Movie review: The Ides of March
In politics, kindness can get you killed. The political arena is so full of ruthless handlers, advisors and media workers that it takes a certain…
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Movie Review: Page One
Page One: Inside the New York Times gives viewers a unique look behind the pages of newsprint, offering us access to the Times’ newsroom and…
Maddin Haunts Winnipeg
After first debuting in Toronto, and travelling overseas for a stint in Paris, Guy Maddin’s Hauntings 1 multi-screen installation is coming home. As part of…
The Season of the blockbuster
It’s difficult to think of summer without movies coming to mind. Summer blockbusters have become a staple of the warm months — a herald even,…
Unnecessary review
Unnecessary Review is a continuing column in which a rotating series of writers review something unnecessarily. In Robert Zemeckis’s trilogy Back to the Future, actress…
The Black Hole Theatre tackles The House of Bernarda Alba
Throughout history, art has survived political and social oppression, and even been fuelled by it. Artists not only continue their effort despite censorship and cultural…
Interrupting animals
At the end of Federico Fellini’s Amarcord (1973), a peacock belonging to a local aristocrat escapes from his master’s house and lands in the town…
Diaristic documentaries
From Feb. 11-13, the Winnipeg Film Group’s Cinematheque will be hosting Alan Zweig, one of Canada’s greatest documentary filmmakers, with a retrospective of some of…
Guaranteed to fail?
Waiting for Superman has an axe to grind with the American education system, asking questions about why it’s declining, the kids who are trapped in…
A marriage of equals, plus me
I saw Tron: Legacy for two reasons: the special effects and the music. It did not disappoint, but left me wanting more. Namely, marriage to…