Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Atlantic Film Festival Full Atlantic Film Festival lineup unveiled
It's like Christmas in September, just a lot bloody hotter...
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 5:14 PM
- Bruce McDonald's Trigger, starring Molly Parker, Tracy Wright and Don McKellar.
On Tuesday, the Atlantic Film Festival revealed the rest of its schedule, and we managed to drag our sweaty fingers across the keyboard to pick out a few early favourites.
For those who like to be the first to see big commercial films, there’s Stephen Frears’ adaptation of the graphic novel Tamara Drewe and Mike Leigh’s comedy Another Year, starring Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville. Woody Allen’s back with You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, about a married couple (Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones), their daughter (Naomi Watts) and her husband (Josh Brolin) and (surprise!) their anxieties and marital problems. Expect a 2am debate over Let Me In, the American remake of the beloved Swedish vampire film, playing midnight on August 25.
For the realists, there’s Ondi Timoner’s doc Cool It on global warming skeptic Bjorn Lomborg. Having just seen Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, I can highly recommend the doc for Tamra Davis’ cool examination of the 1970s and ’80s New York art scene. Thrilled also to see Joann Sfar’s biopic Gainsbourg: expect a fashionably turned out audience for that one.
Music fans, watch for Ride, Rise, Roar, the Talking Heads’ successor to Stop Making Sense (finally, a sequel that does make sense). Love ’em or hate ’em, embrace Bruce McDonald and Broken Social Scene’s This Movie is Broken. But the film I’m most excited about right now is McDonald’s Trigger, written by Daniel MacIvor, starring Molly Parker as a cleaned-up Courtney Love-like musician who reunites with her old bandmate, the awesome Tracy Wright (RIP).
Outside of the theatre watch for free screenings of Atlantic shorts, noon from September 20-24, and a drive-in screening of American Graffiti at Alderney Landing on September 25. Tickets are now on sale at atlanticfilm.com, ticketpro.ca, the box office at Park Lane and 24 hours a day at Video Difference.
Ride, Rise, Roar trailer from ride, rise, roar on Vimeo.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Atlantic Film Festival Atlantic Film Festival line-up: Cdn and Atlantic highlights
Chaz Thorne's Whirligig opens the 30th AFF, September 17.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Rock 'n' roll with Trigger's Tracy Wright and Molly Parker.
Highlights from the Atlantic Film Festival's Atlantic and Canadian film programs are out, and nothing has made me feel this patriotic since Douglas Coupland’s clothing line for Roots. The Atlantic Gala film on September 17 is Chaz Thorne’s Whirligig, written by Michael Amo and starring Gregory Smith (who makes at least one Coast staffer giddy) as an aimless young man who tries to move back home again. Other Atlantic features include two by Josh MacDonald: The Corridor and Faith, Fraud and Minimum Wage. This year there will be five Atlantic Canadian short film programs, including shorts from Andrew Bush, Shaun Majumder and one from Walter Forsyth, which features Tanya Davis(is she going for three-million YouTube hits this time?)
Look for Canadian features by bare-chested Cannes darling Xavier Dolan (Heartbeats), three from Bruce MacDonald (including Trigger written by Daniel MacIvor starring Molly Parker, Don McKellar and sadly, the last performance by Tracy Wright), Jacob Tierney’s Good Neighbours, with his buddy Jay Baruchel and a doc from Sturla Gunnarsson, Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie.
On Tuesday we’ll have highlights of the full program. Then go buy tickets like mad on September 1 at atlanticfilm.com.
Friday, August 13, 2010
On screens Tanya Davis isn't alone anymore, she's in the Guardian
Video for "How to Be Alone" makes the newspaper's viral hit list.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 2:27 PM
After being the subject of Russell Smith's bizarro feminist rant yesterday in the Globe, today, the video collaboration of Tanya Davis and Andrea Dorfman made the Guardian's viral video chart, along with a legless cat, a kitten who can't jump, Justin Bieber, a chimp and a frog.
Watch for Davis, tonight on the National.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Atlantic Film Festival Score: A Hockey Musical opens Atlantic Film Festival
After-party moves from last year's arena to Citadel Hill.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Be still my Xanadu heart: Score: A Hockey Musical, starring Olivia Newton John, Marc Jordan, Noah Reid and Allie MacDonald, with appearances by hockey nut Dave Bidini, Strombo and Hawksley Workman, is opening the Atlantic Film Festival on September 16. Directed by Michael McGowan, whose One Week was pretty Canuck-loving, I expect we'll all be doing maple syrup shots by the end of the night.
