Category Archives: Links

“10 films that seemed better when I was a kid”

March 23, 2011 flawintheiris

Here's something I wrestle with all the time, movies I saw repeatedly as a child that left indelible marks on my psyche, but are less impressive as viewed by my adult eyes. I have a few of these myself, which maybe I'll share some time. For now, check out this interesting piece from The Den of…Read More

The Best of Sundance

February 2, 2011 flawintheiris

NY Mag's The Vulture chooses its favourites from Sundance. They all sound great. Let's hope theyget distribution. Fortunately, we already know Hobo With A Shotgun will be in cinemas at the end of March.Read More

Red State at Sundance

January 24, 2011 flawintheiris

New York Magazine's Vulture was at the Sundance premiere of Red State, Kevin Smith's first venture into horror. It's due at the end of 2011. Sounds like the screening was a lot of fun. Check out the scene here.Read More

Hobo With A Shotgun review from Sundance

January 22, 2011 flawintheiris

People in these parts have been pretty excited about Jason Eisener's bloody opusHobo With A Shotgun coming to screens later in 2011. Shot in April and May 2010 in Halifax and Dartmouth, the Grindhouse feature starring Rutger Hauer is showing at Sundance this week. I visited the set and reported on it for the Globe…Read More

IFCs Top Ten of 2011

January 10, 2011 flawintheiris

I love this website. Compulsive and well-researched lists are one of the things they do well.Check out the movies they're looking forward to in the year ahead here. And then have a gander at their picks of the best on-screen sex.Read More

“Hollywood Moves Away From Middlebrow”

January 4, 2011 flawintheiris

I'm not saying I believe the conclusions drawn in this New York Times article are true, but I can get behind the idea of it from the evidence provided. And, it just makes for some positive thought going into the new year...Read More

Fourteen Actors Acting

December 9, 2010 flawintheiris

Two friends who don't know each other posted this link on Facebook this afternoonwithin an hour of each other, which tends to suggest it's gone viral and doesn't needmy help. Still, here it is: From the New York Times, 14 short films under a minute, featuringa number of very recognizable actors playing a number of…Read More

America According to the Movies (Kinda)

October 30, 2010 flawintheiris

Someone sent me this little gem over the intertubes and I just had to share it. It's a map of the United States with every state represented by a film that is set there.Also notable are the films listed that weren't filmed in their stated location...or even in the United States. At a glance I…Read More

Trailers from Hell

October 14, 2010 flawintheiris

Thanks to Stephen Cooke for this link. At this site noted directors present their favourite films through the trailers. So much fun.Trailers From HellRead More

About “Writerly Ambitions”

October 11, 2010 flawintheiris

The IMDB pointed me to this story, which is an interesting post on why TV is a writer's medium, much more than movies are these days. I don't think I agree with everything this fellow says... his examples—Stephen Gaghan, David E. Kelly, Frank Darabont—they're far from what I'd call the cream of Hollywood's literati, in…Read More