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Festival Nouveau Cinema 2008 – Other events to check out
admin • October 9, 2008
The FNC Lab Probe the future of cinema at events like the Pocket Film festival, a selection of shorts made on cell phones and webcams, and Encounters, a series of talks with established local filmmakers like Denis Villeneuve and Jean-Marc Vallee. R.I.P: A Remix Manifesto Brett Gaylor’s movie that explores… Read More
In defense of daring architecture
Ryan Mackellar • October 9, 2008
Will Alsop, the avant-garde designer of OCAD, pleads his case Read More
Nouveau Cinema: Gomorra
admin • October 9, 2008
Saturday 11 October, 1 p.m. at Cinema du Parc, and Sunday 12 October, 5 p.m. at Cinema Imperial Matteo Garrone’s Gomorra reveals the interlocking webs that make a city run by showing us the modern-day Camorra crime families of Naples. The camera focuses right in on these people; only in… Read More
Nouveau Cinema: Sentimental Capitalism
admin • October 9, 2008
Next Floor plays Friday 10 October, 5:30 p.m. at Ex-Centris Un Capitalisme Sentimental plays today, 3 p.m. at Ex-Centris As I walk into Cinema Ex-Centris at 8:50 a.m. on a Thursday morning, I am tired, cold, and wary of what to expect from the two films being screened for the… Read More
Bursting the bubble: Mind the gap
admin • October 9, 2008
Priam Poulton-McGraw steps into an often-overlooked urban microcosm Read More
Nouveau Cinema: Waltz with Bashir
admin • October 9, 2008
Thursday 16 October, 7 p.m., and Friday 17 October, 3:15 p.m. at Ex-Centris Israeli director Ari Folman describes his new film, Waltz with Bashir, as an “animated documentary.” The film unfolds with Ari, the director’s animated surrogate, interviewing subjects in the style of a documentary while their stories unfold in… Read More
Nouveau Cinema: Turbid
admin • October 9, 2008
Monday 13 October, 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday 14 October, 3:30 p.m. at Ex-Centris At first glance, Turbid appears to be just another indie film trying too hard to be edgy and provocative; turns out, the movie is provocative, edgy, and indie in the best possible way. Director George Fok –… Read More
Nouveau Cinema: Tokyo Sonata
admin • October 9, 2008
Sunday 12 October, 7:45 p.m. at Cinema Imperial, and Monday 13 October, 9 p.m. at Cinema du Parc In a live interview following the North American debut of his 2007 film Tokyo Sonata, director Kiyoshi Kirosawa acknowledged that he is, at heart, a sentimental filmmaker. Those who are familiar with… Read More
Flimsy futures: existential anxiety at eco-minded photo exhibit
admin • October 9, 2008
It’s hard not to be in perpetual worry. On top of the normal anxieties of confused, twentysomething university students, we’ve now got to grapple with quasi-apocalyptic issues like terrorism, economic crisis, global warming, biased media, and the occasional mass epidemic as well. In particular, environmental issues seem to have taken… Read More
Shirts vs. skins
admin • October 6, 2008
Dressing down women’s clothing at the McCord Museum Read More
Running the red light – sex workers’ radio show breaks down stereotypes
Jacqueline Bird • October 6, 2008
When I first pulled up the Sex Worker’s Internet Radio Lounge (SWIRL) on my laptop, I was in Presse Café taking a break from the awe-inspiring pile of homework I’d racked up. Only once the web page was loading did I think twice about the fact that I was in… Read More
Lights, camera, sex
Whitney Mallett • October 6, 2008
An in-depth exploration from the bedroom to the big screen Read More
Poetry comes to McGill
admin • October 6, 2008
Audio from the readings of four poets at McGill Read More