The AFF's opening night party, celebrating the fest's 30th year, is on Citadel Hill. Although last year's space, the Metro Centre, is the obvious venue for a hockey film, I think that Citadel Hill will be a great location to hopefully meet Olivia NJ. Ahem...
Ticket packages for the Opening Night Film and Party go on sale Friday. Prices start at $47 (HST included), and general admission to the party is $30. More info at atlanticfilm.com.
Monday, August 2, 2010
On screens Roger Ebert is alone with Andrea Dorfman and Tanya Davis
Film critic tweets link to Davis' video, "How to be Alone."
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 4:49 PM
- Ebert's Tweet, on an alone Saturday night.
We're not sure how, but Roger Ebert has discovered Tanya Davis' new lovely video for her song "How to be Alone," directed by Andrea Dorfman, who also did the animations. The video only went up on July 28, and now has over 122,000 hits—a testament to the power of Twitter, a beloved critic and a honest piece of art.
On screens Pardis Parker on Implants and awards
New digital short by the award-winning filmmaker/comedian.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Pardis Parker, who just won three awards at the Montgomery Film Festival in Alabama for his film Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns, has a new digital short, Implants. Written and directed by Parker, it also stars Evany Rosen from Picnicface, with cinematography by Tarek Abouamin. Parker is up for FOUR Canadian Comedy Awards (Stand-Up Newcomer, Performance by a Male - Film, Performance by a Male - Film for Afghan, Best Direction-Film for Two Men) and Rosen, as part of Picnicface, is up for Best Sketch Troupe.
It's also on Funny or Die, which means you can vote on its funniness. And I know how much you love to vote.
Monday, July 26, 2010
On screens The Coast does Mad Men boardroom lunch
Join us Monday afternoons for a Don Draper recap.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:20 PM
"Do you want women who want bikinis to buy your two-piece or do you just want to make sure women who want a two-piece don't suddenly buy a bikini?"
Oh Don. If episode one of season four is about "Who is Don Draper?" I think we can safely say that he's a dick. Yelling at clients, snapping at Peggy. His only moment of true humanity came in the dark, when he was looking at his sleeping kids (note: he should really sleep with one eye open with scary Sally around...) Gotta love that the handsomest man on cable is quickly becoming the biggest jerk too. Brooding, mysterious is now slipping into sad and pathetic. Divorced men in 1964? Not so hot. They sleep with slapping prostitutes? Sadly, Don needs Roger's help to meet a nice lady who looks exactly like Betty and the Christian vampire slayer off True Blood: "She was on the Mount Holyoke gymnastic team. Take her to dinner and if you hit it off maybe you can stuff her on Turkey Day." Ah, some things don't change. Apparently there's no copies of The Feminine Mystique lying around Rog's office.
But we're totally hooked. Every Monday we're taking a leisurely lunch a la Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce to watch and recap. This office's bar cart needs a serious upgrade though...
Friday, July 23, 2010
On screens CBC's Short Film Faceoff, round two on Saturday
Local films compete for a production deal; we get entertained.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Saturday night, from 8-9pm, is the second episode of Short Film Faceoff, where nine short films compete for a production deal towards their next film. This week is Jay Dahl's True Bromance; Joel MacKenzie's Super Science and Mark Purdy's Off Season. Luckas Cardona took last week's contest for Daddy’s Little Girl.
There's one more episode next week, then audience voting starts on July 31, with the winner picked on August 7.
Watch all the films online at http://www.cbc.ca/shortfilmfaceoff.
On screens First look at Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage
Oh Jesus, Josh MacDonald's film looks great.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Here's the first peek at Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage, written by Dartmouth's Josh MacDonald and based on his play, Halo.
The film stars Callum Keith Rennie (24) and Martha MacIsaac (Superbad), and is directed by George Mihalka, who is nominated for DGC's Best Director of a Feature Film Award for his work on Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage. Also, look for half of Halifax in supporting roles, including Andrew Bush, Brian Heighton, Sarah English and Kate Lavender.
Look for Faith during the cool film season in October.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Sightings! November Christmas brings celebrity Christmas
Hallmark movie stars spotted around town.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 11:55 AM
- Be cool when approaching John and co.
