The TIFF Platform comp title, official selection for Canada for Best International Feature Film category and sophomore feature by Ivan Grbovic was crowned Best Film at the Gala Québec Cinéma ceremony last night. Drunken Birds (aka Les oiseaux ivres) picked up a total of ten Iris awards including top categories Best Director, Best Screenplay (co-written with cinematographer Sara Mishara) , Best Actress (Hélène Florent), Best Supporting Actor (Claude Legault) and Best Cinematographer also went to Mishara who would end up competing against herself with Maxime Giroux’s Norbourg also getting a nom in that category.
Florent was the first actress in the event’s history to double down and win two awards – she also nabbed Best Supporting Actress for her part in Sébastien Pilote’s Maria Chapdelaine — that film also won Best Newcomer award for Sara Montpetit who was recently featured in Cannes in Falcon Lake — a film that will surely...
Florent was the first actress in the event’s history to double down and win two awards – she also nabbed Best Supporting Actress for her part in Sébastien Pilote’s Maria Chapdelaine — that film also won Best Newcomer award for Sara Montpetit who was recently featured in Cannes in Falcon Lake — a film that will surely...
- 6/6/2022
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
In a fairly crowded field of contenders, “Drunken Birds” just grabbed the nod as Canada’s best international feature submission to the Oscars. The reasons why are almost immediately apparent on seeing Montreal-born Ivan Grbovic’s sophomore effort, co-written with cinematographer Sara Mishara. Though more modest in length and scale (not to mention star wattage),
Admittedly, that bold, confident surface sits on a framework of rather basic melodrama it can’t entirely disguise. But moment to moment, “Birds” is an impressive leap from the director’s debut, “Romeo Eleven,” a decade ago, signaling another French-Canadian talent perhaps ready to follow Denis Villeneuve and Jean-Marc Vallée onto a bigger career stage. Les Films Opale released the TIFF-premiered film to Canadian cinemas last month.
An initially baffling series of seemingly unrelated scenes — including a white tiger prowling a drug lord’s abandoned estate — gradually settle into the present-tense arrival of Willy (Jorge Antonio Guerrero...
Admittedly, that bold, confident surface sits on a framework of rather basic melodrama it can’t entirely disguise. But moment to moment, “Birds” is an impressive leap from the director’s debut, “Romeo Eleven,” a decade ago, signaling another French-Canadian talent perhaps ready to follow Denis Villeneuve and Jean-Marc Vallée onto a bigger career stage. Les Films Opale released the TIFF-premiered film to Canadian cinemas last month.
An initially baffling series of seemingly unrelated scenes — including a white tiger prowling a drug lord’s abandoned estate — gradually settle into the present-tense arrival of Willy (Jorge Antonio Guerrero...
- 11/16/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Drunken Birds, the migrant drama from Serbian Canadian director Ivan Grbovic that had its world premiere in the Platform section at last month’s Toronto Film Festival, has been selected by Canada as the country’s entry into the 2022 International Feature Oscar race.
Written by Grbovic and Sara Mishara, the film (Les oiseaux ivres in French) centers on a quest for lost love that sends a man from Mexico to Canada, where he is hired as a seasonal worker. Fates intertwine, tensions grow, and moments of magical realism arise during the long workdays. Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Hélène Florent, Claude Legault, Marine Johnson, Maxime Dumontier, Amaryllis Tremblay, Karl Walcott, Yoshira Escárrega, Gilberto Barraza and Normand D’Amour star.
The film is produced by micro_scope and distributed by Les Films Opale. Wazabi Films is repping international sales. Drunken Birds was one of 10 films submitted to the pan-Canadian Oscar selection committee, Telefilm Canada said Monday.
Written by Grbovic and Sara Mishara, the film (Les oiseaux ivres in French) centers on a quest for lost love that sends a man from Mexico to Canada, where he is hired as a seasonal worker. Fates intertwine, tensions grow, and moments of magical realism arise during the long workdays. Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Hélène Florent, Claude Legault, Marine Johnson, Maxime Dumontier, Amaryllis Tremblay, Karl Walcott, Yoshira Escárrega, Gilberto Barraza and Normand D’Amour star.
The film is produced by micro_scope and distributed by Les Films Opale. Wazabi Films is repping international sales. Drunken Birds was one of 10 films submitted to the pan-Canadian Oscar selection committee, Telefilm Canada said Monday.
- 10/4/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Ivan Grbovic’s Drunken Bird (Les Oiseaux Ivres) will represent Canada in the best international feature film category as its official Oscar submission.
Telefilm Canada executive director and CEO Christa Dickenson said on Monday (October 4) that 10 films had been submitted to the pan-Canadian selection committee, adding: “Telefilm will support the film’s team on this exciting journey. This vote of confidence is a phenomenal springboard for these creators and a terrific opportunity for Canada to demonstrate the excellence of its film industry.”
‘Drunken Birds’: Toronto Review
Grbovic and Sara Mishara co-wrote the film produced by micro_scope. It premiered...
Telefilm Canada executive director and CEO Christa Dickenson said on Monday (October 4) that 10 films had been submitted to the pan-Canadian selection committee, adding: “Telefilm will support the film’s team on this exciting journey. This vote of confidence is a phenomenal springboard for these creators and a terrific opportunity for Canada to demonstrate the excellence of its film industry.”
‘Drunken Birds’: Toronto Review
Grbovic and Sara Mishara co-wrote the film produced by micro_scope. It premiered...
- 10/4/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
We start at the end—the end of a cartel. Men climb the walls to go inside the now abandoned estate, walking amongst paintings and sculptures before stripping naked to take a dip in the indoor swimming pool while a giant portrait of their unwitting (and now imprisoned) benefactor looks on. One decides to don a fur coat as he rifles through the papers sitting on the kingpin’s desk. He picks up a note and begins to read before discarding it out of boredom. The voice of its author, however, continues to speak. Talk of a shootout, love, and emancipation follow until the smooth swoop of a tarp covering an expensive car transports us back to the moment the letter was composed within. The present provides the past.
Writer/director Ivan Grbovic and co-writer/cinematographer Sara Mishara seamlessly take us back and forth through time so the romance at...
Writer/director Ivan Grbovic and co-writer/cinematographer Sara Mishara seamlessly take us back and forth through time so the romance at...
- 9/19/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Channel 4 series Utopia and Educating Yorkshire were among the winners at this year's International Emmys.
The awards were presented at a ceremony in New York last night (November 24) by Matt Lucas.
The Dennis Kelly-created thriller won the Drama Series category, beating The Tunnel, Chilean series Prófugos and Japanese series Yae's Sakura.
The Tunnel redeemed itself by winning Best Performance by an Actor, picked up by Stephen Dillane who played Dci Karl Roebuck in the 10-part drama, which aired on Sky Atlantic in the UK last year.
Elsewhere, Educating Yorkshire was named best Non-scripted Entertainment, while Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner received the 2014 International Emmy Founders Award.
See the full list of nominees and winners below:
Arts Programming
The Exhibition (Canada) - Winner!
El Informe Kliksberg II - El otro me importa (Argentina)
Nonfiction W: Picture Book Touch, Feel, and Fragility (Japan)
Wagnerwahn - Mythos und Machenschaften des Richard Wagner...
The awards were presented at a ceremony in New York last night (November 24) by Matt Lucas.
The Dennis Kelly-created thriller won the Drama Series category, beating The Tunnel, Chilean series Prófugos and Japanese series Yae's Sakura.
The Tunnel redeemed itself by winning Best Performance by an Actor, picked up by Stephen Dillane who played Dci Karl Roebuck in the 10-part drama, which aired on Sky Atlantic in the UK last year.
Elsewhere, Educating Yorkshire was named best Non-scripted Entertainment, while Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner received the 2014 International Emmy Founders Award.
See the full list of nominees and winners below:
Arts Programming
The Exhibition (Canada) - Winner!
El Informe Kliksberg II - El otro me importa (Argentina)
Nonfiction W: Picture Book Touch, Feel, and Fragility (Japan)
Wagnerwahn - Mythos und Machenschaften des Richard Wagner...
- 11/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Josh Thomas. Please Like Me has been nominated for best comedy at the 2014 International Emmy® Awards.
