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eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The Lost Coast - At VIFF 2008“High school friends re-unite for Halloween in the craziness of San Francisco’s Castro District. Mark is gay, while Jasper is straight, and over the course of the evening the two are forced to deal with their unacknowledged high school sexual relationship.” Director Gabriel Fleming on “The Lost Coast” which screens at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival (September...
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eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Donkey In Lahore - At VIFF 2008“A gothic young man from Brisbane, Australia falls in love with a young Muslim girl in Pakistan and decides to convert to Islam in order to be able to get married with her.” Director Faramarz K-Rahber on his film “Donkey in Lahore” which has one final, additional screening at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival (September 25 – October 10).Is this your first...
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eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
“Honestly, I feel that the programmers at both TIFF and VIFF absolutely nailed the “Pitch” in their respective programme guides. SO MUCH better than I could have put it, being so close to the film.” Director Terry Miles on "When Life Was Good" which screens at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival (September 25 - October 10).
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Crime - At VIFF 2008by Jason Whyte“If you like gritty realism, unflinching honesty, and social critique then this is the movie for you!’ Director Tom Scholte on his film “Crime” which screens in the Canadian Images section of this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival (September 25 – October 10).Is this your first film in the VIFF? Do you have any other festival experience? If you’re a festival...
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eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
It’s been 30 years since Jamie Lee Curtis discovered that some holidays are dangerous in “Halloween.”As a proud native of Kansas’ capital, I have to admit that excitement and Topeka have little in common.It’s true that Fred Phelps and his wacky followers provide a touch of black comedy, but Topeka thankfully has some terrific opportunities that film geeks would be fools to pass up.For example, every...
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Catholic Ragemonkey (Free subscription) | yesterday
The following essay is based upon the homily I preached for Respect Life Sunday 2008. In case you might have missed it, that was this weekend, October 5. Respect Life is to be distinguished from Pro-Life Sunday in that Respect Life Sunday touches upon all Life issues. However, given the proximity of the election and the general misunderstanding of the Church's teaching concerning the Sanctity
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eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Dominc Cooper and Keira Knightley from "The Duchess." Courtesy Paramount Vantage.by Dan LybargerWhile Earl Grey tea is familiar across the globe, the man for whom the beverage is named is little understood, even in his native Great Britain., may become better known for his own life and achievements because he’s a major character in the new fact-based drama, The Duchess, which focuses on the tangled...
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ComicList Complete (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Zack Snyder recently took a strong position on there being no chance whatsoever of a sequel to his upcoming adaptation of Watchmen . A position I both applaud and support. But the news is out, and according to IESB, it seems that Snyder is looking forward to revisiting the blood furrowed grounds of Sparta in the foreseeable future. Read more » Original post blogged on ComicList .
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I Dislike Your Favorite Team (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
#48 of the Washington Professional Football Team, rookie free safety Chris Horton (6-1, 211), has earned the second league award of his nascent career: NFL Rookie of the Month for September. Full Story. In two starts, this seventh-rounder from UCLA has recorded ten tackles, three INTs, one fumble recovery, three special teams tackles and three passes defended (they called it "defensed" but
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Backseat Cuddler (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
There is a sequel to 300 in the works here are some fresh details. The big question for fans seems to be if the 300 sequel/prequel is in fact a sequel or a prequel? Well, Snyder tells us, honestly, both. So when does the second 300 film take place? In short, Snyder says he’s spoken with Frank Miller [...]
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eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Set in an unnamed city in an unnamed country--since everything is neat and orderly and since the populace consists of a melting pot of actors from all over the world who are liberal-minded enough to have elected Sandra Oh as their prime minister, I guess we can assume that we are somewhere in Canada--the film tells the story of what happens when the people are suddenly stricken with a mysterious and...
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eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Drew Barrymore provides the voice of Chloe, a spoiled and vaguely snobbish Chihuahua who lives in splendor in Beverly Hills as the beloved pet/fashion accessory of fabulously wealthy cosmetics queen Viv (Jamie Lee Curtis) and who spends her days trying on fabulous clothes, going in for endless spa treatments and ignoring the romantic advances of Papi (George Lopez), the poor-but-humble dog belonging...
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eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
by Peter SobczynskiJust because there have been approximately 700 tributes to the late, great Paul Newman that have highlighted a few choice titles from his long and illustrious career, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for a 701st, as this week’s column will hopefully prove.Although hardly a week goes by without the passing of some celebrity or another, very few of them make the kind of impact...