I love Hallmark movies. Not because there are about five predictable heartwarming plotlines, but because they always manage to score interesting actors, who come with sightings, spottings, rumours and stories. Like Alicia Silverstone's tearjerking Candles on Bay Street, and her appearance on CKDU's Let Get Baked, and various Gus' Pub shows. Let's not talk about Rob Lowe's Beach Girls—while technically not a Hallmark Presents, it did give me an opportunity to stalk him through Freak Lunchbox. Guy's gotta sweet tooth.
This tear-wringer, November Christmas (CBC, airing November), is about a small Rhode Island (MOVs take place in Rhode Island, Maine or New England) community that helps create a holiday for a young ill girl. Why does someone always have to die???? Stars Sarah Paulson (totally wasted on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip), with lovely Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark hotness), John Corbett (last spotted in Abu Dhabi) and classic cowboy Sam Elliott.
So far sightings include Corbett and his partner Bo Derek (!) at Irleland 32. Slainte. And Allen taking in some local yoga. if you have any more sightings, let us know. Just be cool about it. Don't be like the dude who yelled in Gary Dourdan's face at the jazz fest. We don't want them to think we're a bunch of star-struck, celeb-hungry dorks. Oh wait...
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sightings! Gary Dourdan, Lil Romeo and Angela Bassett jump the broom in Lunenburg
All-star cast in town shooting the TriStar wedding comedy.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- Don't bug me because I'm beautiful.
The best part of the De La Soul show last Friday night was watching the ladies lose their shit as Gary "Warrick" Dourdan sauntered through the crowd, stealthly dodging drunk in-his-face dudes who kept yelling, "hey maaaaaaaaan, I lurved you in CSI."
Dourdan is in town, well, Lunenburg actually, shooting the TriStar wedding comedy Jumping The Broom. We have a very excited source who spotted him there this weekend wearing "black pants, crisp black shirt and cream fedora with black accent."
Directed by Salim Akil, the Broom cast also includes Paula Patton (who was amazing in Precious), Angela Bassett (TINA!!), Modern Family's Julie Bowen, Romeo Miller (AKA Lil Romeo), and ton of other actors, which probably doubles Lunenburg's year-round population.
Jumping The Broom will be in theatres next May.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Shooting Help Roller Town help you
Donate to Picnicface and you could die onscreen or get a Mark Little crotch-shot.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:39 PM
Picnicface has received Telefilm funding to go ahead with Roller Town, but movies are expensive shit. So big spender, if you donate to the cause, you'll receive a gift.
For a full list of donation prizes, visit rollertownthemovie.com.
Who wouldn't want to be part of this?
Friday, June 25, 2010
Vote for Forsyth in TIFF's emerging filmmakers competition
Halifax filmmaker chosen as one of five to create a film about water.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 4:35 PM
Halifax filmmaker Walter Forsyth was one of five emerging filmmakers chosen to take part in a contest through TIFF. Filmmakers were given a camera and $500 to create a film based on the theme of water. Five were chosen as finalists, including Forsyth's "This tear is a word," which uses the distinctive voice and words of Tanya Davis.
Watch, cry and vote here.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
On screens Irwin Barker doc airs on Saturday night
Remembering the classy, well-loved comedian through laughs.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Sad, sad news this week: comedian and former 22 Minutes writer Irwin Barker passed away. We spoke to him in 2008, right before the all-star The Cancer Monologues, at the Rebecca Cohn. During the interview he said:
“We’re going to use comedy in our fight against cancer. That’s what we have to fight with. Other people have the skills that they have, to fight it directly through their research and work, and we have comedy, the weapon that’s at our disposal. Comedy gives you a sense of mastery over things. You’re joking about something, it’s like putting your foot on the sword. Comedy gives you a sense of control. That’s why employees make jokes about their boss, or people make jokes about things that make them nervous, like flying.”
On Saturday at 8pm, CTV will air That's My Time: A Comedian's Stand Up to Cancer. The funny and moving documentary, which screened at the Atlantic Film Festival, was shot by Halifax's Adamm Liley.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Festivals Pardis Parker's Afghan scores another award
The short, funny film about racism wins jury award at NY festival.
Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:35 PM
- Pardis Parker, from Afghan
Pardis Parker's Afghan is unstoppable. The short film, starring Parker and Mark Little, won the jury award for 1st Place at the Desiderata Film Festival in New York.
Parker is currently adapting the short into a feature. But first, you can watch it here:
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