If you were to take an 'American Beauty' DVD, an old, tagged up mixtape, and 'The Kids' on VHS, you'd have a concoction much like 'The Wackness'. CJSF programmer, Nick Routley, reviews…
In the summer of 1994, New York City was a hot, throbbing mass of hip hop mix tapes and drugs, and from the opening drum kick, The Wackness puts you right in the moment. (For the 25 - 35 demographic, this film is chockfull of "oh yeah!" pop culture references)
CJSF volunteer, Kate Lerman, reviews Flight of the Red Balloon as part of the French Film Festival...
Amidst the crass comedy and noisy CGI of summer movies, I found a wonderful oasis: “Flight of the Red Balloon”. It’s the first French-language film from Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao Hsien. The film is loosely based on Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 classic short, “The Red Balloon”, in which a young boy is followed around Paris by a red balloon.
Louis Leterrier's version of The Incredible Hulk brings forth a long awaited screen version of the Big Green that will satisfy comic book fans everywhere. CJSF programmer, Irma Arkus reviews…
Unlike Ang Lee's 2003 version of Hulk, which audience judged to be too dark, dramatic, and yet severely lacking in the elements that made Hulk fun (yes, HULK SMASH!), Leterrier's version of the Big Green delivers a well executed, yet somewhat mediocre revival of a comic book character that could have otherwise gone the way of Catwoman.
My Blueberry Nights is the first English-language film from Director Wong Kar Wai. It follows Elizabeth, a young woman with a freshly broken heart, played just right by Norah Jones, in her first film role. CJSF volunteer, Kate Lerman, reviews…
Elizabeth goes through a painful breakup and meets a Café owner, Jeremy, played by Jude Law. She then heads to various cities across America, working in diners and bars, and sending Jeremy postcards as she travels. Along her way, Elizabeth meets people in need of more hope in their lives.
Paul Fox’s and Douglas Coupland’s Leo Award Winning Everything’s Gone Green, premiered on Thursday, April 24th at Cinema 319 in Vancouver. CJSF’s Nick Pannu reviews…
Locally and internationally acclaimed writer, Douglas Coupland once again works his magic. The dialogue is often persuasive because of Coupland’s ability to give depth to scenes through meaning that links back to the main theme.
On Thursday, March 20th, CJSF intern SB took in a SFU second year film screening at the SFU Theatre on Burnaby Mountain.
Seemingly too close to ET for comfort, Stephen Chow’s film, CJ7, is bigger, better, smarter and more interesting than anything you might expect. CJSF volunteer, Irma Arkus reviews…
Paolo Barzman’s Canadian production, Emotional Arithmetic, premiered on Thursday, February 21st at Cinema 319 in Vancouver. CJSF’s Nick Pannu reviews.
CJSF volunteer, Irma Arkus, reviews, Control, a biopic about the late Ian Curtis lead singer of the post-punk rock band Joy Division.
Control has been thus far venerated by critics, and I must join their choir. Directed by Anton Corbijn, and based on sorrowful suicide of Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division, Control is shot entirely in black and white, and contains some of the most beautiful and meticulously thought out photography ever created for a feature film.
CJSF volunteer, Anna Santiago caught a sneak peak of the film 'Dan in Real Life' in late October.
At first, Steve Carell’s new comedy, Dan In Real Life, which opened in wide release October 26, appears to be yet another addition to the long list of romantic comedies. There is indeed nothing new in its plot: boy-meets-girl, odds are stacked up against the lovers but they eventually live happily ever. However, supporting Carell and Juliette Binoche is the Burns family, whose interaction with each other is what makes this film worth watching.
