Denis Villeneuve Archives

Why Progressive Cinema is Now More Important than Ever

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016OpinionDenis Villeneuve, Donald Trump, filmmakers, Incendies, Progressive Cinema, Sicario

In light of Donald Trump being elected the 45th U.S. President last week, I believe socially progressive cinema has now become all the more vital. If Trump is going to continue pedalling his hateful propaganda on

Arrival (Review)

November 15, 2016November 11, 2016ReviewArrival, Denis Villeneuve, Sicario

Denis Villeneuve, one of Canada’s only current high profile filmmakers, softens here. Where Sicario was hard-edged, Arrival is tender; where Prisoners was set in a moral grey, Arrival sits in an uncomplicated blue. That said,

73rd Venice International Film Festival to include Canadian Filmmakers

July 29, 2016July 28, 2016Festivals, Today's Top StoriesA Worthy Companion, Arrival, Bruce LaBruce, Canada, CNW Creative, Denis Villeneuve, Felix and Paul Studios, filmmakers, Gerontophilia, Karl Lemiux, Lion of the Future, Maudite Poutine, Nomads, Patrick Boivin, Philippe Falardeau, Prank, Sanchez Brothers, The Bleeder, Trinity, Venice International Film Festival, Vincent Biron

(via CNW) From August 31 to September 10, Italy’s very own Venice International Film Festival will have four emerging Canadian filmmakers joining for the experience. Karl Lemieux, who made Maudite Poutine will have his film

Film Review | Next Floor (2008)

June 23, 2016July 21, 2017ReviewDenis Villeneuve, Next Floor

Film run-time: 11 minutes | Starring Jean Marchand, Mathieu Handfield, Sébastien René Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Written by Jacques Davidts and Phoebe Greenberg, Cinematography by Nicolas Bolduc “Next Floor“, a 2008 short film by Denis Villeneuve,

Incendies (Review)

May 31, 2016May 30, 2016Reviewcanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Denis Villeneuve, Incendies, review

I first heard about Incendies when it was released. Not because of the waves it made in the film industry (and not just in Canada), but because it featured Radiohead, a band notoriously protective of their material.

A Taste of Syria and a New Year of Creativity

December 29, 2015December 29, 2015Today's Top StoriesAdele's music video Hello, Bell Media, Cameco Capitol Theatre, canada film industry news today, CraveTV, Denis Villeneuve, Growing Home, Jean-Marc Vallee, Not Who We Are, Patrick Huard, Philippe Falardeau, Showtime drama Billions, Taste of Syria: Films and Food, Xavier Dolan

Northumberland Syrian Lifeline is raising funds to help resettle Syrian refugees — and giving the community some background on their culture — with an event they call A Taste of Syria: Films and Food, reports