It doesn’t take much to get Matt Mays waxing philosophic about surfing. “These perfectly formed waves have been crashing on our shore for thousands of years,” he says over the phone from New York. “It’s something that’s so untouched…such a beautiful thing. I think every day I wake up glad that I know how to […]
Jacob Boon
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams helps us remember
The idea of Werner Herzog making a 3-D movie might seem strange, but the prolific German filmmaker’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams is anything but a gimmick. Given extremely limited access inside France’s Chauvet Cave, Herzog and his tiny crew document the site’s famous, 30,000 year old cave paintings. The 3-D effects bring an astonishing realism […]
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Mediocre Abduction
A heavily mediocre spy thriller, Abduction finds Taylor Lautner (The Twilight Saga) essentially playing Jason Bourne Jr. When seemingly normal high school student Nathan (Lautner) discovers his face on a missing persons website, it triggers an improbable manhunt from both government and criminal forces. Director John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood) slums his way through […]
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Film Fest Reviews
FEATURE FILMS Higher Ground – Friday, September 16, Park Lane 7, 7:05pm Naturalism and a radiant intelligence have been the distinguishing features of Vera Farmiga’s acting performances, and it’s a quality she brings to her directorial debut. Farmiga takes command in front of and behind the camera, playing a religious convert whose creeping doubt in […]
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Outside art
As Halifax gets ready for Hopscotch, visiting artist Aaron Li-Hill disagrees with HRM councillor Linda Mosher that graffiti has no place at the annual hip-hop showcase. “I find it funny she’s saying that,” says Li-Hill. “What’s being painted at the festival is not illegal. Even if it’s in that style.” Toronto-based Li-Hill, one of three […]