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DVD Releases for the Week of Aug. 4, 2009

Whoever said Canadians weren’t lucky when it came to getting early film releases on DVD? This month alone there are two high-profile festival circuit films exclusive for buyers in Canada. Strangely enough, they are only available to rent in the States through Blockbuster, who seem to have gained a exclusivity deal. The first of these is Gomorrah, a modern-day Italian mafia film that sheds the luxe of The Godfather and instead portrays its unglamorous reality. Read more »

categories DVD Previews | datetime August 4, 2009 | No Comments »

Viewer’s Guide to the ‘09 Golden Globes

Festival season has come to an end for both Montreal and most of the rest of the world. Now all eyes turn to the slew of critic association lists and the upcoming film award ceremonies in the new year. Airing on the 11th of January, the Golden Globes is the first major ceremony of 2009. For filmgoers with more than a passing interest in the awards (more than just red carpet glitz), take an active part by making your own decisions on the nominees with this handy viewing guide to catch the majority of films in the next few weeks. Read more »

categories Screenings | datetime December 21, 2008 | Comments Off

Festival du Nouveau Cinema ‘08 Preview

Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinema celebrates it’s 37th year as one of the city’s premiere film festivals. It’s success has been due to great organization, original and modern advertising as well as its policy of allowing all of the latest films, regardless of whether or not they have played at previous festivals around the world. So while the Montreal World Film Festival is more concerned with being the first to premiere films, the FNC places this importance secondary to showing the latest great films. Thus, not only are you more likely to hit a higher quality film, but much of what is shown is known beforehand. This year’s festival is no exception, showing some of the critically acclaimed Cannes hits and others. The festival opens with short film, Next Floor and feature-length film A Sentimental Capitalism (Un capitalisme sentimentale) - both Quebecois premieres. It closes with the Cannes festival winner, The Class (Entre les murs). Read more »

categories Film Festivals | datetime October 8, 2008 | Comments Off

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