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Interview: Paramita Nath

I met Paramita Nath a few months ago when we were classmates at the Summer Institute of Film and Television in Ottawa. We were both in Peter Wintonick’s Docology workshop and over the five days we were there, I got … Continue reading

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The Good Heart

The Good Heart (Director: Dagur Kári): I’ve long been a fan of Icelandic cinema, and when I caught Dagur Kári’s first film Nói Albínói (review) at TIFF in 2003, I made a note to keep an eye out for his … Continue reading

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Vincere

Vincere (Director: Marco Bellocchio): Bellocchio’s latest exploration of Italy’s turbulent history is an operatic tragedy which mixes melodrama with the techniques of propaganda films from the Fascist period it depicts. Vincere (Italian for “Win!” and an authentic Fascist slogan) uncovers … Continue reading

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The Men Who Stare At Goats

The Men Who Stare At Goats (Director: Grant Heslov): If the strange title doesn’t grab your attention then how about the stellar cast – George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick and J. K. Simmons. Stranger still … Continue reading

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TIFF 2009: Early Picks

As always, here is a list of the films I’ve requested tickets for. Depending on how the ticket lottery goes, I could get anywhere from none to all of these. New this year is a series of free screenings being … Continue reading

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