Tag Archives: Michael Melski

Rare Bird Alert review — Birdwatching doc a lot of feathery fun

October 3, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Michael Melski | 43 min | CBC Gem Nova Scotia filmmaker Michael Melski returns to the documentary form after the creepfest The Child Remains with this look at hardcore birders across Canada and into the United States. It's an enthusiastic exploration and endorsement of birdwatching through its most eager purveyors, reminding us some of… Read More

Alert the Media! FITI: THE FILM PODCAST and CTV news!

April 28, 2018 flawintheiris

If you haven't checked out FLAW IN THE IRIS: THE FILM PODCAST in awhile, I've got three new episodes up now: I had a chat with lifelong kaiju and Godzilla movie fan Stephany Tlalka. We talked about decades of monster movies from Japan and the United States, including still-in-cinemas Pacific Rim: Uprising and recent favourites,… Read More

#AIFF2017 Day 2: The Child Remains, Mary Shelley, plus The Crescent

September 16, 2017 flawintheiris

The comfortably full Cinema 8 at Park Lane was the site of the gala premiere of Michael Melski's The Child Remains, his long-gestating supernatural thriller, on Friday evening. It was clearly an emotional event for the writer-director, and he had many kind things to say about his crew and cast. Unfortunately, we also had to put… Read More

The AFF 2016 Atlantic Program Announced

August 10, 2016 flawintheiris

On Wednesday morning the Atlantic Film Festival announced their program of films from the Atlantic region to screen at the annual festival, which runs September 15-22. The national and international films are announced in two weeks, on August 24. There are a few strong contenders in this year's list. I'm interested in seeing Bruce McDonald's new… Read More

Charlie Zone opens

March 1, 2013 flawintheiris

A heads up for FITI readers living in Halifax, Cape Breton or Toronto, Michael Melski's thriller Charlie Zone is opening today at a cinema near you.It's a tale of the dark underbelly of Halifax, one that I totally believe exists but is rarely represented in locally made movies. I think the last time I took… Read More

2011 Atlantic Film Festival

September 15, 2011 flawintheiris

For Halifax film lovers, this is Christmas: 10 days of films screened at downtown cinemas.Lots of local pictures—the Atlantic Shorts programs are always packed—and new features by regional filmmakers are also hot tickets: check out the AFF Guide in this week's issue of The Coast, where I am film editor, for my story on Picnicface,… Read More