Canadian Film Day was yesterday, and of course, I decided to celebrate by going out to a screening in New West and then to the Celluloid Social Club. For the start, I watched The Stories We Tell, which is a documentary that explains the origin of a young woman named Sarah Polley. Narrated by her […]
Siblings – Tragedy strikes in the Barnes family, especially among four siblings, Joe (Alex Campbell), Margaret (Sarah Gadon), Danielle (Samantha Weinstein), and Pete (Andrew Chalmers who have to learn to cope with the death of their grandfather (Paul Soles) after he died of a stroke while jogging. Their mother (Sonja Smits) shows a genuine lack […]
What better way to celebrate Canadian Film day with an overenthusiastic host who’s been drinking too much espresso? I’m normally not that much into hosts who go over the top but this was being presented to high schools around the country and sometimes hosting requires a lot of energy. A lot of high schools did get […]
We told you yesterday about some of the National Canadian Film Day events being held all across the country in celebration of our people and their filmmaking accomplishments. Here are some more notes and quotes from the big day. “More days like this will help us not to need days like this,” says Patricia Rozema, […]
For National Canadian Film Day, I checked out the 2008 drama One Week (thanks to one-day free streaming at CBC.ca). One Week is about an author named Ben Tyler (Joshua Jackson) as he goes on a quest around Canada to discover the meaning of life. The movie starts out with Ben getting a diagnosis from […]
Today, of course, is the second annual National Canadian Film Day — thank you to Reel Canada for making it happen. Check later for our review of a great Canadian comedy, The Birder, soon to come out on DVD. For now, here’s how they’re celebrating today across the country (And if you’re not in range […]
