What is truth in film? Where does the lie start, and how can the viewer tell? I queued up William Greaves’ 1968 experimental film Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One and the 2005 revisit Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 from zip.ca some time ago. I didn’t really know anything about the film, but I was adding a series of [...]
Read more →With hit documentary Super Size Me, and three seasons of 30 Days behind him, Morgan Spurlock apparently had to think of something bigger to put his girlfriend through. What could be better than heading off to the Middle East, ostensibly looking for Osama Bin Laden? Enter Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden? Morgan [...]
Read more →How did I manage to avoid all the typical books forced on high school kids? I’ve never had to read any Margaret Laurence books; none of them. How did I ever graduate from high school in Canada? I’ve never been inclined to pick one up on my own, either, least of all The Stone Angel. [...]
Read more →Well, I’ve always liked short films; partly due to the fact that the bad ones are just over faster. I’d argue that the 90-120 minute range should be more of an exception, with more films aiming to be in the 45 minute range. Think of the Hollywood blockbusters that could have been better dealt with [...]
Read more →This call for film festival entries is pretty wide open; documentary films that will act as catalysts for reflection, discussion, and inspiration… I think that there’s an argument for nearly any doc, short or full length. Global Visions Film Festival 2007 Call for Submissions Global Visions Film Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is requesting that [...]
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