Arguably the most eclectic director of the “Toronto New Wave,” Bruce McDonald returns with his most ambitious and perhaps most frustrating film yet, Dreamland. A mashup of cinematic and pulp influences set in Luxembourg (a country that’s a few hundred square miles smaller than Rhode Island), McDonald continues to play with language and cultural tension as he reimagines Pizzagate through the lens of Alphaville, Last Year at Marienbad, Taxi Driver, John Wick, and countless other films and moments to dizzying and nearly incoherent effect. There’s also hitmen, vampires, a countess, and a wedding party where colonialism takes center stage. Lost yet? It’s a feature, not a bug.
Frequent collaborator Stephen McHattie stars as Johnny Deadeyes, a trumpet player moonlighting as a hitman (or perhaps it’s the other way around?) on one heroin-infused trip. He arrives in Luxembourg wandering the streets and night clubs killing time before his next mission.
Frequent collaborator Stephen McHattie stars as Johnny Deadeyes, a trumpet player moonlighting as a hitman (or perhaps it’s the other way around?) on one heroin-infused trip. He arrives in Luxembourg wandering the streets and night clubs killing time before his next mission.
- 6/6/2020
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
As theaters tentatively start to reopen around the U.S. without the usual glut of studio product to fill their screens, there’s an opportunity for filmmakers who previously might not have edged their way very deeply into U.S. cinemas to find a wider audience. That’s particularly true of Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald, whose fantasy crime comedy “Dreamland” is being released by Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star Pictures on June 5, day and date with VOD.
McDonald, known for films like “Roadkill,” “Hard Core Logo” and “Pontypool,” which mash up humor with adventure, music or horror — and sometimes all of these — felt that for “Dreamland,” he needed to venture outside the familiar environs of Canada to find the right locale to bring the story to life. The movie, which reunites the director with “Pontypool” novelist and screenwriter Tony Burgess, follows a hitman tasked with obtaining the pinkie finger of...
McDonald, known for films like “Roadkill,” “Hard Core Logo” and “Pontypool,” which mash up humor with adventure, music or horror — and sometimes all of these — felt that for “Dreamland,” he needed to venture outside the familiar environs of Canada to find the right locale to bring the story to life. The movie, which reunites the director with “Pontypool” novelist and screenwriter Tony Burgess, follows a hitman tasked with obtaining the pinkie finger of...
- 6/5/2020
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Canadian director Bruce McDonald, best known for Pontypool and Hard Core Logo, is returning to genre fare after his coming-of-age tale Weirdos. Dreamland, starring Stephen McHattie, Henry Rollins, and Juliette Lewis, is set around a peculiar wedding, featuring a killer hired to cut off the finger of a legendary jazz musician. Ahead of a release on June 5, the first trailer and poster have now landed.
At its Fantasia Film Festival premiere, Birth Movies Death‘s Evan Saathoff said, “While perhaps unsatisfying, there is a lot of pleasure to be found occasionally bubbling to the film’s surface. Henry Rollins and Juliette Lewis are having a blast, basically playing cartoon characters. You get to see Stephen McHattie speak very slowly as two different characters – one a heroin-addicted jazz musician, the other an assassin. There are many moments of logic-defying hilarity throughout. In its dreamy way, the film has no problem just...
At its Fantasia Film Festival premiere, Birth Movies Death‘s Evan Saathoff said, “While perhaps unsatisfying, there is a lot of pleasure to be found occasionally bubbling to the film’s surface. Henry Rollins and Juliette Lewis are having a blast, basically playing cartoon characters. You get to see Stephen McHattie speak very slowly as two different characters – one a heroin-addicted jazz musician, the other an assassin. There are many moments of logic-defying hilarity throughout. In its dreamy way, the film has no problem just...
- 5/9/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
This is a reprint of our review from the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald is known for his willingness and ability to nimbly switch between genres and styles, gamely tackling everything from psychological thrillers like "Pontypool" to musical comedies like his fabled "Hard Core Logo" (championed by a young Quentin Tarantino), and directing a whole host of Canadian television in between (including, of course, "Degrassi: The Next Generation"). With the Halloween-set "Hellions," the journeyman director makes a bid for iconic horror and comes up short. What aspires to be a reproductive horror classic along the lines "Rosemary's Baby" ends up feeling like an overlong, slightly bloodier episode of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" or maybe "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" goes to hell. "Hellions" begins like any other spooky horror movie: an attractive young girl named Dora...
- 9/18/2015
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald is known for his willingness and ability to nimbly switch between genres and styles, gamely tackling everything from psychological thrillers like "Pontypool" to musical comedies like his fabled "Hard Core Logo" (championed by a young Quentin Tarantino), and directing a whole host of Canadian television in between (including, of course, "Degrassi: The Next Generation"). With the Halloween-set "Hellions," the journeyman director makes a bid for iconic horror and comes up short. What aspires to be a reproductive horror classic along the lines "Rosemary's Baby" ends up feeling like an overlong, slightly bloodier episode of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" or maybe "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" goes to hell. "Hellions" begins like any other spooky horror movie: an attractive young girl named Dora (Chloe Rose) canoodles with her slightly-wrong-side-of-the-tracks...
- 1/26/2015
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Bruce McDonald’s Hellions is fast becoming one of the most buzzed about midnights at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. McDonald, a veteran with a host of strange, exciting film under his belt—including Highway 61, Hard Core Logo and Pontypool—looks to return to horror in straightforward, if visually stunning form, as a young woman takes on evil beings one Halloween…
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- 1/23/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Much like like Steven Soderbergh or Richard Linklater, Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald doesn't easily fit into a single genre box. Often using his home country as a backdrop, the director has delivered movies as diverse as "Dance Me Outside," "Hard Core Logo," "The Tracey Fragments," and "This Movie Is Broken." But for his next move, McDonald is readying "Hellions," and he hopes it'll send a chill up your spine. Starring Chloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson, Peter DaCunha, and Luke Bilyk, the horror/thriller takes place on Halloween night where more than just trick or treaters are up to trouble. Here's the official synopsis: It is Halloween night in the town of Waterford, the so-called Pumpkin Capital of the World. Alone at home, teenager Dora Vogel is about to have a very long night. Free to roam undetected among the small town's trick-or-treaters, a group of masked demonic beings knock on.
