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The Passion of Augustine – When Times Were A-Changin’

August 15, 2017 by Darrel Manson Leave a Comment

The Passion of Augustine – When Times Were A-Changin’

“Modernity is killing me.” The 1960s were a time of momentous change. We remember much of the social upheaval, but we often forget what major shifts happened in the church. As a bishop says in The Passion of Augustine, “Everything is moving too fast. Modernism is attacking us on all fronts: Vatican II, loss of… [Read More]

Filed Under: Film, Reviews Tagged With: Canada, Céline Bonnier, convent, Léa Pool, Lysandre Ménard, music, Newport Beach Film Festival, nuns, Quebec, Vatican II, vod

Maudie – Validation of a Life

July 24, 2017 by Darrel Manson Leave a Comment

Maudie – Validation of a Life

“The whole of life, already framed, right there.” It’s hard to assign Maudie to any one genre. Certainly it qualifies as biography. But it is also a bit of art history. It’s an inspirational story of finding success and happiness against terrible odds. And at its heart it is a love story—but not the kind… [Read More]

Filed Under: Film, Reviews Tagged With: Aisling Walsh, art, arthritis, biography, Canada, Ethan Hawke, Maud Lewis, Nova Scotia, Sally Hawkins

Canada150: The Stories We Tell

July 1, 2017 by Steve Norton Leave a Comment

Canada150: The Stories We Tell

Caution:  This documentary review contains spoilers.  (Yes, you read that correctly.) Directed by Sarah Polley, The Stories We Tell, in some ways, is the rarest of documentaries: that where the filmmaker turns the camera on themselves.  In a revealing examination of her family history, Polley explores the period in her life when she discovered that… [Read More]

Filed Under: #tbt, DVD, Film, Reviews Tagged With: Canada, Canada Day, Canada150, Sarah Polley, The Stories We Tell

Lost in Paris – A bit of slapstick

June 20, 2017 by Darrel Manson Leave a Comment

Lost in Paris – A bit of slapstick

Fans of mild slapstick will be attracted to Lost in Paris. It is the work of Belgian comedy team of Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon. They bring a burlesque visual sensibility to their work.

Filed Under: Film, Reviews Tagged With: Belgium, Canada, Dominique Abel, Emmanuelle Riva, Fiona Gordon, France, slapstick

David Peck: Shimon Dusan (The Settlers)

June 5, 2017 by Steve Norton Leave a Comment

David Peck: Shimon Dusan (The Settlers)

Shimon Dutan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the “settlement enterprise”, racism, empathy, the West Bank and absolutes, Israel and why there’s reason for hope. IMDB Synopsis Of the grievances and grudges that plague the Middle East, no issue is more incendiary than the Jewish-only settlements that have dotted the occupied West Bank for a half-century. Canadian/Israeli Shimon Dotan’s acclaimed documentary The Settlers sets out… [Read More]

Filed Under: Film, Interviews Tagged With: Canada, David Peck, David Peck Live, Israel, Shimon Dotan, The Settlers

Sunday at NBFF

April 24, 2017 by Darrel Manson 1 Comment

Sunday at NBFF

You’ll note I never give you a preview of what I’ll see the next day when I make my report each day. That is because one never knows what will be sold out leading me to figure out a plan B (or plans B throughout the day).

Filed Under: Newport Beach FF, News Tagged With: Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo, film festival, NBFF, rape, war

Anonymous – Hacking Goes Bad

December 2, 2016 by Darrel Manson Leave a Comment

Anonymous – Hacking Goes Bad

The advent of information technology has made a great many things possible—including crime. In Anonymous¸ Alex (Callen McAuliffe), a young man who is upset with the bank that fired his mother, sets off to disrupt the system through hacking.

Filed Under: Film, Reviews Tagged With: Canada, cyber-crime, hacking, Hong Kong, identity theft, Thailand

AFIFest – More films from around the world

November 17, 2016 by Darrel Manson Leave a Comment

AFIFest – More films from around the world

One of the joys of film festivals is the chance to see the similarities and differences of cultures. That sometimes applies to the subcultures of American life we see as well. But it is especially true in foreign films.

Filed Under: Film Tagged With: Canada, Denmark, Pedro Almodovar, Spain, World War II

AFIFest – Easier Than a Trip to Cannes

November 13, 2016 by Darrel Manson Leave a Comment

AFIFest – Easier Than a Trip to Cannes

We don’t all get to go to Cannes for what may be considered the most prestigious film festival. I know I don’t make it there. But yesterday at AFIFest  (presented by Audi), I managed to see three films that all won awards at Cannes this year. And I didn’t have to pay for airfare and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured, Film Tagged With: AFIFest, Asghar Farhadi, Canada, Iran, Ken Loach, Official Oscar entry, Palme d'Or, UK, Xavier Dolan

Saturday at Newport Beach Film Festival

April 24, 2016 by Darrel Manson Leave a Comment

Saturday at Newport Beach Film Festival

It seems that most every festival has a time travel conundrum, which I love. Something about the paradoxes involved appeals to me. This year at NBFF that is the French film House of Time

Filed Under: Film Tagged With: Canada, Festival, France, politics, Rwanda, time travel

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