With the velocity of a well dressed buffalo heard and the excitement of a ufo sighting, the red carpet has arrived at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It was opening night and the cameras were all on their best behavior as the anticipation built. One by one they came into view and it was spectacular. […]
‘Living the dream’ is something most of us say out of sarcasm. We say it when we can’t pay our bills, are tired of our dead end job and possibly realize we’re too old to try something new. I like to say it whenever I interview an actor, director or filmmaker at any level. For […]
You can’t believe anything on the news anymore. Campaign photos are altered for maximum effect and the truth is not always necessary for good ratings. People have been conditioned to watching the news for the impact, the conflict and the spectacular stories. At least, that’s how it seems. I am somewhat of a news buff […]
As of tonight, VIFF is officially opening. Chances are, you probably already know that and are heading out to the opening Gala tonight. Or maybe not. But Guest of Honour is a great start to VIFF being directed by Canadian director Atom Egoyan and covering an interesting topic with other topics within. The story of […]
At one point in time, it might have been fair to say that Mike Myers was the biggest comedy actor in the world, transitioning in the early 1990s from his accomplished work on Saturday Night Live to the big screen with relative ease. In the early 2000s there began a noticeable dip in both the […]
“It’s not just a theory, it’s a reality!” proclaims one of the street interviewees of Assholes: A Theory, John Walker’s filmic take on the book of the same name by Aaron James. It’s certainly that way for most of us as very few have gone through school, work, or life in general without encountering an […]