- 1/22/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Pontypool and Hard Core Logo director Bruce McDonald is hitting Sundance this year with Hellions, a Halloween-set horror film that Shock’s already heard “people will go crazy for.” Now, a new clip reveals both its suspenseful vibe and unique, infrared-tinged aesthetic. From the Sundance Guide: It is Halloween night in the town of Waterford, the…
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- 1/21/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Twenty-five years ago, director Bruce McDonald first burst onto the Canadian film scene with his debut feature, the cult classic "Roadkill." And in the years since, he and his films have become a fixture in the country's indie movie landscape, from "Hard Core Logo" to his newest feature (and McDonald's 11th in total), "The Husband." While the movie isn't quite an anniversary celebration, it does act as a reunion of sorts, bringing McDonald back together with "The Tracey Fragments" actor Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, who co-wrote the script along with another former cast member of McDonald's, Kelly Harms.
Part drama, part comedy and even part thriller, "The Husband" takes the ripped-from-the-headlines premise of a female teacher convicted of sleeping with a 14-year-old student, and instead focuses on the one left out of the scandalous love triangle. McCabe-Lokos plays Henry, who's already struggling to cope with raising the couple's young child while attempting...
Part drama, part comedy and even part thriller, "The Husband" takes the ripped-from-the-headlines premise of a female teacher convicted of sleeping with a 14-year-old student, and instead focuses on the one left out of the scandalous love triangle. McCabe-Lokos plays Henry, who's already struggling to cope with raising the couple's young child while attempting...
- 3/14/2014
- by Rick Mele
- Moviefone
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes DVD release details for Chastity Bites, trailers for Alter Ego and Founders Day, The Walking Dead Hawaii poster, reviews for The Halloween Experience: Volume One, Open Grave, and Still: The Web Series, and much more:
Chastity Bites DVD Release Details: “Grand Entertainment Group (Geg) wants You to celebrate “Women in Horror” month this February with the DVD release of Chastity Bites on February 11. The horror-comedy, which has been slaying festival audiences and has been praised by media, is created by a team of strong and vibrant women including writer/producer Lotti Pharriss Knowles, co-producer Wendi Mirabella and executive producer/lead actress Allison Scagliotti (Syfy’s “Warehouse 13″).
Directed by John V. Knowles (Shadow.Net), the film stars Francia Raisa (ABC Family’s “Secret Life of the American Teenager”); Louise Griffiths...
Chastity Bites DVD Release Details: “Grand Entertainment Group (Geg) wants You to celebrate “Women in Horror” month this February with the DVD release of Chastity Bites on February 11. The horror-comedy, which has been slaying festival audiences and has been praised by media, is created by a team of strong and vibrant women including writer/producer Lotti Pharriss Knowles, co-producer Wendi Mirabella and executive producer/lead actress Allison Scagliotti (Syfy’s “Warehouse 13″).
Directed by John V. Knowles (Shadow.Net), the film stars Francia Raisa (ABC Family’s “Secret Life of the American Teenager”); Louise Griffiths...
- 2/9/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The generous folks behind the upcoming film Hellions want to help your voice be heard. Check out the details for the Hellions Horror Video Contest and get your cameras rolling!
Check out the info below, and for more visit the official Hellions website, "like" Hellions on Facebook, and follow Hellions on Twitter (@HellionsMovie).
From the Press Release
Whizbang Films and Storyteller Pictures are proud to announce the Hellions Horror Video Contest! You wanna make a short horror film and have it shown everywhere? Then check out the video hosted by director Bruce McDonald and info below.
The contest is open to everyone, and we’re looking for scary videos up to two minutes long. The theme: Red. Your submission can take any form – a fake trailer, a scene from a horror script you’ve been working on, a short film all of its own – as long as it somehow connects to Red.
Check out the info below, and for more visit the official Hellions website, "like" Hellions on Facebook, and follow Hellions on Twitter (@HellionsMovie).
From the Press Release
Whizbang Films and Storyteller Pictures are proud to announce the Hellions Horror Video Contest! You wanna make a short horror film and have it shown everywhere? Then check out the video hosted by director Bruce McDonald and info below.
The contest is open to everyone, and we’re looking for scary videos up to two minutes long. The theme: Red. Your submission can take any form – a fake trailer, a scene from a horror script you’ve been working on, a short film all of its own – as long as it somehow connects to Red.
- 1/27/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Okay, all you aspiring filmmakers out there, here's a chance to be part of something very cool.Pontypool and Hard Core Logo director Bruce McDonald is currently in post on his latest film Hellions and he wants two minutes from you to include in the film. That's right, the Hellions producers are holding an open contest to find a two minute short film somehow themed around the color red to include within the feature itself. It can be a standalone short, a snippet of a proposed feature, a trailer for something that doesn't exist ... as long as it involves the color red it qualifies and the winning short will be included within the film itself - playing on a TV screen within the movie -...
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- 1/24/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Cocksucker Blues
USA, 1972
Directed by Robert Frank
Rock critics, like film critics, abhor a narrative vacuum. Blues begets R&B begets rock n’ roll, which begets the British Invasion, and from there, it’s a multi-pronged evolution into hard rock, glam, punk, and onwards into a million sundry subgenres. Each generation repels against their forbears and creates a new antithesis. The promising rise and the disastrous fall of whoever, precipitating the ascension of the next comers. The straight narrative throughline, complete with its obvious conclusions and waves of comforting familiarity, is the ultimate rock journalist catnip. It’s no surprise, then, that rock movies, whether narrative or documentary, straight or parodic, epic or intimate, tend towards the creation and upholding of rock and roll logic and mythos. Hell, Cameron Crowe made both a life and (most of) a career out of finding a place for himself in that mustiest of Rock Myth chronicles,...
USA, 1972
Directed by Robert Frank
Rock critics, like film critics, abhor a narrative vacuum. Blues begets R&B begets rock n’ roll, which begets the British Invasion, and from there, it’s a multi-pronged evolution into hard rock, glam, punk, and onwards into a million sundry subgenres. Each generation repels against their forbears and creates a new antithesis. The promising rise and the disastrous fall of whoever, precipitating the ascension of the next comers. The straight narrative throughline, complete with its obvious conclusions and waves of comforting familiarity, is the ultimate rock journalist catnip. It’s no surprise, then, that rock movies, whether narrative or documentary, straight or parodic, epic or intimate, tend towards the creation and upholding of rock and roll logic and mythos. Hell, Cameron Crowe made both a life and (most of) a career out of finding a place for himself in that mustiest of Rock Myth chronicles,...
