DVD Releases for the Week of Jul. 7, 2009
In keeping with the current run of classic silent films at the Cinémathèque québécoise (see below post), there are quite a few classic films being released on DVD this week. One among them is the 1922 version of Sherlock Holmes directed by Albert Parker - just in time for the summer Guy Ritchie remake starring Robert Downey Jr. This silent film isn’t the most beloved of Arthur Conan Doyle adaptations, but is certainly more faithful to its material than this summer’s actioner. Read more »
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July 7, 2009 | Comments Off
Tonight marks the launch of the Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois running through to the end of the month. While the big tickets for most will include known Quebecois stars and directors, the real treat for filmgoers is discovering new talent and experiencing new audio/visual pleasures from our home province. One such discovery is director Denis Cote who has two films playing at the festival. Elle veut le chaos shot entirely in B&W and about a woman dealing with her psychologically unstable mother has the distinction of having been named one of Cahiers du Cinema film critic Jean-Michel Frodon’s top ten films of 2008. 
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