James Hirsch (Michael McMillian) takes an enhanced form of DMT and disappears without a trace. James’ college buddy, Anne Roland (Katia Winter), starts investigating her friend’s disappearance and follows a trail that twists through covert government drug testing, shortwave radio signals and an infamous writer named Thomas Blackburn (Ted Levine). With the exception of the […]
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Anchor Archive Zine library zines in
Nestled between a Pac-Man machine and Cafe Bream, Anchor Archive Zine Library and The People’s Photocopier have found a new residence in Plan B Merchants’ Co-op. The heady air smells of coffee and taxidermy; the space looks like your great aunt’s living room ate a grassroots atheneum—it’s alien and it feels like home. The archive, […]
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The black female form, reborn
A chorus of giggles, snippets of conversation and the swishing of snowsuits emanate from a group of local children as they crowd against the heavy, closed doors of the library’s Terry Symonds Auditorium. The door hinge creaks and squeaks its swing song as it opens just wide enough for a small head to peak inside. […]
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Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2 picks up the moment its predecessor leaves off. Wise psychic Elise has just been strangled and the Lambert family must leave their home while police investigate her murder. The family lodges at grandmother Lorraine’s house where the hauntings continue and the focus shifts to saving father Josh. There’s a sinister presence inhabiting […]
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Don Jon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote, directed and starred in this film festival favourite. JGL plays Jon, a character who objectifies and consumes everything: church, family, friends and women. Jon does not experience authentic engagement or real love. Everything in Jon’s life is a transaction, especially sex, which might explain why he prefers porn to real women. “Nothin’ […]
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Jackass boys are up to their old tricks, with one exception: this time there’s a plot–sort of. Although the narrative effectively piggybacks an array of stunts, it’s little more than a shock-comedy showcase. Johnny Knoxville stars in the titular role as 86-year-old Irving Zisman who lugs his eight-year-old grandson on a cross-country road trip. […]
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More Than Honey
The future of the world’s bees is threatened by colony collapse disorder. The tiny creatures responsible for stinging people, making delicious honey and pollinating 80 percent of the world’s plant species are disappearing on an epic scale. More Than Honey buzzes around the globe to explore the condition of bees in Switzerland, America, China and […]
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New Art – Jayme-Lynn Gloade
Jayme-Lynn Gloade is serious about her art and her culture. She organized the first Aboriginal Collective at NSCAD and they recently held an exhibit, Aboriginalities at the Anna Leonowens Gallery. Gloade’s contribution was a series of four photographs. Her series, titled “The 8th Movement,” represents Mi’kmaq legends through portraiture. A boy wearing a bear skin, […]
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New Art – Jesse Mitchell
“I like strange cultural products and mass produced stuff,” says Mitchell. In his industrial studio space above the Halifax Army Navy Store, Mitchell surrounds himself with VHS tapes, broken electronics, dusty Fisher Price toys and a selection of his completed work. Mitchell uses found objects to create installation pieces. “I conceptualize ways to fix things […]
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Rewind This!
This documentary profiles the history of VHS and examines how this revolutionary format changed the world. Rewind This! combines interviews with directors, producers, film critics, archivists, VHS collectors and video store owners to study the the impact of video tape on movie culture. No longer dependent on the neighbourhood theatre or drive-in, the proliferation of […]
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Outsider Insight chance
“I know how much art did for me and my mental health. I thought it would be good. I thought it would be cool for other people with mental illness to experience how therapeutic it can be,” says Gavin Quinn through a smile. Quinn is the project coordinator and impetus behind Outsider Insight, a peer-support […]