- 1/17/2014
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
10. Poltergeist
Directed by Gil Kenan
Written by David Lindsay-Abaire
USA
Release Date: November 14th
Production recently wrapped on the Poltergeist remake with Gil Kenan (Monster House) in the director’s chair and Sam Raimi (Evil Dead) producing. Little is known as they continue to put the movie together in post-production, but we do have a few details, beginning with the cast which includes Sam Rockwell (Moon), Rosemarie DeWitt and Jared Harris. We are also told that the psychic Angina (played originally by Zelda Rubinstein), isn’t going to be revived for the remake. Instead, they are replacing her character with a team of paranormal experts. Based on a vague plot summary, it sounds like the central plot points of the original movie are intact but other characters are added in, such as Carrigan Burke, a host of a TV show called Haunted House Cleaners, who stands in as the movie’s skeptic.
Directed by Gil Kenan
Written by David Lindsay-Abaire
USA
Release Date: November 14th
Production recently wrapped on the Poltergeist remake with Gil Kenan (Monster House) in the director’s chair and Sam Raimi (Evil Dead) producing. Little is known as they continue to put the movie together in post-production, but we do have a few details, beginning with the cast which includes Sam Rockwell (Moon), Rosemarie DeWitt and Jared Harris. We are also told that the psychic Angina (played originally by Zelda Rubinstein), isn’t going to be revived for the remake. Instead, they are replacing her character with a team of paranormal experts. Based on a vague plot summary, it sounds like the central plot points of the original movie are intact but other characters are added in, such as Carrigan Burke, a host of a TV show called Haunted House Cleaners, who stands in as the movie’s skeptic.
- 1/8/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Word has just come across our desks that Pontypool director Bruce McDonald has a new feature coming our way, and we have all of the first available details for you right here. Dig it!
From the Press Release
Whizbang Films and Storyteller Pictures are thrilled to announce that principal photography got under way this week on their Halloween horror thriller Hellions.
Penned by Pascal Trottier (The Colony), Hellions is directed by veteran cult helmer Bruce McDonald (Highway 61, Hard Core Logo), whose psychological zombie thriller Pontypool made it onto several 'Best Zombie Movies of All Time' lists including a top 25 published by Entertainment Weekly.com in 2010.
McDonald and producers Frank Siracusa (Hobo With a Shotgun) and Paul Lenart have tapped newcomer Chloe Rose ("Degrassi: The Next Generation"), whose recent turn in The Lesser Blessed grabbed industry attention, as their lead.
Rose plays Dora Vogel, a pregnant teen faced with a...
From the Press Release
Whizbang Films and Storyteller Pictures are thrilled to announce that principal photography got under way this week on their Halloween horror thriller Hellions.
Penned by Pascal Trottier (The Colony), Hellions is directed by veteran cult helmer Bruce McDonald (Highway 61, Hard Core Logo), whose psychological zombie thriller Pontypool made it onto several 'Best Zombie Movies of All Time' lists including a top 25 published by Entertainment Weekly.com in 2010.
McDonald and producers Frank Siracusa (Hobo With a Shotgun) and Paul Lenart have tapped newcomer Chloe Rose ("Degrassi: The Next Generation"), whose recent turn in The Lesser Blessed grabbed industry attention, as their lead.
Rose plays Dora Vogel, a pregnant teen faced with a...
- 11/1/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Originally slated to be directed by Hobo With A Shotgun helmer Jason Eisener, Canadian horror film Hellions launched principal photography yesterday with a new - but familiar - face at the controls. With Eisener focusing on other projects Pontypool director Bruce McDonald returns to horror here, working from a script by The Colony's Pascal Trottier. November 1, 2013 Toronto - Whizbang Films and Storyteller Pictures are thrilled to announce that principal photography got underway this week on their Halloween horror thriller Hellions. Penned by Pascal Trottier (The Colony) Hellions is directed by veteran cult helmer Bruce McDonald (Highway 61, Hard Core Logo) whose psychological zombie thriller Pontypool made it onto several 'Best Zombie Movies Of All Time' lists including a top 25 published by Entertainment...
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- 11/1/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Guys, what would you do if you suddenly became the husband of the wife who was guilty of having sex with a 14 year-old schoolboy? No doubt the question has been asked a thousand times at some point, and it's what makes up the basic premise of Bruce McDonald's latest feature “The Husband.” If the name sounds familiar than you're probably a “Hard Core Logo” fan. McDonald has enough television and film work under his belt to be considered a vet, dating all the way back to the mid '80s and Tiff Canadian Feature “Winner Roadkill.” In 1996, Quentin Tarantino allegedly saved one of McDonald's movies from VHS abyss and released it through his production company Rolling Thunder Pictures. So “Hard Core Logo” became an accessible cult darling for many fans of music documentaries. No shame in saying that this reviewer hasn't yet had the pleasure of getting acquainted with these hidden Canadian gems,...
- 10/16/2013
- by Nikola Grozdanovic
- The Playlist
One of my favourite Canadian filmmakers, Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo, Pontypool) is back at Tiff with his latest film, The Husband. The film stars Maxwell McCabe-Lokos (The Tracey Fragments), as Henry, a man who is left to care for his infant son after his wife is imprisoned for cheating on him with a minor. Tiff describes The Husband as “Slyly funny, with the structure of an Italian sex comedy of the 1960s”. For decades, McDonald has been producing, editing, and directing in both television and film, including Degrassi: The Next Generation, Instant Star, Twitch City and Queer as Folk. He’s also directed music videos for notable bands and eventually set up his own production company, named Shadow Shows. He might not be a household name like David Cronenberg, but his films have gained him considerable critical acclaim, and a cult following over the years. Watch the clip for The Husband below.
- 9/12/2013
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
While not as much of a household name as David Cronenberg, Canadian director Bruce McDonald ("Hard Core Logo," "Pontypool") largely exemplifies the spirit of Canadian film with his oddball narratives and low budget inventiveness. The 54 year old has become a well-known favorite of the Toronto International Film Festival, where his latest opus, the dark comedy "The Husband," premiered last night. We're very happy to exclusively debut the poster for the film, some new photos, plus you can watch the trailer below. It's a McDonald McOverload!The film stars Maxwell McCabe-Lokos (whoa appeared in McDonald's "The Tracey Fragments"), as Henry, a man whose wife is in jail for sleeping with a 14-year-old boy. This leaves him to care for their infant son alone and his self-destructive tendencies, as he waits for her release, spiral out of control after he has a chance encounter with the young boy who slept with his wife.
