Category: Atlantic Film Festival
Atlantic Film Festival, Day Six: ‘The Guard’
The Guard Written and directed by John Michael McDonagh 2011, Ireland Talent is said to run in families. This certainly seems to be the case in the McDonagh family. Martin McDonagh’s 2008 ultra-black and extremely raunchy comedy In Bruges was … [Read the Rest]
Atlantic Film Festival, Day Five; ‘Pina’ and ‘The Future’
Pina Directed by Wim Wenders 2011, Germany / France / UK The idea of watching contemporary dance pieces for over an hour and a half may not sound like the most riveting way to spend an evening. However, right from … [Read the Rest]
Atlantic Film Festival, Day Four: ‘Restless’ never able to escape its own quaintness
Restless Directed by Gus Van Sant Screenplay by Jason Lew 2011, USA Gus van Sant is a very dynamic filmmaker that has tried his hand at many kind of genres and types of films. His latest, Restless tells the story … [Read the Rest]
Atlantic Film Festival, Day Three: ‘Senna’ and ‘Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy’
Visit the official website for the Atlantic Film Festival Senna Directed by Asif Kapadia Though Canadians as a whole tend not to be all that interested in F1 racing, it does continue to be an immensely popular sport in other … [Read the Rest]
Atlantic Film Festival 2011, Day Two: ‘Breakaway’ and ‘Take This Waltz’
The thing that the Atlantic Film Festival always has going for it is that they show a lot of Canadian films. This means that we get to see a lot of films by promising new Canadian filmmakers that wouldn’t necessarily … [Read the Rest]
Atlantic Film Festival 2011, Day One: ‘Higher Ground’ and ‘Sleeping Beauty’
This year’s Atlantic Film Festival started off with a disappointment. All three screenings of last night’s opening gala of comedy troupe Picnicface’s Roller Town were sold out. Completely sold out. If Haligonians love anything it’s supporting their own. But … [Read the Rest]
The 2011 Atlantic Film Festival Preview
Following on the heels of big cousin TIFF, the Atlantic Film Festival may be smaller in scope but not in variety. Each year the film festival taking place in late September in Halifax, manages to strike a delicate balance between … [Read the Rest]
The Atlantic Film Festival 2010: Daydream Nation
Daydream Nation Directed by Michael Goldbach Usually I dislike it when people say, “Oh that movie was weird.” I’m always inclined to think that they’re missing something. Or maybe I’m just a movie snob. Quite possible. However, halfway throughout this movie, … [Read the Rest]
The Atlantic Film Festival 2010: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger Directed by Woody Allen I feel the same way about Woody Allen that I feel about the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Yeah, you had some awesome stuff going in the 60s and … [Read the Rest]
The Atlantic Film Festival 2010: Howl
Howl Directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman There couldn’t be a more perfect time to make a movie about Allen Ginsberg and his most celebrated work, “Howl.” The beat generation has enjoyed a revival as of late, as the … [Read the Rest]
The Atlantic Film Festival 2010: Another Year
Another Year Directed by Mike Leigh Another Year is Mike Leigh’s follow-up to 2008’s Happy-Go-Lucky. Though the film has a completely different cast of characters and for the most part different casts altogether (save for Oliver Maltman, who appears in … [Read the Rest]
The Atlantic Film Festival 2010: Good Neighbours
Good Neighbours Directed by Jacob Tierney I deliberately tried to walk into Jacob Tierney’s Good Neighbours without knowing much by way of plot. One thing I did know was that there was no way the word “good” in the title … [Read the Rest]
The Atlantic Film Festival 2010: Kings Of Pastry
Kings Of Pastry Directed by Chris Hegedus D.A. Pennebaker (co-director) My biggest regret about going to see D.A. Pennebaker’s Kings of Pastry? Going in without eating first. There is food. Lots of it. Pretty food. Food that I would kill to … [Read the Rest]
The Atlantic Film Festival 2010: Score: A Hockey Musical
“Reid’s performance and the admittedly catchy music still make this a fun time at the movies on a purely escapist level.” Score: A Hockey Musical Directed by Michael McGowan Score: A Hockey Musical is about as Canadian as it can … [Read the Rest]
