Category Archives: Links

Mood Indigo trailer

February 15, 2013 flawintheiris

I don't often post trailers on FITI, but this one just seemed so delightful I couldn't resist. In French it's known as L'Ecume des Jours, but in English it will be Mood Indigo, because naming a movie after a song, even a very old one, is preferable to a French word no one can say. It…Read More

Tom Hardy as Mad Max

February 5, 2013 flawintheiris

Max's InterceptorSome of you may have seen this image when it made the rounds in December, but I'm just catching up. This is the first photo of Tom Hardy in the role that made Mel Gibson a star.George Miller's reboot of his post-apocalyptic Mad Max saga, called Mad Max: Fury Road, more than a decade…Read More

Recommended: a blog and short film

December 5, 2012 flawintheiris

I have the good fortune of being part of a community of film lovers and filmmakers here in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I just wanted to take a minute to give a shout out to a couple of those.Dave Howlett has written for Flaw in the Iris. His specialty is horror movies. He's got a great and…Read More

“Trailers from Hell” on Miller’s Crossing

September 19, 2012 flawintheiris

"...and I think Miller's Crossing is, hands down, their masterpiece."Yeah, me too.Read More

“Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” and Google

September 13, 2012 flawintheiris

Believe it or not, now Google provides you with a "Bacon Number." (Makes you wonder if you can find anyone who's ever worked in Hollywood who has as many as six degrees from him. Most of the ones I've tried are between one and three degrees...)Read More

Patrick Goldstein’s final column

August 22, 2012 flawintheiris

From Spike Lee's new film, Red Hook SummerThanks to Roger Ebert for drawing attention to this piece. I agree with Goldstein and should do more, even with just this modest blog, to "raise a ruckus."Read More

“Five Ways Singles ruined my life”

July 25, 2012 flawintheiris

This is a great piece on Hello Giggles about the lasting impact movies can have. When I was a kid, I was allowed to watch movies for adults and I loved it. (And, just FYI, I was 22 when Singles came out, and had the poster on my wall.)Read More

Christopher Nolan’s Statement

July 21, 2012 flawintheiris

Thanks to The Vulture for this, which was run on Friday. Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of "The Dark Knight Rises," I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community. I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the…Read More

Charlie Brooker’s thoughts on “Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D”

May 21, 2012 flawintheiris

This wasn't entirely my feeling from The Avengers—though I admit the experience of going to the multiplex yesterday for my second time seeing the blockbuster wasn't totally different than his. His piece made me wonder when they'll start charging us for 3D glasses in Canada. Given the gouging already going on ($16.50 for an IMAX…Read More

IFCs list of The Greatest Opening Title Sequences

February 29, 2012 flawintheiris

My favourite movie franchise is probably James Bond, because even the worst of the movies has solid entertainment value. (It's like pizza or sex. Even when it's not great, it's still fun.) And how much have the opening sequences of those movies informed my appreciation of them? Quite a lot, I expect. From Maurice Binder's…Read More