Lens Me Your Ears — Episode 4 CAR MOVIES

April 14, 2015 flawintheiris

Episode four of the podcast Lens Me Your Ears is on iTunes now! Film expert Stephen Cooke and I check under the hood of Furious 7 take a spin in #1-6, and kick the tires of CAR MOVIES of the past. Come for a ride with us here. Read More

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two (to date) review

April 14, 2015 flawintheiris

With the imminent arrival of Avengers: Age of Ultron on May 1, I thought it was a good time to revisit the current collection of Marvel Studios movies. You can check out my thoughts on the first six, otherwise known as Phase One, here. Iron Man 3 (2013) Directed by Shane Black, written by Black and Drew…Read More

CTV Morning Live — April 10, 2015: Spring cinema releases (and horror on DVD)

April 11, 2015 flawintheiris

On Friday morning I stopped in to CTV Morning Live here in Halifax to discuss new movies in cinemas with the forever effervescent Heidi Petracek. We talked Furious 7, Woman In Gold, and Cast No Shadow, and I previewed Danny Collins, which I reviewed today here. I also gave viewers a heads up about The Babadook,…Read More

Danny Collins review — Al Pacino back in tune

April 11, 2015 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Dan Fogelman Al Pacino won an Academy Award for his leading role in Scent Of A Woman. That was 22 years ago. The performance defined his whole Whoo-HAH persona. While the movie was popular, I don't think anyone really thought it was representative of his best stuff—the award was more of a body-of-work recognition,…Read More

In Cinemas: April 10, 2015 — Danny Collins, The Longest Ride, You’re My Boss, Wild Tales

April 10, 2015 flawintheiris

The cuts announced in yesterday's provincial budget will likely destroy the local film industry. My heart goes out to you, friends and colleagues, and anyone who works in or benefits from the business of film and TV—so pretty much everyone who lives here. I worked as a production assistant when I first moved to Halifax,…Read More

Woman In Gold review — Art and justice wins over stale script

April 9, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Simon Curtis, written by Alexi Kaye Campbell, based on the story of E. Randol Schoenberg and Maria Altmann Sometimes a story is powerful enough, and a cast potent enough, that it overcomes the poor choices of a movie's screenwriter and director. This is one of those times. Based on the actual tale of…Read More

Furious 7 review — More is more, more or less

April 4, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by James Wan, written by Chris Morgan, from characters by Gary Scott Thompson | Netflix Hot Car: Lykan Hypersport, the $3.4 million supercar. If the successive entries in this increasingly popular franchise have shown us anything it's that more is more. More cars, more stunts, more characters, more arm butter, more slo-mo, more macho attitude,…Read More

Save the Nova Scotia Film Tax Credit!

April 3, 2015 flawintheiris

Why am I not surprised? Every time the government looks to make some cuts, benefits to the creative community are the first things on the chopping block. The idea of these cuts is usually suggested by a finance minister who doesn't really understand how the funding works in the first place. Halifaxbloggers.ca head cheese Brenden Sommerhalder…Read More

In Cinemas: April 3, 2015 — Furious 7, Cast No Shadow, The Woman In Gold, Boychoir, Leviathan

April 2, 2015 flawintheiris

Furious 7 It's the Easter long weekend. What better way to celebrate this holiday than by spending a couple of hours watching men, slathered in arm butter, drive cars at unsafe speed? The last two entries in the multinational The Fast & The Furious franchise were the best of the bunch, so I have some pretty…Read More

Cast No Shadow: Q-and-A with director Christian Sparkes

April 1, 2015 flawintheiris

Opening Friday, April 3, in Halifax is Cast No Shadow, an already award-winning feature from Newfoundland. It took a host of gongs at the Atlantic Film Festival: Best Atlantic Film, Best Director (Christian Sparkes), Best Screenplay (Joel Thomas Hynes), Best Actress (Mary-Colin Chisholm), Best Actor (Percy Hynes White), and Best Cinematography (Scott McLellan). It was…Read More