Category Archives: Documentary

#TIFF24 Road Diary and Babygirl

The full title of that first film is Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. It's a documentary written and produced by Springsteen and directed by his cinematic biographer of recent years, Thom Zimny. It covers a lot of ground — a basic history of the band whose longtime members now find themselves…Read More

#TIFF24 We Live In Time, Men Of War

I've never been much of a fan of the cancer drama — the maudlin but massively successful Love Story set the stage for the genre in 1970, starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw. These movies have reared their ugly heads a number of times since. They tend to indulge in a little class or generation clashing…Read More

10 great films screened at Carbon Arc Cinema

For those who may not know, Carbon Arc has been offering an alternative to the multiplex in Halifax since 2010, screening the best international, independent, and Canadian cinema to a discerning audience looking for films to both challenge and entertain. I've been there for nine years as a volunteer, but this marks my first full…Read More

Carbon Arc Cinema review: Copa 71

I am the Artistic Director at Carbon Arc Cinema, where our mandate is to show independent Canadian, international, and documentary films. I'm part of a group of programmers who choose the films we screen.  Directed by James Erskine and Rachel Ramsay | Written by Erskine, Ramsay, and Victoria Gregory | 90 min | Carbon Arc…Read More