, you're going to be much more frozen in your ways."

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 03-07-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Gus Van Sant, Paranoid Park

'Miss Pettigrew' is Charming but Not Funnynew

For its admirable attempt to recreate the rhythm and madcap antics of a period screwball comedy, the film is missing something. It's missing the comedy.

Montreal Mirror | Mark Slutsky | 03-07-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Bharat Nalluri, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Quebec Filmmakers Recoil at Funding Threatsnew

The legislation would allow the federal Heritage ministry to yank funding for movies or TV shows that contain "excessive" portrayals of violence and sex.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 03-07-2008 | Movies

'Charlie Bartlett' Makes the Gradenew

Strong writing and great performances make this more than just another teen movie.

Montreal Mirror | Malcolm Fraser | 02-22-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Charlie Bartlett, John Poll

Bleak Streetnew

British kitchen-sink realism meets crime drama in the atmospheric but underdeveloped London to Brighton.

Montreal Mirror | Malcolm Fraser | 02-08-2008 | Reviews

Tags: London to Brighton, Paul Andrew Williams

Roundabout Romancenew

Imitation is a beautiful but meandering Montreal story.

Montreal Mirror | Jeffrey Malecki | 01-31-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Federico Hidalgo, Imitation

Most Valuable Playersnew

The captivating documentary Junior portrays a season in the life of a Baie-Comeau hockey team.

Montreal Mirror | Malcolm Fraser | 01-31-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Isabelle Lavigne; Stéphane Thibault, Junior

Dance Dance Revolutionnew

Filmmaker Ian Iqbal Rashid never thought he’d end up directing How She Move. The London-based director, whose debut feature, Touch of Pink, is a gay romcom that was a hit at Sundance in 2004.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 01-31-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: How She Move, Ian Iqbal Rashid