- 9/10/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Another delayed review makes for a great triple feature here at Twitch! Two of my favorite punk rock movies made the jump to high definition in late 2012: Alex Cox's masterpiece, Repo Man, and Bruce McDonald's breakthrough road movie, Hard Core Logo. I have a long history with both, as a fan of punk rock movies going back to my earliest mohawked days. While the films are very different in terms of narrative structure, they share not only the backdrop of this music and culture that prides itself on antagonism, they are also films made in the spirit of punk rock. Disregard for authority and convention mark both films, to their great credit, and this makes them timeless, ripe for rediscovery by each new generation of...
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- 5/8/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Back in 2008, acclaimed Canadian director Bruce McDonald - best known abroad for his gritty rock and roll road movies Hard Core Logo, Highway 61 and Roadkill - teamed up with novelist Tony Burgess and took a hard turn into genre territory with an adaptation of Burgess' unusual zombie novel Pontypool Changes Everything. The resulting film - titled simply Pontypool - became a critical hit around the world prompting McDonald - true to his wildly eclectic form - to do pretty much everything but another genre film since. He's done docs, concerts films, TV, and more since - the man likes to keep busy - but Pontypool fans have had to just sit and wait patiently, teased by the occasional rumblings of a Pontypool sequel....
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- 3/1/2013
- Screen Anarchy
It's a pretty slow week for DVD and Blu-ray releases, which is somewhat surprising given that Black Friday is just a few days away and the holiday shopping season is about to get underway. The only major new release hitting store shelves today is The Expendables 2, which could make a perfect gift for the action movie addict in your life. Aside from that, however, new releases are essentially limited to the indie superhero comedy Alter Egos, Famke Janssen's Bringing Up Bobby starring Milla Jovovich, and Bruce McDonald's strange pseudo-sequel Hard Core Logo 2, which fortunately comes packaged with the original Hard Core Logo on Blu-ray. Catalog titles hitting Blu-ray for the first time include a newly restored version of Michael Cimino's infamous Heaven's Gate, Isao Takahata's anime classic Grave of the Fireflies, and the Tarantino Xx box set. Will you be buying or renting anything this week?...
- 11/20/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
It should come as no surprise that last week’s featured Blu-Ray release Brave has made a significant showing in the sales charts, while The Watch and Savages are having a tough time competing in the home release arena. If you’re still on the fence about adding the latter two to your Blu-Ray collection, be sure to head on over to our Blu-Ray Reviews section where our own Jeremy Lebens has covered both releases.
This week, The Expendables 2 makes an explosive entrance into your home, director Quentin Tarantino‘s eight most notable films come together to form a sweet collection, and Game of Thrones‘ first season is released in an epic Collector’s Edition.
Ready for this week’s Blu-Ray releases? Then read on.
The Expendables 2
Release Date: November 20th, 2012
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Clause Van Damme, and Chuck Norris.
Director: Simon West...
This week, The Expendables 2 makes an explosive entrance into your home, director Quentin Tarantino‘s eight most notable films come together to form a sweet collection, and Game of Thrones‘ first season is released in an epic Collector’s Edition.
Ready for this week’s Blu-Ray releases? Then read on.
The Expendables 2
Release Date: November 20th, 2012
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Clause Van Damme, and Chuck Norris.
Director: Simon West...
- 11/20/2012
- by C.P. Howells
- We Got This Covered
On Wednesday, October 31, join Kilpatrick for her very own interview with a vampire at the launch of Vampyric Variations. This latest short fiction collection that promises to unlock the crypt's door to reveal humanity’s favorite predator as never before. Kilpatrick’s vampyric host and interview will be none other than Dora-award winning actor Julian Richings (Hard Core Logo, Kingdom Hospital).
Cellist Kitty Thompson of Canadian band Johnny Hollow will be providing beautifully brooding soundscapes throughout the evening and guests who are interested in a bite to eat, can get “bitten” at a vampire kissing booth.
How close do you want to get to the real thing? Join Nancy Kilpatrick this Halloween to find out.
Wednesday, October 31, Doors: 7 p.m., Starts 7:30 p.m. Nocturne, 550 Queen Street West, Toronto. Admission: $5
Wanna get in for free? The first two people to email chris@fangoria.com with the words Bite Me in...
Cellist Kitty Thompson of Canadian band Johnny Hollow will be providing beautifully brooding soundscapes throughout the evening and guests who are interested in a bite to eat, can get “bitten” at a vampire kissing booth.
How close do you want to get to the real thing? Join Nancy Kilpatrick this Halloween to find out.
Wednesday, October 31, Doors: 7 p.m., Starts 7:30 p.m. Nocturne, 550 Queen Street West, Toronto. Admission: $5
Wanna get in for free? The first two people to email chris@fangoria.com with the words Bite Me in...
- 10/8/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
On Wednesday, October 31, join Kilpatrick for her very own interview with a vampire at the launch of Vampyric Variations. This latest short fiction collection that promises to unlock the crypt's door to reveal humanity’s favorite predator as never before. Kilpatrick’s vampyric host and interview will be none other than Dora-award winning actor Julian Richings (Hard Core Logo, Kingdom Hospital).
Cellist Kitty Thompson of Canadian band Johnny Hollow will be providing beautifully brooding soundscapes throughout the evening and guests who are interested in a bite to eat, can get “bitten” at a vampire kissing booth.
How close do you want to get to the real thing? Join Nancy Kilpatrick this Halloween to find out.
Wednesday, October 31, Doors: 7 p.m., Starts 7:30 p.m. Nocturne, 550 Queen Street West, Toronto. Admission: $5
Wanna get in for free? The first two people to email chris@fangoria.com with the words Bite Me in...
Cellist Kitty Thompson of Canadian band Johnny Hollow will be providing beautifully brooding soundscapes throughout the evening and guests who are interested in a bite to eat, can get “bitten” at a vampire kissing booth.
How close do you want to get to the real thing? Join Nancy Kilpatrick this Halloween to find out.
Wednesday, October 31, Doors: 7 p.m., Starts 7:30 p.m. Nocturne, 550 Queen Street West, Toronto. Admission: $5
Wanna get in for free? The first two people to email chris@fangoria.com with the words Bite Me in...
- 10/8/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
On Wednesday, October 31, join Kilpatrick for her very own interview with a vampire at the launch of Vampyric Variations. This latest short fiction collection that promises to unlock the crypt's door to reveal humanity’s favorite predator as never before. Kilpatrick’s vampyric host and interview will be none other than Dora-award winning actor Julian Richings (Hard Core Logo, Kingdom Hospital).