Produced by Pigeon Fancier Productions, John & Josh International and the ABC, the show will compete with South Africa.s Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola, Brazil.s The Mayor´s Wife and Belgium.s What if? season 2.
Nominations were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at Mipcom. There are 40 nominees across 10 categories. For the first time, the International Academy is recognizing programs from the Us. Winners will be announced on November 24 Us time in a ceremony at the Hilton New York Hotel. Nominations span 18 countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, the Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the Us.
Among the contenders are The Tunnel and Utopia for best drama, The Tunnel.s Stephen Dillane for best actor and Broadchurch.s Olivia Colman for best actress.
Produced by Pigeon Fancier Productions, John & Josh International and the ABC, the show will compete with South Africa.s Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola, Brazil.s The Mayor´s Wife and Belgium.s What if? season 2.
Nominations were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at Mipcom. There are 40 nominees across 10 categories. For the first time, the International Academy is recognizing programs from the Us. Winners will be announced on November 24 Us time in a ceremony at the Hilton New York Hotel. Nominations span 18 countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, the Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the Us.
Among the contenders are The Tunnel and Utopia for best drama, The Tunnel.s Stephen Dillane for best actor and Broadchurch.s Olivia Colman for best actress.
- 10/13/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
An Adventure in Space and Time and Broadchurch's Olivia Colman are amongst the nominations for the 2014 International Emmy Awards.
The Doctor Who biopic and the British actress are amongst those shortlisted for the prestigious awards, which feature nominees from 19 countries.
An Adventure In Space And Time competes in the TV movie/miniseries category with Alexander and Other Heroes (Brazil), Radio (Japan) and Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter/Generation War: The Motion Comic (Germany).
Colman is amongst the nominees in the best actress category for her performance in ITV's Broadchurch. Also nominated is Tuba Büyüküstün in 20 Dakika/20 Minutes (Turkey), Romina Gaetani in Televisión por la Justicia (Argentina) and Bianca Krijgsman in De Nieuwe Wereld/The New World (Netherlands).
Educating Yorkshire is amongst the nominees for non-scripted entertainment, alongside MasterChef China (People's Republic of China), Missie Mosango (Belgium) and O Infiltrado (Brazil).
Recently-cancelled Channel 4 drama Utopia competes against Prófugos (Chile), The Tunnel...
The Doctor Who biopic and the British actress are amongst those shortlisted for the prestigious awards, which feature nominees from 19 countries.
An Adventure In Space And Time competes in the TV movie/miniseries category with Alexander and Other Heroes (Brazil), Radio (Japan) and Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter/Generation War: The Motion Comic (Germany).
Colman is amongst the nominees in the best actress category for her performance in ITV's Broadchurch. Also nominated is Tuba Büyüküstün in 20 Dakika/20 Minutes (Turkey), Romina Gaetani in Televisión por la Justicia (Argentina) and Bianca Krijgsman in De Nieuwe Wereld/The New World (Netherlands).
Educating Yorkshire is amongst the nominees for non-scripted entertainment, alongside MasterChef China (People's Republic of China), Missie Mosango (Belgium) and O Infiltrado (Brazil).
Recently-cancelled Channel 4 drama Utopia competes against Prófugos (Chile), The Tunnel...
- 10/13/2014
- Digital Spy
The nominations for the 26th Gémeaux Awards, Quebec's equivalent of the Emmy Awards, have been revealed today.
1. Best dramatic TV series:
* 19-2.
* Les rescapés.
* Malenfant.
* Prozac, La Maladie Du Bonheur.
2. Best soap opera:
* Destinées.
* La promesse.
* Providence.
* Yamaska.
3. Best comedy series:
* La galère.
* Les Parent.
* Mauvais Karma.
* Penthouse 5-0.
* Tout sur moi.
4. Best actor in a dramatic TV series:
* Claude Legault in 19-2.
* Réal Bossé in 19-2.
* Roy Dupuis in Les rescapés.
* Luc Picard in Malenfant.
* Éric Bruneau in Toute la vérité.
5. Best actress in a dramatic TV series:
* Maude Guérin in Belle-Baie.
* Guylaine Tremblay in Les rescapés.
* Julie McClemens in Malenfant.
* Isabelle Blais in Prozac, la maladie du bonheur.
* Maude Guérin in Toute la vérité.
6. Best actor in a soap opera:
* Sébastien Delorme in La promesse.
* Bernard Fortin in Providence.
* Hugo Dubé in Providence.
* Normand d'Amour in Yamasca.
* Denis Bernard in Yamaska.
7. Best actress in a soap opera:
* Marie-Chantal Perron in Destinées.
1. Best dramatic TV series:
* 19-2.
* Les rescapés.
* Malenfant.
* Prozac, La Maladie Du Bonheur.
2. Best soap opera:
* Destinées.
* La promesse.
* Providence.
* Yamaska.
3. Best comedy series:
* La galère.
* Les Parent.
* Mauvais Karma.
* Penthouse 5-0.
* Tout sur moi.
4. Best actor in a dramatic TV series:
* Claude Legault in 19-2.
* Réal Bossé in 19-2.
* Roy Dupuis in Les rescapés.
* Luc Picard in Malenfant.
* Éric Bruneau in Toute la vérité.
5. Best actress in a dramatic TV series:
* Maude Guérin in Belle-Baie.
* Guylaine Tremblay in Les rescapés.
* Julie McClemens in Malenfant.
* Isabelle Blais in Prozac, la maladie du bonheur.
* Maude Guérin in Toute la vérité.
6. Best actor in a soap opera:
* Sébastien Delorme in La promesse.
* Bernard Fortin in Providence.
* Hugo Dubé in Providence.
* Normand d'Amour in Yamasca.
* Denis Bernard in Yamaska.
7. Best actress in a soap opera:
* Marie-Chantal Perron in Destinées.
- 6/16/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
After many months of speculation, Radio-Canada, a French Canadian TV network, has finally confirm that it will renew the procedural series 19-2.
According to Richard Therrien, a journalist from Le Soleil, Jocelyn Deschênes saved the show by joining it as a producer. After all, even though the first season was produced by Luc Châtelain et Pierre Beaudry, Radio-Canada wanted the inclusion of "an experienced producer" in order to renew 19-2 for a second season.
However, Therrien didn't confirm if Châtelain and Beaudry will return for the second season of 19-2 as producers.
The production on the show will begin in Spring 2012.
With the renewal, we will still follow the daily life of two cops from Montreal who happen to be partners (Claude Legault and Réal Bossé). Even though they hate each other, they learn to work together. Moreover, the first season left us when Ben Chartier (Claude Legault), a mole...
According to Richard Therrien, a journalist from Le Soleil, Jocelyn Deschênes saved the show by joining it as a producer. After all, even though the first season was produced by Luc Châtelain et Pierre Beaudry, Radio-Canada wanted the inclusion of "an experienced producer" in order to renew 19-2 for a second season.
However, Therrien didn't confirm if Châtelain and Beaudry will return for the second season of 19-2 as producers.
The production on the show will begin in Spring 2012.
With the renewal, we will still follow the daily life of two cops from Montreal who happen to be partners (Claude Legault and Réal Bossé). Even though they hate each other, they learn to work together. Moreover, the first season left us when Ben Chartier (Claude Legault), a mole...
- 6/16/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
The winners of the 26th Artis Gala, Quebec's own People's Choice Award in television, were announced yesterday on Tva, a Quebecker TV network. Besides hosting the event, Charles Lafortune even won the award for best host of a game show.
Here's the list of winners.
Best news anchor: Pierre Bruneau (Tva 18 heures)
Best host of a public affair show: Charles Tisseyre (Découvertes)
Best host of a service show: Gino Chouinard (Mon plan Rona)
Best host of a variety show: Véronique Cloutier (Les enfants de la télé)
Best host of a talk show: Guy A. Lepage (Tout le monde en parle)
Best host of a game show: Charles Lafortune (Le cercle and La classe de 5e)
Best host of a sport show: Marie-Claude Savard (La série Montréal-Québec and Le défi des champions)
Best actor in a TV series: Claude Legault (19-2)
Best actress in a TV series: Hélène Florent (La...
Here's the list of winners.
