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…
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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…
Tron-sendent
Editor’s note: Some people on the Manitoban staff are really into the film Tron and its sequel Tron: Legacy. And by “into it” I mean,…
More guns, less whimsy
The Green Hornet has suffered from the expectations it created. While the film is — as I write this — the highest grossing currently in…
WAFF it up
Since its creation nine years ago, the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival (WAFF) has come to incorporate films with many themes besides the aboriginal issues it…
Go Greenaway
Darren Aronofsky’s latest film, Black Swan, will be released next week on Dec. 3. The trailer promises plenty of symbolism and Gothic compositions, elements most…