Cellist Kitty Thompson of Canadian band Johnny Hollow will be providing beautifully brooding soundscapes throughout the evening and guests who are interested in a bite to eat, can get “bitten” at a vampire kissing booth.
How close do you want to get to the real thing? Join Nancy Kilpatrick this Halloween to find out.
Wednesday, October 31, Doors: 7 p.m., Starts 7:30 p.m. Nocturne, 550 Queen Street West, Toronto. Admission: $5
Wanna get in for free? The first two people to email chris@fangoria.com with the words Bite Me in...
Cellist Kitty Thompson of Canadian band Johnny Hollow will be providing beautifully brooding soundscapes throughout the evening and guests who are interested in a bite to eat, can get “bitten” at a vampire kissing booth.
How close do you want to get to the real thing? Join Nancy Kilpatrick this Halloween to find out.
Wednesday, October 31, Doors: 7 p.m., Starts 7:30 p.m. Nocturne, 550 Queen Street West, Toronto. Admission: $5
Wanna get in for free? The first two people to email chris@fangoria.com with the words Bite Me in...
- 10/8/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
Rosamund Pike (An Education, Johnny English Reborn, Clash Of The Titans) and Academy Award Winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Last Station, The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus) have joined the cast of director Peter Chelsom.s upcoming drama comedy Hector And The Search For Happiness in which Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible -Ghost Protocol, Paul) will play the lead. The announcement was made by producers Judy Tossell of Egoli Tossell Film (The Last Station, Carlos, Black Death) and Christine Haebler of Screen Siren Pictures (Hard Core Logo, Daydream Nation, Foreverland). The Solution Entertainment Group (.The Solution.) is handling international rights to the film and will be selling to buyers in Toronto; United Talent Agency are representing Us rights.
Adapted for the screen from the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures currently in pre-production...
Adapted for the screen from the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures currently in pre-production...
- 9/6/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rosamund Pike ( An Education , Wrath of the Titans ) and Academy Award Winner Christopher Plummer ( Beginners , The Last Station ) have joined the cast of director Peter Chelsom.s upcoming drama comedy Hector and the Search For Happiness . Simon Pegg ( Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol , Paul ) will, as previously announced play the lead. The announcement arrives from producers Judy Tossell of Egoli Tossell Film ( The Last Station , Carlos ) and Christine Haebler of Screen Siren Pictures ( Hard Core Logo , Daydream Nation ). Adapted for the screen from the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures currently in pre-production and set to shoot in January...
- 9/6/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Independent Canadian film studio Foresight Features has teamed up with celebrated author Tony Burgess in a deal that includes three exciting new genre projects, and we have the skinny on a couple right here including Ejecta!
From the Press Release
Following on the heels of its award-winning 2011 films Monster Brawl and Exit Humanity, independent Canadian film studio Foresight Features has teamed up with celebrated author Tony Burgess in a deal that includes three exciting genre projects produced in 2012 and set to premiere and release worldwide in 2013.
The first film in this all-Canuck collaboration is the gripping sci-fi chiller Ejecta, directed by Foresight filmmaker Matt Wiele from a script by Burgess, which wrapped production in mid-May 2012. The company is also teaming up with Burgess for a Gothic horror throwback directed by John Geddes (Exit Humanity) set for production in July and a survival horror nightmare directed by Jesse Thomas Cook (Monster Brawl...
From the Press Release
Following on the heels of its award-winning 2011 films Monster Brawl and Exit Humanity, independent Canadian film studio Foresight Features has teamed up with celebrated author Tony Burgess in a deal that includes three exciting genre projects produced in 2012 and set to premiere and release worldwide in 2013.
The first film in this all-Canuck collaboration is the gripping sci-fi chiller Ejecta, directed by Foresight filmmaker Matt Wiele from a script by Burgess, which wrapped production in mid-May 2012. The company is also teaming up with Burgess for a Gothic horror throwback directed by John Geddes (Exit Humanity) set for production in July and a survival horror nightmare directed by Jesse Thomas Cook (Monster Brawl...
- 5/29/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
At the end of last year we reported that the Fantasia Film Festival is gearing up to become the next hot spot to acquire unproduced projects being sold as part of its film market - the Frontières International Co-Production Market. And now we have additional details.
From the Press Release
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, is embarking on its 16th edition with a major new industry-driven venture: the Frontières International Co-Production Market. Frontières is the first international co-production market to connect North American with Europe and Australasia in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.
The projects to be presented in the market have now been chosen and feature an exciting array of filmmakers, from gifted newcomers to world-renowned maestros, as well as numerous established international producers.
Blood Borne (Australia) Director / Writer:...
From the Press Release
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, is embarking on its 16th edition with a major new industry-driven venture: the Frontières International Co-Production Market. Frontières is the first international co-production market to connect North American with Europe and Australasia in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.
The projects to be presented in the market have now been chosen and feature an exciting array of filmmakers, from gifted newcomers to world-renowned maestros, as well as numerous established international producers.
Blood Borne (Australia) Director / Writer:...
- 5/7/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, (also known as Sound On Sight’s favourite film festival world wide), as well as widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, is embarking on its 16th edition with a major new industry-driven venture: the Frontières International Co-Production Market. Frontières is the first international co-production market to connect North-American with Europe and Australasia, in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.
The projects to be presented in the market have now been chosen and feature an exciting array of filmmakers, from gifted newcomers to world-renowned maestros, as well as numerous established international producers. Fantasia just announced the selection of the first fourteen projects and there is plenty of reason to be excited.
Here is the press release:
Four of the 14 projects hail from Canada and Quebec: Adored maverick trail-blazer Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo 1 & 2, This Movie Is Broken,...
The projects to be presented in the market have now been chosen and feature an exciting array of filmmakers, from gifted newcomers to world-renowned maestros, as well as numerous established international producers. Fantasia just announced the selection of the first fourteen projects and there is plenty of reason to be excited.
Here is the press release:
Four of the 14 projects hail from Canada and Quebec: Adored maverick trail-blazer Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo 1 & 2, This Movie Is Broken,...
- 5/7/2012
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Nearly 16 years after crafting a wonderfully gritty portrait of a rock band barely hanging on during the last booze-soaked days of a grueling tour, writer-director Bruce McDonald decided there was more story to tell.