Best news anchor: Pierre Bruneau (Tva 18 heures)
Best host of a public affair show: Charles Tisseyre (Découvertes)
Best host of a service show: Gino Chouinard (Mon plan Rona)
Best host of a variety show: Véronique Cloutier (Les enfants de la télé)
Best host of a talk show: Guy A. Lepage (Tout le monde en parle)
Best host of a game show: Charles Lafortune (Le cercle and La classe de 5e)
Best host of a sport show: Marie-Claude Savard (La série Montréal-Québec and Le défi des champions)
Best actor in a TV series: Claude Legault (19-2)
Best actress in a TV series: Hélène Florent (La...
- 5/2/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Incendies, Barney’s Version, and the other winners of the 2011 Prix Jutra (Jutra Awards) have been announced. The 13th Annual Jutra Awards (Prix Jutra or La Soirée des Prix Jutra) are Canadian annual cinema awards “that recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in the province of Quebec. First introduced in 1999, the Jutra Award is named after Quebec film-maker Claude Jutra and awarded for performance, writing and technical categories such as best actor, actress, director, screenplay, et cetera. This year’s awards were handed out on March 13, 2011 at the Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal. The full listing of the 2011 Prix Jutra (Jutra Awards) winners is below.
Best Film
Incendies – Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Best Director
Denis Villeneuve - Incendies
Best Actress
Lubna Azabal - Incendies
Best Actor
Claude Legault - 10 ½
Best Supporting Actress
Dorothée Berryman - Cabotins (Entertainers)
Best Supporting Actor
Jean Lapointe - À l’origine...
Best Film
Incendies – Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Best Director
Denis Villeneuve - Incendies
Best Actress
Lubna Azabal - Incendies
Best Actor
Claude Legault - 10 ½
Best Supporting Actress
Dorothée Berryman - Cabotins (Entertainers)
Best Supporting Actor
Jean Lapointe - À l’origine...
- 3/15/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Yesterday, the winners at the 13th Jutra Awards, Quebec's Oscars, were revealed. Denis Villeneuve's Incendies dominated the show with 9 awards, especially the Jutra Award for best film. The following is the full list of winners.
Best film: Incendies
Best direction: Denis Villeneuve (Incendies)
Best leading actress: Lubna Azabal (Incendies)
Best leading actor: Claude Legault (10 1/2)
Best supporting actress: Dorothée Berryman (Cabotins)
Best supporting actor: Jean Lapointe (À l’origine d’un cri)
Best screenplay: Denis Villeneuve, with the collaboration of Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne (Incendies)
Best cinematography: André Turpin (Incendies)
Best art direction: André-Line Beauparlant (Incendies)
Best sound: Sylvain Bellemare, Jean Umansky et Jean-Pierre Laforce (Incendies)
Best editing: Monique Dartonne (Incendies)
Best original score: Guy Bélanger et Benoît Charest (Route 132)
Best costume: Sophie Lefebvre (Incendies)
Best make-up artist: Adrien Morot (Barney's Version)
Best hairdressing: Réjean Goderre (Barney's Version)
Best documentary: Pierre Falardeau (Carmen Garcia et German Gutierrez)
Best short film: M...
Best film: Incendies
Best direction: Denis Villeneuve (Incendies)
Best leading actress: Lubna Azabal (Incendies)
Best leading actor: Claude Legault (10 1/2)
Best supporting actress: Dorothée Berryman (Cabotins)
Best supporting actor: Jean Lapointe (À l’origine d’un cri)
Best screenplay: Denis Villeneuve, with the collaboration of Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne (Incendies)
Best cinematography: André Turpin (Incendies)
Best art direction: André-Line Beauparlant (Incendies)
Best sound: Sylvain Bellemare, Jean Umansky et Jean-Pierre Laforce (Incendies)
Best editing: Monique Dartonne (Incendies)
Best original score: Guy Bélanger et Benoît Charest (Route 132)
Best costume: Sophie Lefebvre (Incendies)
Best make-up artist: Adrien Morot (Barney's Version)
Best hairdressing: Réjean Goderre (Barney's Version)
Best documentary: Pierre Falardeau (Carmen Garcia et German Gutierrez)
Best short film: M...
- 3/14/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Unlike last year's two filmmaker/film horse race between Denis Villeneuve's Polytechnique and Xavier Dolan's J'ai tué ma mere, this year it was all "Villeneuve" and "Incendies". Repeating his wins in all the same categories it won at the Canadian Oscars (Genies) this week (this includes Editing, Screenplay, Best Cinematography by the excellent André Turpin, Best Actress in Lubna Azabal (who forced here co-star Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin to give her own thank you speech). These wins more than makes up for his loss last year when Villeneuve won the Best Director honor for Polytechnique, but lost in the Best Film category to J'ai tué ma mere. The predictable 13th edition also saw a Genie-Jutra winner from Barney's Version and in the Animated Film category, the Nfb (naturally) supported Theodore Ushev added a Jutra to his Genie for Lipsett Diaries. Best Film/meilleur film 10 1/2 - Pierre Gendron (Zoofilms) Les amours imaginaires - Xavier Dolan,...
- 3/14/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Yesterday, the nominees for the 13th Jutra Awards ceremony were revealed. The winners of this Quebecker Oscar will be revealed next month. The following is the full list of nominees.
Best motion picture:
* 10 1/2
* Les amours imaginaires
* Curling
* Incendies
* Les signes vitaux
Best director:
* Denis Côté- Curling
* Xavier Dolan- Les amours imaginaires
* Kim Nguyen - La cité
* Podz (Daniel Grou) - 10 1/2
* Denis Villeneuve- Incendies
Best leading actress:
* Lubna Azabal - Incendies
* Suzanne Clément - Tromper le silence
* Mélissa Desormeaux-Poulin - Incendies
* Évelyne Rompré- 2 fois une femme
* Guylaine Tremblay- Trois temps après la mort d'Anna
Best leading actor:
* Jay Baruchel - The Trotsky
* Emmanuel Bilodeau - Curling
* Jacques Godin - La dernière fugue
* Claude Legault - 10 1/2
* François Papineau - Route 132
Best supporting actress:
* Dorothée Berryman - Cabotins
* Marie Brassard - Les signes vitaux
* Geneviève Chartrand - Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme
* Isabelle Miquelon - La dernière fugue
* Danielle Proulx...
Best motion picture:
* 10 1/2
* Les amours imaginaires
* Curling
* Incendies
* Les signes vitaux
Best director:
* Denis Côté- Curling
* Xavier Dolan- Les amours imaginaires
* Kim Nguyen - La cité
* Podz (Daniel Grou) - 10 1/2
* Denis Villeneuve- Incendies
Best leading actress:
* Lubna Azabal - Incendies
* Suzanne Clément - Tromper le silence
* Mélissa Desormeaux-Poulin - Incendies
* Évelyne Rompré- 2 fois une femme
* Guylaine Tremblay- Trois temps après la mort d'Anna
Best leading actor:
* Jay Baruchel - The Trotsky
* Emmanuel Bilodeau - Curling
* Jacques Godin - La dernière fugue
* Claude Legault - 10 1/2
* François Papineau - Route 132
Best supporting actress:
* Dorothée Berryman - Cabotins
* Marie Brassard - Les signes vitaux
* Geneviève Chartrand - Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme
* Isabelle Miquelon - La dernière fugue
* Danielle Proulx...
- 2/11/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Yesterday, Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma (Fnc), which will take place from October 13 to 24, revealed its full line-up of films. Nineteen Canadian feature films and documentaries will be presented. However, don't expect to see all films that were screened at the latest Toronto or Vancouver International Film Festivals.
Opening film:
10 1/2
Director: Daniel Grou (Podz)
Starring: Claude Legault, Robert Naylor and Albert Kwan
International selection
Jo pour Jonathan
Director: Maxime Giroux
Starring: Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Raphaël Lacaille, Jean-Alexandre Létourneau and Vanessa Pilon
Focus Québec/Canada
A Night for Dying Tigers
Director: Terry Miles
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Gil Bellows, Lauren Lee Smith, Tygh Runyan, Kathleen Robertson, John Pyper-Ferguson, Leah Gibson, Sarah Lind and Jessica Heafey
Affinity Point
Director: Deeh
Starring: Danielle Hubbard, Jason D. Pitre, Sophie Ricard and Yann Faussurier
2 fois une femme
Director: François Delisle
Starring: Evelyne Rompré, Marc Béland and Catherine de Léan
Falardeau (Documentary)
Director: German Gutierrez and Carmen Garcia...
