Criterion Collection, distributors of high-quality remasters, are re-releasing Ingmar Bergman’s classic The Seventh Seal in a new edition. Set during the Middle Ages, it tells the story of towns beset by the Black Plague, and a knight who encounters Death in person. Of course, the overlying story is only a basis for more thematic ideas. This classic comes out at the same time as Bergman Island, a feature-length interview with the legendary Swedish director. Read more »
Hardly a surprise and well deserving of the win, Ce qu’il faut pour vivre has been named the Best Film for the 11th edition of the Jutra Awards. Borderline also garnered itself a few main awards. While hardly nominated for any of the major categories, the nominee-leader Babine took away most of the artistic categories, including Best Sound Design and Artistic Design. Read on for a list of all winners at this year’s Jutra Awards. Read more »
The mecca of the Québecois film industry arrives this Sunday with the 11th edition of the homegrown awards ceremony that celebrates the films, actors, directors, writers, producers, editors, sound mixers, animators, documentarians it is comprised of. Continue reading for a full list of nominees, my thoughts on potential winners, blunders, and why this year beats the hell out of last year’s Jutras. Feel free to leave your own comments as well! Read more »
The Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois‘ 27th Edition begins tomorrow night with the premiere of Cadavres, starring Patrick Huard. While probably the most intriguing ticket in town for the festival, it’s by invitation only - and if you haven’t heard by now, you’re out of luck. Don’t fret. There are plenty of other proverbial big hitters in the coming weeks, including Un ete sans point ni coup sur (A No-Hit No-Run Summer), with an equally big star: Roy Dupuis. The story about a boy coming of age in 1969 and falling in love with the sport of baseball as the world around him changes is a good bet, as are some of the titles below. Read more »
From August 21st to September 1st, the Montreal World Film Festival celebrated its 32nd anniversary with a selection of 234 feature films, and almost as many short to medium films. Like previous years, the pot was a mix of critical successes and abysmal failures. As is the case with such festivals, any one film enthusiast can hardly see them all, especially with more paying engagements throughout. The best place to start with the MWFF’08 is in the World Competition picks, 20 films that in the end will vie for the festival’s grand prize: The “Grand prix des Amériques” (Grand Prize of the Americas, or “Best Film”). Read more »
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