Despite the fact that he killed off his lead character Joe Dick (Hugh Dillon, former frontman of The Headstones) in a bold on-screen suicide that flashed by the last frames of Hard Core Logo, the cowboy-hat wearing filmmaker went back to the well and offers audiences the flip-side to life on the road in the spooky and spiritual Hard Core Logo 2.
We sat down with the affable McDonald to talk about making a sequel, why he digs working with musicians and the key to cooking up a good drug montage.
Despite the fact that he killed off his lead character Joe Dick (Hugh Dillon, former frontman of The Headstones) in a bold on-screen suicide that flashed by the last frames of Hard Core Logo, the cowboy-hat wearing filmmaker went back to the well and offers audiences the flip-side to life on the road in the spooky and spiritual Hard Core Logo 2.
We sat down with the affable McDonald to talk about making a sequel, why he digs working with musicians and the key to cooking up a good drug montage.
- 4/9/2012
- by Andrea Miller
- Cineplex
Joe Dick is dead. But he might be back. If you've seen Bruce McDonald's Hard Core Logo then you know who Joe Dick is and you also understand how unlikely his return is, the ending of that original film being really quite definitive. But McDonald's back for a second round and he just may have brought the spirit of the man with him.In this long-awaited B-Side to Hard Core Logo, Bruce McDonald brings a new rock and roll persona to light: Care Failure of the band Die Mannequin, who claims to be channeling the spirit of Joe Dick. Fifteen years have passed since Bruce completed his infamous rock documentary Hard Core Logo, a gritty account that chronicled the demise of the punk rock outfit...
- 2/24/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Forming a sort of conclusion to his unofficial trilogy of road movies that began with 1989's Roadkill and continued with 1991's Highway 61, Bruce McDonald's Hard Core Logo became something of a cult sensation - one that firmly entrenched McDonald as one of Canada's most iconic indie filmmakers while also launching star Hugh Dillon's transformation from hard drinking rock singer to screen star.There had been rumblings of an in-the-works sequel for years before it actually came to be and, true to form, McDonald's Hard Core Logo 2 refused to play by the rules laid down by the original.In this long-awaited B-Side to Hard Core Logo, Bruce McDonald brings a new rock and roll persona to light: Care Failure of the band Die Mannequin, who...
- 2/24/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Today, Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma (Fnc), which will take place between October 12 to 23. Here's the complete line-up of feature films according to the press release we received.
Opening and closing
The 40th edition of the Fnc kicks off on Wednesday, October 12, with Declaration of War by Valérie Donzelli (France) at Cinéma Impérial (Centre Sandra & Leo Kolber, Salle Lucie & André Chagnon). This critically-acclaimed second feature by Valérie Donzelli (The Queen of Hearts) tells the love story of Roméo and Juliette who are battling to save their sick child. The director and her producer Edouard Weil will be in attendance.
Ten days later, on Saturday, October 22, Monsieur Lazhar (Quebec/Canada) by Philippe Falardeau will close the Festival. Selected to represent Canada at the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Lahzar shows the efforts of an Algerian schoolteacher to help his Grade 6 students come to terms with their teacher’s death.
Opening and closing
The 40th edition of the Fnc kicks off on Wednesday, October 12, with Declaration of War by Valérie Donzelli (France) at Cinéma Impérial (Centre Sandra & Leo Kolber, Salle Lucie & André Chagnon). This critically-acclaimed second feature by Valérie Donzelli (The Queen of Hearts) tells the love story of Roméo and Juliette who are battling to save their sick child. The director and her producer Edouard Weil will be in attendance.
Ten days later, on Saturday, October 22, Monsieur Lazhar (Quebec/Canada) by Philippe Falardeau will close the Festival. Selected to represent Canada at the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Lahzar shows the efforts of an Algerian schoolteacher to help his Grade 6 students come to terms with their teacher’s death.
- 9/27/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
I will soon post a list of films I have already seen that I highly recommend as well as a list of my most anticipated films screening at this year’s Festival du Nouveau Cinema. For now here is the press release from the festival. Make sure you read carefully because there are a ton of great films to check out.
Montreal, Tuesday September 27, 2011– Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma will be celebrating its 40th edition from October 12 to 23. For the past 40 years, Canada’s oldest film festival has offered film buffs a selection of the year’s most exciting new films — a bold lineup with plenty of whimsical and surprising elements, but one that also turns its lens on social realities and the evolution of film and new technologies. Over the course of this year’s 11-day Festival, audiences of all ages can take in features and shorts, fiction films and documentaries,...
Montreal, Tuesday September 27, 2011– Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma will be celebrating its 40th edition from October 12 to 23. For the past 40 years, Canada’s oldest film festival has offered film buffs a selection of the year’s most exciting new films — a bold lineup with plenty of whimsical and surprising elements, but one that also turns its lens on social realities and the evolution of film and new technologies. Over the course of this year’s 11-day Festival, audiences of all ages can take in features and shorts, fiction films and documentaries,...
- 9/27/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
0:00 - Intro 6:30 - Review: Drive 36:35 - Other Stuff We Watched: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Into the Abyss, Dark Horse, Killer Joe, Hard Core Logo II, Urbanized, Undefeated, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, Whores’ Glory, Melancholia, Extraterrestrial, Kill List, The Raid, Pearl Jam Twenty, The Last Dogs of Winter, Last Call at the Oasis, The Last Gladiators, The Moth Diaries, Trespass, Machine Gun Preacher, The Island President, The Descendants, Intruders, Alps, Shame, Trainspotting, United 93, Mimic: The Director’s Cut 2:53:10 - Junk Mail: More Scenes Showing Emotion Without Words, Drive and GTA: Vice City, Internet Buzz and Box Office Numbers, Dark Bridges Film Festival and DVDs in Binders, DVD Collection Flood, Using Cell Phone in Theatre Dispute 3:07:25 - This Week's DVD Releases 3:08:55 - Outro » Download the MP3 (87 Mb) » View the show notes » Vote for us on Podcast Alley! » Rate us on iTunes!
- 9/20/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Damn, it must be a good day to be Canadian director Bruce McDonald. Variety is reporting that Palomar Pictures and Foundation Features are recruiting the "Hard Core Logo" director to take on their large scale supernatural thriller "Dark Highway." The picture follows a man on the run from a pursuer, who's trying to reach a certain location while he struggles to find out if his current situation is real or imaginary. If that doesn't make much sense, check out the article, it doesn't read much better. The project is budgeted at $25-million, which, looking at McDonald's resume, could be the…...