Opening film:
10 1/2
Director: Daniel Grou (Podz)
Starring: Claude Legault, Robert Naylor and Albert Kwan
International selection
Jo pour Jonathan
Director: Maxime Giroux
Starring: Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Raphaël Lacaille, Jean-Alexandre Létourneau and Vanessa Pilon
Focus Québec/Canada
A Night for Dying Tigers
Director: Terry Miles
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Gil Bellows, Lauren Lee Smith, Tygh Runyan, Kathleen Robertson, John Pyper-Ferguson, Leah Gibson, Sarah Lind and Jessica Heafey
Affinity Point
Director: Deeh
Starring: Danielle Hubbard, Jason D. Pitre, Sophie Ricard and Yann Faussurier
2 fois une femme
Director: François Delisle
Starring: Evelyne Rompré, Marc Béland and Catherine de Léan
Falardeau (Documentary)
Director: German Gutierrez and Carmen Garcia...
- 9/29/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
After a couple of light on horror weeks, we are finally treated to a bumper crop of new releases. Headlining the week is Frozen, which is just what we in Southern California need to stave off our current heat wave. A couple of oldies but goodies are out, too, as Madman celebrates its Happy 30th Birthday and the original King Kong comes to Blu-ray. Fangoria's eight FrightFest titles bow as well.
Frozen
Directed by Adam Green
In Frozen (review), Adam Green has crafted a potent combination of absolute terror and compelling human drama that will stick with you long after you've left the theatre or turned off the DVD. One thing's for sure: The next time your friends invite you on a ski weekend, odds are you'll try to convince them to head to the beach instead. Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell and Kevin Zegers.
Buy the Blu-ray or the regular DVD.
Frozen
Directed by Adam Green
In Frozen (review), Adam Green has crafted a potent combination of absolute terror and compelling human drama that will stick with you long after you've left the theatre or turned off the DVD. One thing's for sure: The next time your friends invite you on a ski weekend, odds are you'll try to convince them to head to the beach instead. Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell and Kevin Zegers.
Buy the Blu-ray or the regular DVD.
- 9/28/2010
- by kwlow
- DreadCentral.com
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"The Thin Red Line" (1998)
Directed by Terrence Malick
Released by Criterion Collection
No, you won't be getting the hours of deleted Adrien Brody or George Clooney footage from Malick's World War II epic, but this Criterion version is most certainly an upgrade from the previous bare-bones DVD edition with 14 minutes of outtakes, new interviews with Sean Penn and composer Hans Zimmer, among others from the cast and crew, an audio commentary with cinematographer John Toll, production designer Jack Fisk and producer Grant Hill and more.
"7 Days" (2010)
Directed by Daniel Grou
Released by Mpi Home Video
French Canadian horror author Patrick Senécal adapts his own novel to celluloid about a doctor (Claude Legault) who intercepts the man (Remy Girard) who raped and murdered his young daughter and turns the tables on him in a cabin in the woods. With a résumé including TV series like "Vampire High,...
"The Thin Red Line" (1998)
Directed by Terrence Malick
Released by Criterion Collection
No, you won't be getting the hours of deleted Adrien Brody or George Clooney footage from Malick's World War II epic, but this Criterion version is most certainly an upgrade from the previous bare-bones DVD edition with 14 minutes of outtakes, new interviews with Sean Penn and composer Hans Zimmer, among others from the cast and crew, an audio commentary with cinematographer John Toll, production designer Jack Fisk and producer Grant Hill and more.
"7 Days" (2010)
Directed by Daniel Grou
Released by Mpi Home Video
French Canadian horror author Patrick Senécal adapts his own novel to celluloid about a doctor (Claude Legault) who intercepts the man (Remy Girard) who raped and murdered his young daughter and turns the tables on him in a cabin in the woods. With a résumé including TV series like "Vampire High,...
- 9/23/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Toronto -- Montreal's Festival of New Cinema is to open with Quebec director Daniel Grou's latest thriller, "10 1⁄2," and close with Denis Cote's Locarno award winner "Curling."
Grou, a veteran Quebec TV director, earlier this year screened his debut feature, the revenge thriller "7 Days," at Sundance.
"10 1⁄2" portrays a troubled young boy of the same age, played by Robert Naylor, whose violent behavior finally receives treatment when he meets a social worker (Claude Legault).
The film is produced by Pierre Gendron, with Claude Lalonde writing the script.
The 39th edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinema, to run from Oct. 13 to 24, will close with Cote's "Curling" after it receives a North American premiere in Toronto.
Grou, a veteran Quebec TV director, earlier this year screened his debut feature, the revenge thriller "7 Days," at Sundance.
"10 1⁄2" portrays a troubled young boy of the same age, played by Robert Naylor, whose violent behavior finally receives treatment when he meets a social worker (Claude Legault).
The film is produced by Pierre Gendron, with Claude Lalonde writing the script.
The 39th edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinema, to run from Oct. 13 to 24, will close with Cote's "Curling" after it receives a North American premiere in Toronto.
- 8/20/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The organizers of Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma (Fnc) announced that 10 1/2, the second feature film by Canadian director Daniel Grou, will open this festival. The Fnc will take place in Montreal from October 13 to 24.
The film was produced by Pierre Gendron and was scripted by Claude Lalonde (Les 3 p'tits cochons).
It tells the story of Tommy (Robert Naylor), a ten-years-old-and-a-half boy. Because he is prone to have a violent behaviour, Tommy has always been handled by social services. However, Gilles (Claude Legault), his social educator, believes that Tommy's life can be put back on track.
The film also stars Mélanie Desjardins-Chavaudier, Eugénie Beaudry and Albert Kwan.
Finally, no release date has been announced for this film.
The film was produced by Pierre Gendron and was scripted by Claude Lalonde (Les 3 p'tits cochons).
It tells the story of Tommy (Robert Naylor), a ten-years-old-and-a-half boy. Because he is prone to have a violent behaviour, Tommy has always been handled by social services. However, Gilles (Claude Legault), his social educator, believes that Tommy's life can be put back on track.
The film also stars Mélanie Desjardins-Chavaudier, Eugénie Beaudry and Albert Kwan.
Finally, no release date has been announced for this film.
- 8/20/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Director: Daniel Grou. Review: Adam Wing. 90 minutes can feel like a long time, especially if you’re in the company of Dr Bruno Hamel. Daniel Grou takes us on a dark and depressing journey into the heart of retribution with French thriller 7 Days. Dr Hamel (Claude Legault) lives a peaceful existence with his wife (Fanny Mallette) and daughter, but their happy home is turned upside down when the girl is left to walk to school on her own. Choosing instead to spend some ‘quality time’ with his wife, he somewhat typically falls asleep, missing the call from school asking about her whereabouts. It’s only when a classmate shows up at their door with his daughter’s homework that the alarm bells start ringing. Happiness is shattered when her body is discovered, raped and murdered in a nearby field. Bruno struggles to come to terms with the loss, and the...
- 8/18/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
The Canadian, French language production “7 Days” (“Les Sept Jours du Talion”) is a film which has been making a stir amongst fans of tough cinema following its well received and much talked about debut at Sundance in 2010. The film was helmed by television director Daniel Grou (who also goes by the odd name of Podz, and who was responsible for episodes of “Vampire High” and “The Hunger”), and was adapted for the screen by author Patrick Senécal from his own novel. Given its high concept torture premise, the film has unsurprisingly drawn comparisons with popular hits such as “Saw” and “Hostel”, as well as, more tellingly, the likes of Lars von Trier’s “Antichrist” and Michael Haneke”s “Funny Games”. Brave viewers can now judge for themselves, as the film arrives on region 2 DVD via E1 Entertainment. The plot doesn’t waste much time in getting down to business, as...
- 7/28/2010
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
According to Amazon.fr, the Canadian thriller Les 7 jours du talion, an adaptation of Patrick Senécal's acclaimed novel, will be released on DVD in France on September 21.
Here's the description of the synopsis taken from a review I wrote:
Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault) is a surgeon by trade. He happily lives with Sylvie (Fanny Mallette), his wife, and Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier), their daughter. During one day, Bruno allows Jasmine to go outside in order to deliver invitation cards for her upcoming ninth birthday. Of course, he'd like to accompany his daughter, but he's too exhausted by his job and neither can Sylvie. However, as times goes by, Jasmine is unaccounted for. In the evening, Jasmine is found dead in the woods after she had been raped.
