Winter’s Bone a Transformative Film: Interview with Debra Granick
Andrea Warner talks film making, strong women, and dream catchers with Sundance Award-winning writer/director Debra Granik whose film Winter's Bone is nothing short of transformative. [Read more]
Free Film Tuesday — Humanizing Animals
I've actually got two films for you today. I stumbled across That Mouse by Michael Rubbo (1967, 14 min) on the NFB website. It's footage of a fawn, bear, mouse, turtle, and several other cute animals spliced together to tell the story of a rather annoying white mouse. All the animals have silly voices. [Read more]
Free Film Tuesday – “When the Day Breaks”
Welcome to “Free Film Tuesday”! (formerly known as “Free Film Friday”.) Every Friday Tuesday we will be sharing a short free film for you to enjoy. Tell us what you think, and what you’d like to see us present... Before I... [Read more]
Sex and the City Walk of Shame
A Sex and the City fan and movie reviewer tells Carrie, "I'm just not that into you" after seeing Sex and the City 2. [Read more]
Free Film Friday — “Ride for Your Life”
Welcome to "Free Film Friday"! Every Friday we will be sharing a short free film for you to enjoy. Tell us what you think, and what you'd like to see us present... Mike Duff was a Canadian motorcycle racer in the 60s. He shattered his hip in Japan and had major surgery to repair it. His recovery and return to racing was captured by Robin Spry in the 1966 documentary Ride for Your Life. [Read more]
Free Film Friday — ”Runaway” by Cordell Barker
Most train trips are smooth, but this one went horribly wrong. Watch what happens in this week's Free Film Friday installment, "Runaway" by Cordell Barker. [Read more]
What Makes Certain SNL Sketches Movie Worthy? MacGruber to Wayne’s World
Andrea Warner checks out the preview of MacGruber and ponders what makes some Saturday Night Live characters movie worthy. [Read more]
Free Film Friday — How Do They Put the Centres in Chocolates?
Welcome to “Free Film Friday”! Every Friday we will be sharing a short free film for you to enjoy. Tell us what you think, and what you’d like to see us present… Okay, I admit it. I was really hungry when I went looking for this... [Read more]
Free Film Friday — The Sweater by Sheldon Cohen
Every Friday we will present a free film for you to enjoy. This week it's the loved hockey story "The Sweater" by Sheldon Cohen . [Read more]
Humans At The Movies: Scourge of the Food-Service Industry
The Role: The kind of ostentatiously picky eater who hacks any given menu into shreds and reassembles it into a post-modern interpretation of the entrée list. Think Niles Crane from Frasier, who routinely micro-manages orders like hazelnut lattes with... [Read more]
