Posts Tagged ‘Sarah Polley’
Film Review – Women Talking
***Trigger Warning – this film deals with domestic abuse, rape, pedophilia, and incest. Please take care if you want to watch this film or read any reviews.*** Sarah Polley (who will forever be Ramona to my generation) has resurfaced as the director of Women Talking…
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Top 10 2013 – Adelaide’s List
I don’t watch a lot of new films because I am middle-aged and grumpy, and I want to watch things when I want to watch them, not when they are in the theaters. So every year my “best of” list is about what I watched…
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Film Review – Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody is a film that should have been out in the U.S. four years ago. Originally released on the festival circuit in 2009 and with release dates in European countries and others from 2009 to 2010, the film failed to attract any major fanfare…
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Film Review – Stories We Tell
Sarah Polley‘s documentary Stories We Tell, exploring her own family’s secrets, is beautiful in the refreshingly honest way it goes about showing its results. Polley builds the reveals and tensions in a natural way that gives the movie a chance to make an impact with…
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Film Review – Take This Waltz
Michelle Williams seems to be quickly establishing herself as one of the most talented actresses working today. Despite her multiple Academy Award nominations and loads of acclaim, she has refused to take the easy road to success and star in big budget movies. She continues…
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Bird Watching – SIFF 2012 Preview
Being the film festival that bills itself as the largest in the country, it is only right and just that many interesting films by women are showing this year at the Seattle International Film Festival. The most high-profile of these was the film shown last…
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Top 5 – Tearjerkers
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Brandi share their top 5 tearjerkers. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes, and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our…
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Bird Watching – Top 5 Most Anticipated Films Directed by Women
If there’s one thing I hope I’ve done with this column so far, it’s show that though the overall percentages may be very skewed toward male filmmakers, there are many, many interesting projects out there being made by women. The numbers are getting better all…
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