When Jasmine's killer, Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil), is arrested and ready to go in court, Bruno has one idea in his mind:...
Here's the description of the synopsis taken from a review I wrote:
Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault) is a surgeon by trade. He happily lives with Sylvie (Fanny Mallette), his wife, and Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier), their daughter. During one day, Bruno allows Jasmine to go outside in order to deliver invitation cards for her upcoming ninth birthday. Of course, he'd like to accompany his daughter, but he's too exhausted by his job and neither can Sylvie. However, as times goes by, Jasmine is unaccounted for. In the evening, Jasmine is found dead in the woods after she had been raped.
When Jasmine's killer, Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil), is arrested and ready to go in court, Bruno has one idea in his mind:...
- 7/27/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
E1 Entertainment have announced the UK DVD release of 7 Days on 23rd August 2010.
Directed by Daniel Grou (Vampire High; Big Wolf On Campus; The Hunger), aka Podz, and adapted for the screen by author Patrick Senécal (5150 Elm’s Way; Evil Words) from his best-selling novel, ‘Les sept jours du talion’, 7 Days is an intense and disturbing French Canadian thriller in the tradition of the Saw movies, but if they had been directed by Michael Haneke or Lars von Trier.
Middle-aged surgeon Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault), his wife Sylvie (Fanny Mallette) and their eight-year-old daughter Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier) are living a happy but fairly uneventful life in the quiet suburban town of Drummondville. That all changes one beautiful autumn afternoon when Jasmine fails to return home from school and is later found to have been raped and murdered by a local man, Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil). The loss of their daughter...
Directed by Daniel Grou (Vampire High; Big Wolf On Campus; The Hunger), aka Podz, and adapted for the screen by author Patrick Senécal (5150 Elm’s Way; Evil Words) from his best-selling novel, ‘Les sept jours du talion’, 7 Days is an intense and disturbing French Canadian thriller in the tradition of the Saw movies, but if they had been directed by Michael Haneke or Lars von Trier.
Middle-aged surgeon Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault), his wife Sylvie (Fanny Mallette) and their eight-year-old daughter Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier) are living a happy but fairly uneventful life in the quiet suburban town of Drummondville. That all changes one beautiful autumn afternoon when Jasmine fails to return home from school and is later found to have been raped and murdered by a local man, Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil). The loss of their daughter...
- 7/9/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
More than one week ago, we saw the poster and the teaser of the upcoming film Filière 13. Now, full-length trailer is online.
The story, which was penned by Claude Lalonde and Pierre Lamothe, follows three cops. Thomas (Claude Legault) has a headache that stops him from getting the job done correctly. Besides, because he committed a serious blunder, his boss, Benoît (Paul Doucet), reassigns him to one simple job: keeping an eye on the mother of a notorious criminal who is at large. After all, the Montreal police expects that criminal to get back to his mother so that they can catch him. Obviously, Thomas will have a partner: Jean-François (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge), the police's PR who cracked on television while he was trying to explain Thomas's last blunder. Besides, Jean-François has difficulties to talk to anyone.The film also stars Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Elisabeth Locas, Marie Turgeon, Anik Jean, André Sauvé,...
The story, which was penned by Claude Lalonde and Pierre Lamothe, follows three cops. Thomas (Claude Legault) has a headache that stops him from getting the job done correctly. Besides, because he committed a serious blunder, his boss, Benoît (Paul Doucet), reassigns him to one simple job: keeping an eye on the mother of a notorious criminal who is at large. After all, the Montreal police expects that criminal to get back to his mother so that they can catch him. Obviously, Thomas will have a partner: Jean-François (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge), the police's PR who cracked on television while he was trying to explain Thomas's last blunder. Besides, Jean-François has difficulties to talk to anyone.The film also stars Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Elisabeth Locas, Marie Turgeon, Anik Jean, André Sauvé,...
- 6/29/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Alliance Vivafilm, a Canadian film distributor, released on its Facebook page the poster of the second film directed by Patrick Huard, Filière 13. As indicated on the poster, the film will come out on August 6, 2010.
The story, which was penned by Claude Lalonde and Pierre Lamothe, follows three cops. Thomas (Claude Legault) has a headache that stops him from getting the job done correctly. Besides, because he committed a serious blunder, his boss, Benoît (Paul Doucet), reassigns him to one simple job: keeping an eye on the mother of a notorious criminal who is at large. After all, the Montreal police expects that criminal to get back to his mother so that they can catch him. Obviously, Thomas will have a partner: Jean-François (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge), the police's PR who cracked on television while he was trying to explain Thomas's last blunder. Besides, Jean-François has difficulties to talk to anyone.
The film also stars Jean-Pierre Bergeron,...
The story, which was penned by Claude Lalonde and Pierre Lamothe, follows three cops. Thomas (Claude Legault) has a headache that stops him from getting the job done correctly. Besides, because he committed a serious blunder, his boss, Benoît (Paul Doucet), reassigns him to one simple job: keeping an eye on the mother of a notorious criminal who is at large. After all, the Montreal police expects that criminal to get back to his mother so that they can catch him. Obviously, Thomas will have a partner: Jean-François (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge), the police's PR who cracked on television while he was trying to explain Thomas's last blunder. Besides, Jean-François has difficulties to talk to anyone.
The film also stars Jean-Pierre Bergeron,...
- 6/9/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Release Date: Out Now Director: Daniel Grou Starring: Rémy Girard, Claude Legault Cinematographer: Bernard Couture Studio/Run Time: Sundance Selects (Video-on-Demand), 105 min. Half-baked Haneke The Québécois film 7 Days prods the same nerves that contemporary Gallic guignols have been working since Gaspar Noe’s Irreversible, but it should have prodded more. The film begins with an unforgivable crime—the rape and murder of a schoolgirl by a convicted sex offender. Her father, a wealthy surgeon (Claude Legault), chains the alleged killer in a secluded dungeon, savoring his captive’s (Rémy Girard) slow torture. As the film gingerly shifts the balance between good...
- 5/19/2010
- Pastemagazine.com
While Xavier Dolan's Les amours imaginaires and Noah Pink's ZedCrew are competing at the Cannes Film Festival, other Canadian films will be looking for distributors. Now, let's have a look at the Canadian presence at the 2010 Cannes Film Market.
2 fois une femme
Director: François Deslile
Starring: Evelyne Rompré, Marc Béland, Étienne Laforge, David Boutin, Michelle Rossignol, Marie Brassard, Alexandre Goyette, Catherine de Léan and Brigitte Pogonat
After having her life threatened by her violent husband one night, Catherine heads for northern Quebec with her son under another identity. Slowly, she rebuilds her confidence and rediscovers who she is while trying to win over her son’s affection.
Stained
Director: Karen Lam
Starring: Tinsel Korey, Sonja Bennett, Steph Song, Anna Mae Routledge and Stephen Lobo
When Isabelle’s former lover suddenly appears at her shabby bookstore, she is elated and they resume their relationship. Her protective foster sister, Jennifer,...
2 fois une femme
Director: François Deslile
Starring: Evelyne Rompré, Marc Béland, Étienne Laforge, David Boutin, Michelle Rossignol, Marie Brassard, Alexandre Goyette, Catherine de Léan and Brigitte Pogonat
After having her life threatened by her violent husband one night, Catherine heads for northern Quebec with her son under another identity. Slowly, she rebuilds her confidence and rediscovers who she is while trying to win over her son’s affection.
Stained
Director: Karen Lam
Starring: Tinsel Korey, Sonja Bennett, Steph Song, Anna Mae Routledge and Stephen Lobo
When Isabelle’s former lover suddenly appears at her shabby bookstore, she is elated and they resume their relationship. Her protective foster sister, Jennifer,...
- 5/12/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Yesterday, Alliance Vivafilm, a film distributor, released on the net the trailer of 10 1/2. This will be the second feature film directed by director Daniel Grou (Les 7 jours du talion), aka Podz, and a release date has yet to be confirmed.
The film was produced by Pierre Gendron and was scripted by Claude Lalonde (Les 3 p'tits cochons).
