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Documenting Endangered Principles

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The Most Dangerous Man in America, Cinema du Parc

by Justin Scherer
12.03.2010

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith’s Oscar-nominated documentary, tells the captivating story of an ultra-conservative hawk and war strategist turned whistleblower and dissident. This consistently absorbing depiction of Ellsberg’s fascinating life watches principles collide with the world of high politics. It documents the life [...]

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Oscar Fever & Mythic Tackiness

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The Academy Awards

by Claude Lalumière
27.02.2010

Sure, award ceremonies are cheesy. But, when you’re in the thick of things, they can also feel exciting. They can become a bringing-together of community. A validation of community, even. There’s no question that, in North American culture, one award ceremony trumps all others in the popular imagination. The annual televised Oscar ceremony has become [...]

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The Butterfly Effect

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Bruco, Cinémathèque québécoise

by Michael Mirolla
14.01.2010

“A poet friend told me an artist is independent when no one is able to make money off of him. There is no way someone will ever make money with Bruco.” Those are the words of Antonio D’Alfonso, writer, editor, publisher, filmmaker and general all-around gadfly whose first feature-length movie, shown last fall at the [...]

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Absurd Hybrid Cop Mania

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The Bad Lieutenant

by Christopher Zanti
12.01.2010

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is a very strange title for a very strange film. Director Werner Herzog wields a sword of absurdity to construct a movie that is part crime drama, part comedy, and part documentary on New Orleans’ natural wildlife. There’s really nothing quite like it.

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Can’t Get No Respect

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The Non-Award Winning List

by Dru Jeffries
31.12.2009

Looking back at the films that I’ve covered this year for Rover, not one strikes me as a “best of year” contender, though some of my favourites have been covered by others for the site (A Serious Man and Star Trek, to name only two). With this in mind, the following list presents ten [...]

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A Toxic Addiction

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H2Oil, Excentris

by James Gartler
08.12.2009

With the holiday season now officially upon us, it would be easy to overlook H2Oil for more festive cinematic fare. This startling investigation of the far-reaching impact of the Alberta Oil Sands project is likely to leave you feeling decidedly less-than-jolly … but it couldn’t have come at a more vital time.

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Coens Have A Heart

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A Serious Man, AMC Forum 22

by Thomas Jarvis
05.12.2009

For their new film, A Serious Man, the Coen brothers have turned for inspiration to their mid-western upbringing in a Jewish neighbourhood. This provides the platform for a film about the search for definite answers when there are none, and how to cope with uncertainty amid a quiet simple life.

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Classic Fun Ghoul Night

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Trick ‘R Treat, DVD

by James Gartler
30.10.2009

Halloween is the perfect night to drop by your local video store, rent something scary and cozy up with an easily-frightened loved one. The problem? By the time you read this, all the classic titles will have long since left the shelves. No Exorcist, Blair Witch or Poltergeist, and forget about Halloween – it’s not [...]

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Exclamation Point Not Quite Enough

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The Informant!

by James Gartler
21.10.2009

What do bored, pudgy businessmen fantasize about? Matt Damon knows. In his newest flick, The Informant!, he piles on 30 extra pounds and sports a moustache to portray real-life executive-turned-FBI informant Mark Whitacre – a character as deceitful as The Talented Mr. Ripley, but less than half as interesting, in a film nowhere [...]

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