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Independent film - Episode 3, Season 3

msSelina wrote 1 month ago: Gone are independent theatres and locally owned video rental shops. Now it’s illegal downloadi … more →

Tags: Past Episodes, Independent Film, burlesque assassins, The Uptown, globe cinema, The Plaza, bird dog video

Under African Skies: Revisiting the political turmoil and musical beauty of Graceland

Eric Volmers wrote 6 months ago: Given its place in virtually every baby boomer’s dusty vinyl or cd collection, it’s hard … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Joe Berlinger, Paul Simon, graceland, Doc Soup

The Calgary International Film Festival - Rebelle

mwilmink wrote 7 months ago: Rebelle screened on Wednesday September 26 at the Calgary International Film Festival. Better late t … more →

Tags: ciff 2012, Review, Film Studies, Colonialism, rebelle, Kim NguyêN, War, Witchcraft, Magic

CIFF 2012: Rebelle finds purpose and well-deserved critical acclaim

Jody MacPherson wrote 7 months ago: More than two weeks after seeing “Rebelle” at the Calgary International Film Festival, I … more →

Tags: Movies, Movie Review, Film Reviews, Africa, Berlin International Film Festival

Calgary International Film Festival closing gala: Attendance up for 2012, American indie drama 28 Hotel Rooms picks up $5,000 Discovery Award

Eric Volmers wrote 7 months ago: What’s it like running an international film festival for 10 days? “I feel like I felt the first cou … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Martin Villeneuve, Matt Ross, 28 Hotel Rooms, Big Love, Steve Schroeder

What to see on CIFF's last weekend

Peter Hemminger wrote 7 months ago: Again, the disclaimer: I work for CIFF, so this isn’t exactly objective reporting. But The Con … more →

Tags: film, Canadian Film, CIFF, calgaryfilm

Calgary International Film Festival: Local filmmakers explore haunted-house genre with Kept

Eric Volmers wrote 7 months ago: Kruno Malnar and his Calgary filmmaking team had a plan. It was for a project that would address the … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Sait, Horror, David Lynch, "Kept", Kruno Malnar, Josip Condic

The Calgary International Film Festival: End of Days1 comment

mwilmink wrote 7 months ago: Shorts program, round two.  “The End of Days” was an eclectic program coordinated around … more →

Tags: Reviews, ciff 2012, end of days, Exit, yeah rite, Last Supper, armadingen, Philipp Käßbohrer, Jonathan Eagan

Calgary International Film Festival: Locally shot drama Cody Fitz examines the life and death angst of youth

Eric Volmers wrote 7 months ago: It’s the age-old dilemma of the fledging auteur. Film school or film? For Kurtis David Harder, … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Cody Fitz, Kurtis David Harder, Harold Maude, Hal Ashby

On the Go!2 comments

Velvet & Vino wrote 8 months ago: Hello Friends! This past week has been a whirlwind for me, including business travel to Houston. So, … more →

Tags: Personal Fashion Style, Urban Outfitters, peplum, michael kors watch, express, zara, Tory Burch, GAP, Vintage Wash Denim

Calgary International Film Festival: Edmonton filmmaker Trevor Anderson wins Alberta Spirit Award for Best Short for The Man That Got Away

Eric Volmers wrote 8 months ago: A dazzling musical-comedy-drama about the sad life of a black- sheep uncle of a Rosebud valley famil … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Trevor Anderson, The Man That Got Away, Alberta Spirit Award for Best Short

Calgary International Film Festival: A living corpse helps spark the 3D revolution

Eric Volmers wrote 8 months ago: Justin Paul Ritter was supposed to have his absolutely final, no-going-back, unchangeable master-cut … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Animation, 3D films, The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse, zombies

CIFF 2012: Canadian film is "ferociously" good

Jody MacPherson wrote 8 months ago: Saskatoon just lost its film innocence. And it was not pretty. (View the trailer here.) The pictures … more →

Tags: Movies, Popular Culture, Calgary, movies, Movie Review, film, Film Reviews, Reviews, Robert Cuffley

3D panel at the Calgary Film Festival

(Admin) wrote 8 months ago: If you’re in Calgary today, don’t miss the chance to interact with April Mullen and Tim … more →

Tags: photos, Festivals, april mullen, tim doiron, Photos 2, panel

Calgary International Film Festival: Youth by Youth Cinema

Eric Volmers wrote 8 months ago: Want a glimpse into how far filmmaking technology has come? There’s probably no better way tha … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Youth by Youth Cinema.

Film Festival happiness

thelipreader wrote 8 months ago: Ok, so I had a huge list of things I wanted to accomplish today, but I just heard some really fantas … more →

Tags: Everything Else, Latest Obsessions, Arts, Movies

The CIFF Diaries - Entry 22 comments

calmiron wrote 8 months ago: So I signed up on myvolunteerpage.com for shifts at the Calgary International Film Festival. There w … more →

Tags: Upcoming Movies, CIFF, Volunteering, eau claire market

Gingers Invade Hollywood

calmiron wrote 8 months ago: For years, I believed everything South Park told me about gingers. Gingers were vile, vampire-like c … more →

Tags: Upcoming Movies, for fun, Ryan Gosling, Oscars, tom hardy, Mad Men, Amy Adams, Bryan Cranston, CIFF

The Killing Games Gets it's World Premier at the Calgary International Film Festival2 comments

anythinghorror wrote 8 months ago: The following press release was dropped earlier today that clears up a controversy that occurred abo … more →

Tags: Breaking News, Independent Horror Scene, Upcoming releases, New Posting, The Killing Game, barry j. gillis, Yunona Anders, Edwin Autridge, Vanessa Avik


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