It tells the story of Tommy (Robert Naylor), a ten-years-old-and-a-half boy. Because he is prone to have a violent behaviour, Tommy has always been handled by social services. However, Gilles (Claude Legault), his social educator, believes that Tommy's life can be put back on track.
Finally, here's the trailer:...
The film was produced by Pierre Gendron and was scripted by Claude Lalonde (Les 3 p'tits cochons).
It tells the story of Tommy (Robert Naylor), a ten-years-old-and-a-half boy. Because he is prone to have a violent behaviour, Tommy has always been handled by social services. However, Gilles (Claude Legault), his social educator, believes that Tommy's life can be put back on track.
Finally, here's the trailer:...
- 5/6/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Now that English Canada has made a real war drama (Passchendaele), Quebec will follow with a war drama of its own. In fact, La cité, Kim Nguyen's latest film, will hit Quebecker theatres on April 9, 2010.
The film takes place in 1885 in Algeria at a time when it was a French colony. Dr. Max Orswell (Jean-Marc Barr) just went through a war that lasted 8 years. Now that the war is over, he's to be taken to a port by a caravan, because he plans to go back to France. However, that caravan doesn't come. Besides, the village Max lives in is struck by a strange plague and is forced to be isolated.
This war drama was produced with a budget of $4.8 million Cdn and it's a co-production between Canada, Switzerland and Tunisia. Moreover, it was shot in Tunisia and Italy.
The movie also stars Claude Legault, Pierre Lebeau, Lotfi Abdelli,...
The film takes place in 1885 in Algeria at a time when it was a French colony. Dr. Max Orswell (Jean-Marc Barr) just went through a war that lasted 8 years. Now that the war is over, he's to be taken to a port by a caravan, because he plans to go back to France. However, that caravan doesn't come. Besides, the village Max lives in is struck by a strange plague and is forced to be isolated.
This war drama was produced with a budget of $4.8 million Cdn and it's a co-production between Canada, Switzerland and Tunisia. Moreover, it was shot in Tunisia and Italy.
The movie also stars Claude Legault, Pierre Lebeau, Lotfi Abdelli,...
- 3/30/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Die hard fans of Patrick Senécal and movie goers alike will definitely like Les 7 jours du talion . Indeed, this is by far the best adaptation of a work from Canada's own Stephen King. However, if you have a weak stomach, avoid this film at all cost because of its very graphic scenes of violence.
Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault) is a surgeon by trade. He happily lives with Sylvie (Fanny Mallette), his wife, and Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier), their daughter. During one day, Bruno allows Jasmine to go outside in order to deliver invitation cards for her upcoming ninth birthday. Of course, he'd like to accompany his daughter, but he's too exhausted by his job and neither can Sylvie. However, as times goes by, Jasmine is unaccounted for. In the evening, Jasmine is found dead in the woods after she had been raped.
When Jasmine's killer, Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil), is...
Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault) is a surgeon by trade. He happily lives with Sylvie (Fanny Mallette), his wife, and Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier), their daughter. During one day, Bruno allows Jasmine to go outside in order to deliver invitation cards for her upcoming ninth birthday. Of course, he'd like to accompany his daughter, but he's too exhausted by his job and neither can Sylvie. However, as times goes by, Jasmine is unaccounted for. In the evening, Jasmine is found dead in the woods after she had been raped.
When Jasmine's killer, Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil), is...
- 2/21/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Year: 2009
Directors: Daniel Grou
Writers: Patrick Senécal
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 7.3 out of 10
Last summer, a fun little revenge thriller called Law Abiding Citizen was released into theaters. As dumb as it was, it was hard to resist the sweet siren song of a story about an ex-military engineer who uses ingenious booby traps to outwit bumbling lawyers and feckless civil servants. It was fun to revel in some harmless, impotent stick-it-to-the-man fantasy. I ate popcorn.
I did not eat popcorn during 7 Days.
7 Days is the polar opposite of films like Law Abiding Citizen, that gloss over human suffering in favor of the mystery and thrills of revenge. In fact, it's about as dire and as brutally violent as a film can get. It's a tragic story about a man descending into soul-shattering misery after his daughter is violently raped and murdered. A man so desperate to relieve his own guilt,...
Directors: Daniel Grou
Writers: Patrick Senécal
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 7.3 out of 10
Last summer, a fun little revenge thriller called Law Abiding Citizen was released into theaters. As dumb as it was, it was hard to resist the sweet siren song of a story about an ex-military engineer who uses ingenious booby traps to outwit bumbling lawyers and feckless civil servants. It was fun to revel in some harmless, impotent stick-it-to-the-man fantasy. I ate popcorn.
I did not eat popcorn during 7 Days.
7 Days is the polar opposite of films like Law Abiding Citizen, that gloss over human suffering in favor of the mystery and thrills of revenge. In fact, it's about as dire and as brutally violent as a film can get. It's a tragic story about a man descending into soul-shattering misery after his daughter is violently raped and murdered. A man so desperate to relieve his own guilt,...
- 2/5/2010
- QuietEarth.us
This week you're probably not interested in what's opening in theaters, because like me you're too preoccupied with what's going on at Sundance. That's where the real action is for independent cinema right now.
So I'm doing something a little different this week, spotlighting three special films playing at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. As a special treat to non-festival goers, you have the opportunity to watch each film in your own home. It doesn't matter how far you are from the goings-on in Park City, Utah, just so long as your cable provider carries the VOD channel Sundance Selects.
Although I'm concentrating on this one specific service, let me remind you that other 2010 Sundance films are available to rent and stream on YouTube as well.
"Daddy Longlegs"
What it is: "Daddy Longlegs" is a drama starring Ronnie Bronstein as a divorced dad in NYC who gets his two young sons (real-life brothers,...
So I'm doing something a little different this week, spotlighting three special films playing at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. As a special treat to non-festival goers, you have the opportunity to watch each film in your own home. It doesn't matter how far you are from the goings-on in Park City, Utah, just so long as your cable provider carries the VOD channel Sundance Selects.
Although I'm concentrating on this one specific service, let me remind you that other 2010 Sundance films are available to rent and stream on YouTube as well.
"Daddy Longlegs"
What it is: "Daddy Longlegs" is a drama starring Ronnie Bronstein as a divorced dad in NYC who gets his two young sons (real-life brothers,...
- 1/26/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- MTV Movies Blog
[Our thanks to Ryland Aldrich for the following review.]
Daniel Grou has taken a cue from Michael Haneke in the very uncomfortable French Canadian torture film 7 Days. Grou endeavors to explore the psyche of a man driven to the edge by grief. While it provides plenty of shriek-worthy visuals, the film's protagonist proves just too unsympathetic and the story ultimately disappoints.
Bruno (Claude Legault) is a doctor who works nights at the local hospital. Normally he would return home from work and take his young daughter to school, but one day she decides to walk on her own while mom and dad spend some quality time together. This results in tragedy and Bruno with the police when they discover his daughter's grotesquely brutalized body. A rift forms between Bruno and his wife Sylvie (Fanny Mallette) over the blame and Bruno sinks into a deep depression. The police quickly catch the killer and things look set for a speedy trial and easy conviction.
Daniel Grou has taken a cue from Michael Haneke in the very uncomfortable French Canadian torture film 7 Days. Grou endeavors to explore the psyche of a man driven to the edge by grief. While it provides plenty of shriek-worthy visuals, the film's protagonist proves just too unsympathetic and the story ultimately disappoints.
Bruno (Claude Legault) is a doctor who works nights at the local hospital. Normally he would return home from work and take his young daughter to school, but one day she decides to walk on her own while mom and dad spend some quality time together. This results in tragedy and Bruno with the police when they discover his daughter's grotesquely brutalized body. A rift forms between Bruno and his wife Sylvie (Fanny Mallette) over the blame and Bruno sinks into a deep depression. The police quickly catch the killer and things look set for a speedy trial and easy conviction.
- 1/25/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Your 8-year old daughter is kidnapped, raped and murdered. Her body is left out in the open, exposed to the elements to be found by whoever happens upon her. As a parent, what do you do? How do you cope? What form of justice seems fair in a world where something so terrible can occur? If these questions sound shocking and extreme, its because 7 Days deals with shocking and extreme subject matter.