- 9/15/2011
- The Playlist
Three films Tuesday so let's get right into it. Killer Joe, directed by William Friedkin. This is the same guy that directed The French Connection and The Exorcist. He may have had a few clunkers in recent history, but I had some hopes for this. Emile Hirsch plays a kid in Texas who owes a lot of money to the wrong people. With the help of his father and step-mother, he hires a crooked cop played by Matthew McConaughey to kill his mother for the insurance money. Since he planned on paying the cop after he gets the insurance money, McConaughey asks for Hirsch's teenage sister as a retainer. I didn't hate this movie, but it's probably the worst film I've seen so far this year. 90 seconds into the movie is a centre screen shot of Gina Gershon's hairy muff. Some people might like that. Some people might find that revolting.
- 9/14/2011
- by Greg
- FilmJunk
Just a short update today as I only had one Tiff screening, but I did have a concert in the evening. I had a documentary today called The Last Dogs of Winter. On my way up the escalator a lady in her fifties took a header at the top and did a hardcore face plant on the tiled floor. I probably shouldn`t have laughed, but I totally did. Hey, I waited until I had stepped on to the next escalator and there were already people helping her. Jeez, I`m not an animal. People falling down is funny to me. I even laugh when I fall down because it`s funny. I know which of you who agree and those that are ashamed to know me right now. Still funny. Before the show started I was recognized by a Film Junk fan. Yeah, I`m a little famous because of the podcast.
- 9/14/2011
- by Greg
- FilmJunk
"The mammoth Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the last of its 2011 lineup today, with added titles to its Masters section," reports indieWIRE's Brian Brooks. "Additionally, the event announced more selections for its Maverick series and Discovery program." We'll get to the Mavericks and Discoveries, but first, an overview of the complete Masters lineup:
Chantal Akerman's Almayer's Folly (La Folie Almayer). Tiff: "Somewhere in South-East Asia, in a little lost village on a wide and turbulent river, a European man clings to his pipe dreams out of love for his daughter. Working freely from Joseph Conrad's debut novel, Akerman tells the story of a trader in 1950s Malaysia whose dreams of a Western life for his Malay daughter slowly lead to destruction. A quest for the absolute, a story of passion and madness." Here are a few images.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da...
Chantal Akerman's Almayer's Folly (La Folie Almayer). Tiff: "Somewhere in South-East Asia, in a little lost village on a wide and turbulent river, a European man clings to his pipe dreams out of love for his daughter. Working freely from Joseph Conrad's debut novel, Akerman tells the story of a trader in 1950s Malaysia whose dreams of a Western life for his Malay daughter slowly lead to destruction. A quest for the absolute, a story of passion and madness." Here are a few images.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da...
- 8/24/2011
- MUBI
The Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) released ten more titles for their incredible Masters programme, check out this wonderful list of films from some of the finest filmmakers around the globe. It is sure to excite cinaestes, and induce insane jealousy in those of us film fanatics who are unable to attend. Joining the already announced Hard Core Logo II (Canadian auteur Bruce McDonald), Pina (the legendary Wim Wenders), and This Is Not A Film (Iranian New Wave iconoclast Jafar Panahi) will be the following, all but one making their North American premieres -Almayer's Folly (La Folie Almayer) Chantal Akerman, Belgium/France Somewhere in South-East Asia, in a little lost village on a wide and turbulent river, a European man clings to his pipe dreams...
- 8/24/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Sneak Peek attended the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival Canadian Press Conference @ Toronto's Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front Street West, August 9, 2011.
This year, the 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff), runs for 10 days, from September 8 - 18, 2011.
Tiff organizers provided a celebratory mood for the early afternoon media crowd, with food stations and pastries, complimented by an open bar serving chilled Stella Artois beer and Skyy Vodka.
Tiff 2011 promises a strong lineup of Canadian features including new works by Canadian filmmakers Carl Bessai, Mike Clattenburg, Michael Dowse, Philippe Falardeau, Guy Maddin, Bruce McDonald, Léa Pool, Jean-Marc Vallée and Ingrid Veninger.
"This year saw many Canadian filmmakers address a wide range of pressing social issues," said Steve Gravestock, Associate Director, Canadian Programming, Tiff.
"These include the dangers of progress, the possibility of privacy and identity in a hi-tech increasingly alienated world, teenage gambling, the difficulties of maintaining a traditional rural life, life during and after wartime,...
This year, the 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff), runs for 10 days, from September 8 - 18, 2011.
Tiff organizers provided a celebratory mood for the early afternoon media crowd, with food stations and pastries, complimented by an open bar serving chilled Stella Artois beer and Skyy Vodka.
Tiff 2011 promises a strong lineup of Canadian features including new works by Canadian filmmakers Carl Bessai, Mike Clattenburg, Michael Dowse, Philippe Falardeau, Guy Maddin, Bruce McDonald, Léa Pool, Jean-Marc Vallée and Ingrid Veninger.
"This year saw many Canadian filmmakers address a wide range of pressing social issues," said Steve Gravestock, Associate Director, Canadian Programming, Tiff.
"These include the dangers of progress, the possibility of privacy and identity in a hi-tech increasingly alienated world, teenage gambling, the difficulties of maintaining a traditional rural life, life during and after wartime,...
- 8/11/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
With big names like Cronenberg and Polley already announced a couple of weeks ago, it came time this morning to announced the rest of the home team for the Toronto International Film Festival. This morning, they filled in some of the gaps in the Special Presentations, Vanguard, and Real to Reel sections, and at the same time presented the full line-ups for their Canada First! and Short Cuts programmes, the former highlighting feature debuts, and the latter comprised of a whopping 43 Canadian short films running anywhere from 4 to 28 minutes long. We saw the announcements of Maddin's Keyhole and Vallée's Venice Days entry Café de Flore coming from a mile away. Invariably, almost all any given year's Canada's Top Ten list (a prestigious, juried selection of the ten best Canadian films of the year) have appeared somewhere in Tiff's Canadian categories. Also from Venice, we have the non-Canadian helmer Mary Harron...
- 8/9/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
After announcing a slew of likely Oscar contenders in the form of their Gala and Special Presentation film lineup a few weeks back, the programmers behind this year's festival added a dose of CanCon into the mix today and with an impressive slate including Bruce McDonald's long-brewing sequel Hard Core Logo II, the return of Guy Maddin and Isabella Rossellini for Keyhole, Jean-Marc Vallée's mystical love story Cafe de Flore and a handful of hockey flicks (Michael Dowse's Goon, Breakaway), it's maple syrup on a stack of fluffy pancakes.
