Posts tagged: Cadavres

DVD Releases for the Week of Jul. 21, 2009

Canadian productions often have to rely on smart scripting if they are to find success as films. So when Bruce McDonald set out to make a zombie film, the usual budgetary constraints meant there was no way he could pull of a gorefest on the same scale as Dawn of the Dead. Instead, Pontypool has been lauded by many as one of the first ‘thinking person’ zombie flicks. Based almost entirely within a radio broadcasting office, the drama is how the action outside affects the characters inside. Read more »

Preview: RVCQ’09 Film Festival

Festival season has returned with the 27th edition of the Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois, sponsored for its ninth year by the SAQ. Running from February 18th to 28th 2009, this year’s RVCQ is screening over three hundred (300) films, be they short, feature, fiction, documentary or experimental, as well as hosting various cocktail events and lectures. The main draw of RVCQ is a rundown of all the latest talents from la belle province, from the best Quebecois films of the last year to world premieres. Read more »

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