Daniel Grou tackles these questions in 7 Days, or Les 7 jours du talion, his feature film directorial debut, adapted from and written by novelist Patrick Senécal. This French-Canadian production is a disturbing and poetically accomplished film of revenge and regret. 7 Days is at times terribly difficult to watch, but at other times is mesmerizing with its quiet, contemplative approach. The audience is taken inside the mind of a father who has tragically lost his 8-year old daughter in the most horrible way imaginable.
Daniel Grou tackles these questions in 7 Days, or Les 7 jours du talion, his feature film directorial debut, adapted from and written by novelist Patrick Senécal. This French-Canadian production is a disturbing and poetically accomplished film of revenge and regret. 7 Days is at times terribly difficult to watch, but at other times is mesmerizing with its quiet, contemplative approach. The audience is taken inside the mind of a father who has tragically lost his 8-year old daughter in the most horrible way imaginable.
- 1/25/2010
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
7 Days (Les 7 Jours du talion) Directed by: Daniel Grou Written by: Patrick Senécal Starring: Rémy Girard, Claude Legault I hadn’t read much about 7 Days before adding it to the list of films I wanted to watch at this year’s Sundance and, to be honest, I had completely forgotten what it was about as I made my way to the theatre to see it. A guy I was talking to earlier in the day had said it was one of the most offensive films he’d ever seen so I had an idea it would be a little controversial at the least. 7 Days follows surgeon Bruno Hamel as the murder of his 8-year old daughter manifests in him kidnapping the prime suspect and then embarking on a week-long period of torture as revenge. The film opens at the crime scene of Jasmine Hamel’s rape and murder and her...
- 1/24/2010
- by Charlotte
- FilmJunk
There's an epidemic going around during past couple of months. People are killing young women-in the movies. In Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones," 14-year-old Susie Salmon played by Saoirse Ronan is raped and murdered near her home. The dead girl is intent on killing the murderer, whose death would release her from the clouds and gain her entrance to heaven. In Pierre Morel's "Taken," Bryan Mills, played by Liam Neeson, suffers the murder of his daughter. His response? "I know who you are. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not lok for you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you." Martin Campbell's "Edge of Darkness" finds Thomas Craven in pursuit of the shotgun slaying of his 24-year-old daughter. Forget the law. Justice is too slow. These survivors want revenge.
- 1/23/2010
- Arizona Reporter
Alliance Vivafilm, the distributor of Les sept jours du talion (7 Days), had announced that this thriller directed by Daniel Grou (Minuit, le soir) will have a red-carpet treatment on February 1rst, 2010. Afterwards, the film, which was adapted from an acclaimed novel by Patrick Senécal, will be released in Quebec four days later.
The premiere will be in Montreal at the Cinéma Impérial. Besides, let's hope that Claude Legault, Fanny Mallette, Martin Dubreuil and Rémy Girard, who are all the stars of the film, will be there.
Here's the address of this movie theatre:
1432, Rue De Bleury,
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
H3A 2J1
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Finally, if you want a description of the film's story, go here. Other than that, here's the trailer:...
The premiere will be in Montreal at the Cinéma Impérial. Besides, let's hope that Claude Legault, Fanny Mallette, Martin Dubreuil and Rémy Girard, who are all the stars of the film, will be there.
Here's the address of this movie theatre:
1432, Rue De Bleury,
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
H3A 2J1
View Larger Map
Finally, if you want a description of the film's story, go here. Other than that, here's the trailer:...
- 1/13/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Alliance Vivafilm, the distributor of Les sept jours du talion (7 Days), had announced that this thriller directed by Daniel Grou (Minuit, le soir) and adapted from an acclaimed novel by Patrick Senécal will premiere on February 1rst, 2010. Afterwards, the film will be released in Quebec four days later.
The premiere will be in Montreal at the Cinéma Impérial. Besides, let's hope that Claude Legault, Fanny Mallette, Martin Dubreuil and Rémy Girard will be there.
Here's the address of this movie theatre:
1432, Rue De Bleury,
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
H3A 2J1
View Larger Map
Finally, if you want a description of the film's story, go here. Other than that, here's the trailer:...
The premiere will be in Montreal at the Cinéma Impérial. Besides, let's hope that Claude Legault, Fanny Mallette, Martin Dubreuil and Rémy Girard will be there.
Here's the address of this movie theatre:
1432, Rue De Bleury,
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
H3A 2J1
View Larger Map
Finally, if you want a description of the film's story, go here. Other than that, here's the trailer:...
- 1/12/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
The North American premiere of Splice, a France-Canadian co-production, directed by Vincenzo Natali in Toronto, will screen at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in January, during the Park City At Midnight program. Filmed in Toronto at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Cinespace Film Studios and York University, Splice follows 'Elsa' and 'Clive', two scientists who defy ethical boundaries by conducting a bizarre experiment, splicing together human and animal DNA to create a hybrid, humanoid organism. Named 'Dren', the creature develops from a deformed female into a beautiful winged chimera, forging a bond with both creators. Cast also includes Adrien "The Pianist" Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac and David Hewlett. Cast also includes Adrien "The Pianist" Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac and David Hewlett. Other Canadian features screening at Sundance Midnight include horror spoof Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, directed by Eli Craig, written by Craig & Morgan Jurgenson and 7 Days, directed by Daniel Grou,...
- 12/13/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Les Sept Jours du Talion or Seven Days will have a World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival starting January 22nd, 2010. Les Sept Jours du Talion is a graphic adaption of Patrick Senecal's novel and the first terrifying trailer can be found below. French is spoken in the trailer, but English horror fans will be able to understand the film's message from the horrifying shown in the clip below. A very somber look at murder, rape, and the effects of these two elements on a family, Les Sept du Talion (Seven Days) will surely be one of the highlights of the festival. All the available info' on the film is provided below.
The synopsis for Les Sept Jours de Talion (Seven Days) is below:
"Bruno Hamel is a thirty eight year old surgeon. He lives in Drummondville with his wife Sylvie, and their eight year-old daughter Jasmine. Like many happy people,...
The synopsis for Les Sept Jours de Talion (Seven Days) is below:
"Bruno Hamel is a thirty eight year old surgeon. He lives in Drummondville with his wife Sylvie, and their eight year-old daughter Jasmine. Like many happy people,...
- 12/7/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
On Wednesday the Sundance Film Festival unveiled the films competing in late January 2010. Yesterday they announced the rest of the line-up of independent films vying for attention for industry types and the curious public.
The entire list of 53 films is below, but here are a few that stood out to me from the premieres alone:
Mumblecore directors the Duplass Brothers, have a new, untitled movie starring an unusually high-profile cast compared to their usual improvisational crew. John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine Keener. Reilly and Keener are actually in two films at the 2010 festival.
The Company Men, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt about corporate downsizing.
Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds as a man buried alive in a coffin. I’ve read the script and its great. More on that as soon as I can.
The Runaways, the...
The entire list of 53 films is below, but here are a few that stood out to me from the premieres alone:
Mumblecore directors the Duplass Brothers, have a new, untitled movie starring an unusually high-profile cast compared to their usual improvisational crew. John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine Keener. Reilly and Keener are actually in two films at the 2010 festival.
The Company Men, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt about corporate downsizing.
Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds as a man buried alive in a coffin. I’ve read the script and its great. More on that as soon as I can.
The Runaways, the...
- 12/5/2009
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
As you all know it, the Sundance Film Festival will take place from January 21 to 31, 2010 in Park City, Utah. Just like last year, Canada will be represented. This year, five of our films will cross the border. What follows is a short presentation of these films.
Les sept jours du talion (7 Days)
Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault), a surgeon, peacefully lives in peace with his daughter and his wife (Fanny Mallette). One day, he finds his daughter raped and murdered. He plans to capture the killer (Martin Dubreuil) and torture for seven days. Afterwards, Bruno will turn himself in to the police.
Splice
Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) are young, brilliant, and ambitious. The new animal species they engineered has made them rebel superstars of the scientific world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Two West Virginian hillbillies go on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin,...
Les sept jours du talion (7 Days)
Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault), a surgeon, peacefully lives in peace with his daughter and his wife (Fanny Mallette). One day, he finds his daughter raped and murdered. He plans to capture the killer (Martin Dubreuil) and torture for seven days. Afterwards, Bruno will turn himself in to the police.
