Triptych, 2013. Directed by Robert Lepage and Pedro Pires. Starring  Frédérike Bédard, Lise Castonguay, and Hans Piesbergen. SYNOPSIS:A schizophrenic bookseller; a singer and actress; and a German neurologist attempt to achieve self-expression in their lives. Divided into three chapters the film commences with Michelle who is being taken home from a psychiatric hospital by her sister Marie; she […]

Closed Curtain, 2013. Directed by Jafar Panahi and Kambuzia Partovi. Starring Kambuzia Partovi , Maryam Moqadam, Jafar Panahi, Hadi Saeedi, Azadeh Torabi, Abolghasem, and Mahyar Jafaripour. SYNOPSIS: A writer hiding out with his dog at a seaside villa gets visited by a mysterious woman and her brother. A taxi arrives and leaves behind a passenger who slowly makes his way to […]

Bill Murray (Moonrise Kingdom) is set to star in Barry Levinson’s Rock the Kasbah, with a script written by Mitch Glazer (Scrooged). He will play a burned-out music manager who stumbles upon a young singer with an amazing voice in Afghanistan. Somehow he manages to smuggle her to Kabul so she can compete in The […]

As much as feature films and documentaries are staples of the Toronto International Film Festival line-up so is the Short Cuts Canada program; 39 short films will be showcased from 15 returning filmmakers who will be competing for the YouTube Award for Best Canadian Short Film which includes a $10,000 cash prize. Here are a […]

Bright Days Ahead, 2013. Directed by Marion Vernoux. Starring Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais, Jean-François Stévenin, Fanny Cottençon, Catherine Lachens, and Alain Cauchi. SYNOPSIS: A grieving and bored senior has an adulterous affair with her much younger computer instructor. Grieving the recent death of her best friend from breast cancer and being forced into an early retirement because of a […]

Ilo Ilo, 2013. Directed by Anthony Chen Starring Koh Jia Ler, Angeli Bayani, Tian Wen Chen, and Yann Yann Yeo. SYNOPSIS: The growing bond between a young boy and his nanny has a dramatic impact on the entire family.    A pregnant mother (Yann Yann Yeo) who is an office administrator and her salesman husband (Tian Wen […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… “City Fall continues as Shredder reveals his new second-in-command: Leonardo! While the underworld readies their armies, the Turtles must come together if they have any hope of saving their brother. Don’t miss this landmark 25th issue that sees the launch of a full-scale […]

Cold Eyes, 2013. Directed by Ui-seok Jo and Byung-seo Kim. Starring Hyo-ju Han, Woo-sung Jung, Jun-Ho Lee, and Kyung-gu Sol. SYNOPSIS: A high-tech police surveillance team makes a fatal mistake while pursing a vicious criminal organization. A young woman (Ha Yoon-joo) is in a subway car following a middle-aged man (Kyung-gu Sol).  The pursuit leads to […]

Prince Avalanche, 2013. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Emile Hirsch, Paul Rudd, Lance LeGault, and Joyce Payne. SYNOPSIS: Two men paint traffic lines on a desolate country road following devastating Texan wildfires. Commencing with footage of raging wildfires one gets lost in the beauty and horror of witnessing the natural and manmade catastrophe.  Amongst […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest in IDW ‘Villains’ series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series #5 – Karai… “Karai, a deadly assassin, is the embodiment of the Foot Clan. But it was not always that way! Explore the shadowy history of this complicated character and see exactly how far her ambition takes her! Secrets from […]