Tag Archives: Jean-Marc Vallée

A look at the filmography of Jean-Marc Vallée

December 28, 2021 flawintheiris

I spent most of Monday coming to terms with the news that the wildly talented, Montreal-born filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée has died at age 58. He was a deeply humanist, spiritual storyteller, with a real gift for incorporating music in his work — he understood instinctively how to use a song to make his audience feel… Read More

LENS ME YOUR EARS: Ep. 019 “New Filmmakers”

May 2, 2016 flawintheiris

The podcast I co-host with Stephen Cooke is back after a brief hiatus with a show about up-and-coming filmmakers who've caught our attention. Included in the discussion are Jeff Nichols, Jean-Marc Vallée, Denis Villeneuve, Jeremy Saulnier, Ryan Coogler, and many more. Check it out, and our other recent LENS ME YOUR EARS podcasts, here on… Read More

Atlantic Film Festival 2015: Post II — Reviews of Experimenter, Closet Monster

September 19, 2015 flawintheiris

The first full day at #AFF2015, following the traditional Gala screening Thursday night. This year Paul Gross' Hyena Road was the opener, and the party was at the Lord Nelson. Had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Gross and Allan Hawco at the hotel for a broadcast project I'll be talking about here on FITI in… Read More

Wild review — An affecting drama of personal change, but for one thing…

December 30, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, written by Nick Hornby, adapting the memoir by Cheryl Strayed It's a great thing that the Quebec filmmaker Vallée is working in Hollywood. He made a big splash with last year's terrific Dallas Buyers Club, though I've been enjoying his work since he made C.R.A.Z.Y. and his best film, Cafe de Flore.… Read More

Dallas Buyers Club review

November 24, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée Written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack Dallas Buyers Club is a moving gallery of gaunt, desperate faces. At its fore is Matthew McConaughey's, an actor who in the past two years, with sterling work in films such as The Lincoln Lawyer, Bernie, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and Mud, has turned… Read More

The Genies, Café de Flore and Monsieur Lazhar

March 9, 2012 flawintheiris

It's a Thursday night in March, and I was watching the Genies earlier this evening. For those of you reading this from outside Canada—hell, for a lot of Canadians, too—let me tell you what that is: It's the award show for Canadian film.This year was the 32nd edition of the show. The televised portion runs… Read More

Top 10 of 2011 (and other good times at the movies)

January 6, 2012 flawintheiris

Here's my list (early this year!), to add to the collection of other Best Of 2011 lists crowding the internet.My criteria: The film had to have been released in cinemas in 2011, even if it didn't open here in Halifax. For example, I did see a number of movies at the Atlantic Film Festival, such… Read More