Female filmmakers from as near as Halifax and as far as Texas will be showcased on April 23 at the 21st annual LUNAFEST – a film festival by women, for women. The proceeds will go towards supporting local women’s charities and other women in film. Since the first LUNAFEST in 2001, more than 170 filmmakers have been showcased, with 2,700 screenings nationwide. Organizations across the world can apply to host … Continued
This film may make you laugh, cry, or shake your head at the pure offensiveness that the movie contains.
Actor Joaquin Phoenix does a bang-up job in director Todd Phillips’ Joker, all without the ludicrous and juvenile affectations that plagued Jared Leto’s portrayal on and off-screen. Ultimately, his performance is the film’s primary saving grace.
The cinema of director James Gray is marked by a strong sense of time and place. His films, dramas heavily influenced by Classical Hollywood and Italian cinema have made him an art-house curio over the last decade. In 2016, Gray was entrusted with his biggest budget yet for the jungle adventure, The Lost City of Z, his first film not set in New York. Despite the underwhelming commercial success of … Continued
A family faces tragedy in this chilling story of life, death and pets based on the novel Pet Sematary by Stephen King. But is it horror or horrible?
Alita: Battle Angel deals successfully with classic sci-fi themes such as class and what it means to be human, says reviewer Sarah Gilder.
As TheMuseum in Kitchener opens Flow: The Menstruation Exhibition, CIGI in Waterloo is preparing to screen The Menstrual Man and Period. End of Sentence.
For music fans who weren’t yet born during Queen’s heyday, the film is instructive. For those already familiar with the band, it’s a great tribute, writes Keegan Lavigne.
Reviewer Clara Montgomery’s advice: Watch the film “in the privacy of your own home, so as to not embarrass yourself by sobbing in public.”
The short film industry is thriving, thanks in part to smaller competitions such as the OWL 48.5 Hour B Film Challenge in Stratford, Ont., where film enthusiasts come together to meet, experiment and have fun.
BY SHARON SAMUEL Have you ever thought you could make a movie with a small budget? Meet a duo who has. Ava Torres and Helmann Wilhelm, both graduates of cinema studies at the University of Toronto, founded Canted Pictures, a micro-budget film production company in Toronto. They have financed, produced and directed the films Killing Time and Through Rose Coloured Glass and are currently producing their third one. They were … Continued
