CJSF volunteer Hayley Gauvin reviews Lars Von Trier's controversial and provocative film Antichrist at this year's Vancouver Film Festival...
There is little to no room for fence sitting when it comes to this movie. Antichrist has left audiences at Cannes, Toronto, New York, and now Vancouver at the opposite poles of outrage and elation. The film is very controversial, very graphic, and not for the faint of heart.
CJSF volunteer Jay Peachy reviews Rocaterrania a film appearing at the 28th annual Vancouver Film Festival.
CJSF volunteer Mike Hoff reviews Terry Gilliam's newest film at the 28th annual Vancouver International Film Festival....
“The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” is Terry Gilliam’s tour de force of the imagination: creatively limitless, fantastically obscure, overwhelmingly preposterous, yet visually delightful. Both humourous and profound, the riveting storyline kidnaps us and holds us hostage until the end-credits roll.
Scott Wood's reviews of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival continue...
Necrobusiness
Director: Fredrik von Krusenstjerna and Richard Solarz, Sweden, 2008, 90 minutes
Wednesday May 27 | 7:00PM | Vancity Theatre
Necrobusiness is about the seamy side of the undertaking business. Now you might expect a Dateline style, serious take on the subject. Instead the director finds himself an earnest but streetwise investigative journalist, Monika Sieradzka, to track down these nefarious gents.
Scott Wood's reviews of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival continue...
Devil’s Bargain: A Journey into the Small Arms Trade
Director: Shelley Saywell, Canada, 2008, 89 minutes
Thursday May 28 | 6:30PM | Vancity Theatre
Canadian Premiere
An age old story... War is very profitable. In today's world, weapons filter from the world's most wealth countries, specifically the US and reach the most worn countries torn via desperate arms dealers in equaly poor countries.
CJSF volunteer, Scott Wood, attends and reviews the DOXA documentary film festival...
The Dungeon Masters
Director: Keven McAlester, USA, 2008, 93 minutes
Tuesday May 26 | 9:00PM | Vancity Theatre
CJSF volunteer, Scott Wood, reports from the DOXA documentary film festival...
Transit Dubai
Director: Ineke Smits, The Netherlands, 2008, 72 minutes
Monday May 25 | 8:30PM | Pacific Cinémathèque
North American Premiere!
A line-up forms on Arbutus Street, near 16th Avenue, snakes past the Ridge Theatre, and rounds the curb. A smattering of languages is heard throughout the line, including Hebrew, English, Spanish, Russian, and Polish. The crowd is in line to see ‘Beau Jest’, the play-turned-film from writer-director James Sherman.
The Vancouver Jewish Film Festival Mini-Fest goes from March 28th to 30th. Kate Lerman attends and reviews...
In its 21st year, the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival has been moved from the Spring, to the Fall. The First Annual Mini-Fest was created as a transition for the change.
CJSF volunteer, Kate Lerman, attended the new Gus Van Sant film "Milk," a bio-pic about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected into office in the United States...