Amidst the well-known brood of Canadian auteurs, first-timer Guy Édoin has scored the coveted opening night spot in the Canada First! programme, which focuses on emerging talent, with his Quebec-set drama Wetlands (Marécages), Sheldon Larry brings drag-ball musical Leave It on the Floor to Toronto and murder-mystery The Odds, from B.C.'s Brian Davidson, brings us into...
Amidst the well-known brood of Canadian auteurs, first-timer Guy Édoin has scored the coveted opening night spot in the Canada First! programme, which focuses on emerging talent, with his Quebec-set drama Wetlands (Marécages), Sheldon Larry brings drag-ball musical Leave It on the Floor to Toronto and murder-mystery The Odds, from B.C.'s Brian Davidson, brings us into...
- 8/9/2011
- by Andrea Miller
- Cineplex
There are a lot of Canadian films screening at the Toronto International Film Festival to be excited about, including works from our favourite filmmakers Guy Maddin, Bruce McDonald,Vincenzo Natali and Jean Marc Vallee. Below is the list of films in the Canada First selections as well as other CanCon movies scattered through the main programs.
Toronto – The Toronto International Film Festival® boasts a strong lineup of Canadian features including new works by acclaimed Canadian filmmakers Carl Bessai, Mike Clattenburg, Michael Dowse, Philippe Falardeau, Guy Maddin, Bruce McDonald, Léa Pool, Jean-Marc Vallée and Ingrid Veninger, and onscreen appearances by Jay Baruchel, Camilla Belle, Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, Mia Kirshner, Rob Lowe, Vanessa Paradis, Jason Patric, Alison Pill, Russell Peters, Isabella Rossellini, Liev Schreiber, Sean William Scott, Scott Speedman and Nick Stahl.
“This year saw many Canadian filmmakers address a wide range of pressing social issues including the dangers of progress...
Toronto – The Toronto International Film Festival® boasts a strong lineup of Canadian features including new works by acclaimed Canadian filmmakers Carl Bessai, Mike Clattenburg, Michael Dowse, Philippe Falardeau, Guy Maddin, Bruce McDonald, Léa Pool, Jean-Marc Vallée and Ingrid Veninger, and onscreen appearances by Jay Baruchel, Camilla Belle, Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, Mia Kirshner, Rob Lowe, Vanessa Paradis, Jason Patric, Alison Pill, Russell Peters, Isabella Rossellini, Liev Schreiber, Sean William Scott, Scott Speedman and Nick Stahl.
“This year saw many Canadian filmmakers address a wide range of pressing social issues including the dangers of progress...
- 8/9/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Canadian short film Animal Control by Kire Papput will finally get around to making its American debut at SXSW after a solid festival run so far. We first caught the film at Tiff and Kire was good enough to field some questions from Todd at that time [see below]. Be sure not to miss it during any of the three screening times during SXSW. I've only just watched it myself and it is equal parts uncomfortable to watch at times and then it is also very touching. How can this be? Well, you'll just have to see for yourself, won't you. Animal Control is a chilling and touching film that observes a socially isolated taxidermist and animal services employee named Larry (played by Julian Richings, 'Hard Core Logo...
- 3/9/2011
- Screen Anarchy
The trend towards well scripted, high concept thrillers that take place in just one location is truly peaking, and in anticipation of the claustrophobic thrills of both Devil and Buried on DVD and Blu-ray right away we thought we would countdown our favourite thrillers that take place in just one room.
Grab a pen folks, 'cause you're gonna want to catch up with these claustrophobic thrillrides!
M. Night takes the producer chair in this horror flick about a literal elevator ride from hell, where a group of strangers realize they are trapped in an elevator with the devil!
After the abysmal ratings following the bloated Last Airbender, it was sure good to see M. Night back in the creative environment he's best suited- involved in a little indie with a big concept.
Back in the 50s and 60s the American government conducted a rash of freaky experiments on unsuspecting citizens.
Grab a pen folks, 'cause you're gonna want to catch up with these claustrophobic thrillrides!
M. Night takes the producer chair in this horror flick about a literal elevator ride from hell, where a group of strangers realize they are trapped in an elevator with the devil!
After the abysmal ratings following the bloated Last Airbender, it was sure good to see M. Night back in the creative environment he's best suited- involved in a little indie with a big concept.
Back in the 50s and 60s the American government conducted a rash of freaky experiments on unsuspecting citizens.
- 12/14/2010
- QuietEarth.us
More than a decade after filming the final reunion tour of legendary (and fictional) Canadian punk band Hard Core Logo, filmmaker Bruce McDonald (again played with remarkable authenticity by... Bruce McDonald) remains disturbed by the swift and ugly death of the band's volatile lead singer, Joe Dick (Hugh Dillon in his first film role). When McDonald's vastly lucrative Hollywood career (as with the first Hard Core Logo, we're clearly in an alternate universe) takes a sudden dive, he can no longer contain his inquietude. It is then that the singer of punk band Die Mannequin, Care Failure (played wildly over the top and/or or dead straight by... yes, Care Failure of Die Mannequin) claims to be possessed by the spirit of Joe Dick, and McDonald sallies forth with a Wiccan video artist in search of the truth; in search of peace of mind; in search of a bad hangover,...
- 12/6/2010
- Screen Anarchy
We learned back in June that director Bruce McDonald had managed to slip out and very quietly shoot a sequel to his cult hit Hard Core Logo without anybody particularly noticing. It seems McDonald basically packed up a van with a small cast and crew and drove out to Saskatchewan to continue his rock and roll tale and now, five months later, the finished film is about to premiere at the Whistler Film Festival. Here's how they describe it:
Bruce McDonald (played by Bruce McDonald himself) is the director of the infamous rock doc about the band Hard Core Logo, a film that ended in tragedy when the Hard Core's lead, Joe Dick, killed himself on camera. Bruce has since lived with the guilt of immortalizing Joe's death on film. Now Bruce is asked to interview Care Failure of Canadian punk band Die Mannequin, who claims to be channeling the spirit of Joe.
Bruce McDonald (played by Bruce McDonald himself) is the director of the infamous rock doc about the band Hard Core Logo, a film that ended in tragedy when the Hard Core's lead, Joe Dick, killed himself on camera. Bruce has since lived with the guilt of immortalizing Joe's death on film. Now Bruce is asked to interview Care Failure of Canadian punk band Die Mannequin, who claims to be channeling the spirit of Joe.
- 11/30/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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