Splice
Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) are young, brilliant, and ambitious. The new animal species they engineered has made them rebel superstars of the scientific world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Two West Virginian hillbillies go on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin,...
- 12/4/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Sundance 2010: Park City At Midnight Ryan Reynolds in Buried Film info from the Sundance press release. 7 Days / Canada (Director: Daniel Grou; Screenwriter: Patrick Senecal) — A doctor seeks revenge by kidnapping, torturing and killing the man who murdered his young daughter. Cast: Rémy Girard, Claude Legault, Fanny Mallette, Martin Dubreuil, Rose-Marie Coallier. World Premiere Buried / Spain, USA (Director: Rodrigo Cortes; Screenwriter: Chris Sparling) — A U.S. contractor working in Iraq awakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it’s a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap. Cast: Ryan Reynolds. World Premiere Frozen / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Adam Green) [...]...
- 12/4/2009
- by Michele Colbert
- Alt Film Guide
The 2010 Sundance Film Festival is just over a month away (January 21-31) and as always, the Midnight screenings are the must-attend events for genre fans. The full lineup for the non-competition Park City at Midnight program was revealed yesterday, and we've got all the gory details below the jump.
Park City At Midnight
Home to horror films and crazy comedies, Black Dynamite, The Blair Witch Project and Saw are among the films that have screened here.
7 Days / Canada (Director: Daniel Grou; Screenwriter: Patrick Senecal)–A doctor seeks revenge by kidnapping, torturing and killing the man who murdered his young daughter. Cast: Rémy Girard, Claude Legault, Fanny Mallette, Martin Dubreuil, Rose-Marie Coallier. World Premiere
Buried / Spain, USA (Director: Rodrigo Cortes; Screenwriter: Chris Sparling)–A U.S. contractor working in Iraq awakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race...
Park City At Midnight
Home to horror films and crazy comedies, Black Dynamite, The Blair Witch Project and Saw are among the films that have screened here.
7 Days / Canada (Director: Daniel Grou; Screenwriter: Patrick Senecal)–A doctor seeks revenge by kidnapping, torturing and killing the man who murdered his young daughter. Cast: Rémy Girard, Claude Legault, Fanny Mallette, Martin Dubreuil, Rose-Marie Coallier. World Premiere
Buried / Spain, USA (Director: Rodrigo Cortes; Screenwriter: Chris Sparling)–A U.S. contractor working in Iraq awakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race...
- 12/4/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Staff)
- Fangoria
We are 49 days out and counting down to Sundance 2010. Yesterday, we unveiled the list of competition films for the upcoming festival. Today, we have your list of out-of-competition films which include Premieres, Spotlight, New Frontier, and, my personal favorite, Park City at Midnight, which has featured past entries like Black Dynamite, The Descent, and Saw.
Check out next year’s lineup for the out-of-competition films:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.
Abel / Mexico, USA (Director: Diego Luna; Screenwriters: Diego Luna and Agusto Mendoza)–A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father’s absence. Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, Carlos Aragon, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza. World Premiere
Cane Toads:...
Check out next year’s lineup for the out-of-competition films:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.
Abel / Mexico, USA (Director: Diego Luna; Screenwriters: Diego Luna and Agusto Mendoza)–A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father’s absence. Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, Carlos Aragon, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza. World Premiere
Cane Toads:...
- 12/4/2009
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The North American premiere of "Splice", a France-Canadian co-production, directed by Vincenzo Natali, will screen at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in the Park City At Midnight program.
Filmed in Toronto at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Cinespace Film Studios and York University, "Splice" follows 'Elsa' and 'Clive', two young scientists, who defy legal and ethical boundaries by conducting a dangerous experiment, splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism.
Named 'Dren', the creature develops from a deformed female into a beautiful winged chimera, forging a bond with both creators. Cast also includes Adrien "The Pianist" Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac and David Hewlett.
Other Canadian features screening at the Sundance Midnight program include the horror spoof "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil", directed by Eli Craig, written by Craig & Morgan Jurgenson and "7 Days", directed by Daniel Grou, written by Patrick Senecal.
"7 Days" focuses on a doctor who takes revenge...
Filmed in Toronto at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Cinespace Film Studios and York University, "Splice" follows 'Elsa' and 'Clive', two young scientists, who defy legal and ethical boundaries by conducting a dangerous experiment, splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism.
Named 'Dren', the creature develops from a deformed female into a beautiful winged chimera, forging a bond with both creators. Cast also includes Adrien "The Pianist" Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac and David Hewlett.
Other Canadian features screening at the Sundance Midnight program include the horror spoof "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil", directed by Eli Craig, written by Craig & Morgan Jurgenson and "7 Days", directed by Daniel Grou, written by Patrick Senecal.
"7 Days" focuses on a doctor who takes revenge...
- 12/3/2009
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Yesterday we got the list for the films playing in competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and today we get the rest of the films that will be featured and there are quite a few that make 2010 look much stronger based on pedigree alone than I have seen in quite some time. Variety has a big write-up detailing the categories and more on the festival right here, but I am just going to offer up the titles and let you sort it all out.
The titles already in the RopeofSilicon database are linked.
Premieres
All films are from the United States unless otherwise noted Abel (Mexico-u.S.), the directorial debut of actor Diego Luna, written by Luna and Agusto Mendoza, about a peculiar young boy who, as he blurs reality and fantasy, takes over the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence. With Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi,...
The titles already in the RopeofSilicon database are linked.
Premieres
All films are from the United States unless otherwise noted Abel (Mexico-u.S.), the directorial debut of actor Diego Luna, written by Luna and Agusto Mendoza, about a peculiar young boy who, as he blurs reality and fantasy, takes over the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence. With Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi,...
- 12/3/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
One of the best and most prestigious film festivals of our time has just announced its midnight movie line-up, and it's looking like one of the best to come along in quite some time.
The official selections for Sundance's Park City at Midnight program are as follows:
Frozen
USA (Director and Screenwriter: Adam Green) – Three skiers are mistakenly stranded on a chairlift, forced to make life-or-death choices that prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death. Cast: Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers. World Premiere
Splice
France, Canada (Director: Vincenzo Natali; Screenwriters: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor) – Clive and Elsa are young, brilliant, and ambitious. The new animal species they engineered has made them rebel superstars of the scientific world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment. Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac, David Hewlett. North American Premiere
7 Days
Canada (Director: Daniel Grou...
The official selections for Sundance's Park City at Midnight program are as follows:
Frozen
USA (Director and Screenwriter: Adam Green) – Three skiers are mistakenly stranded on a chairlift, forced to make life-or-death choices that prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death. Cast: Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers. World Premiere
Splice
France, Canada (Director: Vincenzo Natali; Screenwriters: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor) – Clive and Elsa are young, brilliant, and ambitious. The new animal species they engineered has made them rebel superstars of the scientific world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment. Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac, David Hewlett. North American Premiere
7 Days
Canada (Director: Daniel Grou...
- 12/3/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
In addition to the competition titles which were announced yesterday, Sundance has announced the remainder of their line-up and it includes some titles we’re already familiar with along with a huge number of premieres.
Also on the docket are two new series: Next which showcases low/no budget films and Spotlight which highlights films which festival programmers deem worthy of extra love including Enter the Void (review) and Lourdes (the trailer for which I really liked).
I’m particularly excited to see some of the titles in the New Frontier program but overall, the line-up is an impressive one but the Kristen Stewart fan in me is excited to see her turn as Joan Jett in The Runaways and I think it’s fair to say we’re all dying to see Vincenzo Natali’s hotly anticipated Splice (trailer).
In the Midnight section, Adam Green's Frozen is sounding mighty find,...
Also on the docket are two new series: Next which showcases low/no budget films and Spotlight which highlights films which festival programmers deem worthy of extra love including Enter the Void (review) and Lourdes (the trailer for which I really liked).
I’m particularly excited to see some of the titles in the New Frontier program but overall, the line-up is an impressive one but the Kristen Stewart fan in me is excited to see her turn as Joan Jett in The Runaways and I think it’s fair to say we’re all dying to see Vincenzo Natali’s hotly anticipated Splice (trailer).
In the Midnight section, Adam Green's Frozen is sounding mighty find,...
- 12/3/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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