Fantasia 2011: A Lonely Place to Die
A Lonely Place to Die 2011, UK Directed by Julian Gilbey Written by Julian Gilbey, William Gilbey Starring Melissa George, Ed Speleers, Eamonn Walker, Sean Harris 100 minutes English I’m one of the few...
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Burke and Hare 2010, UK Directed by John Landis Written by Piers Ashworth, Nick Moorcroft Starring Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher, Tom Wilkinson 91 minutes English Though director John Landis...
View ArticleFantasia 2011: Little Deaths
Little Deaths 2011, UK Directed by Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson, Simon Rumley Written by Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson, Simon Rumley Starring Siubhan Harrison, Luke de Lacey, Jodie Jameson, Tom Sawyer...
View ArticleTom Hiddleston meets Queen Elizabeth . . . some other people were there, too
Last year “The Royal Wedding” of Prince William and Kate Middleton garnered much atttention; this year London is hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Queen Elizabeth is celebrating 60 years on the...
View ArticleGet your Tom Hardy fix, Wednesday night at Cinémathèque Québécoise
Our friends at the Cinémathèque Québécoise are presenting a Nicolas Winding Refn retrospective. The selection tonight (Wednesday, June 13) is Bronson, starring Tom Hardy. I haven’t seen the film...
View ArticleFestival des films du monde 2013: Treat yourself to the twisty black comedy...
I really enjoyed Dirty Weekend and you can, too! The Montreal World Film Festival, Festival des Films du monde will show the highly entertaining black comedy thriller on Monday, August 26, at 5:00 pm,...
View ArticleFestival des films du monde 2013: Dirty Weekend has handsome star, laughs,...
This is what Pierre Perrier looks like when we first see him. What surprises await! To get right to the point – straight women, gay men – if your taste runs to dark and handsome (I forget about the...
View ArticleSee Neil Jordan’s Mona Lisa, Sunday night with Le Cinéclub: The Film Society
On Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, Le Cinéclub: The Film Society presents the 1986 film Mona Lisa. It’s directed by Neil Jordan and the stars are Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine and Robbie Coltrane....
View ArticleMeryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher?
Yes, indeedy! And she looks very good, too, don’t you think?. The Weinstein Company has bought the rights to the film, and it should hit North American screens in the fall. The movie was put together...
View ArticleFantasia 2011: Attack The Block, Revisited
Attack the Block 2011, UK Directed by Joe Cornish Written by Joe Cornish Starring Jodie Whittaker, Luke Tradaway, John Booyega, Nick Frost 88 minutes English Please see blogleague Liz Ferguson’s review...
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