Summer movie previews 2010
By Kelsey Hipkin With all the rain, hail and funnel clouds that have been spotted around Calgary this summer there have been very few days that Calgarians could hit up the usual outdoor summer...
Tagged: film
Twins are Topps: Fairy Tales opening night
Calgary’s twelfth annual Fairy Tales Film Festival at The Plaza in Kensington opened last night with a bang featuring the documentary The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls. As soon as we saw the trailer with...
The bold and the beautiful: Fairy Tales Film Fest primer
By Kelsey Hipkin Where else in Calgary can you see films that cover everything from AIDS to forbidden love to a duo of yodeling, lesbian sisters other than Calgary’s twelfth annual Fairy Tales Film...
Off the beaten reel
by Sean-Paul Boynton Tired of the usual Oscar schlock? Worried that independent film may be squashed once and forever by the rise of 3D-tainment? Aren’t you sick of hearing the words “James Cameron” mentioned...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for March 18 Reflector
by Sean-Paul Boynton Choice Cut It’s very easy to complain about how bands never come to Canada. When an artist announces a “North American tour,” it’s usually a full tour of the United States...
A safe haven for cinephiles
by Sean-Paul Boynton Before digital video, IMAX, and Avatar, there was Super 8mm and 16mm film. Largely used by amateur moviemakers during their heyday, these formats have also been adopted extensively by both indie...
Accio bestseller!
While the original target audience for the wildly popular Harry Potter series may have been children, it’s clear that it has transcended the adolescent world and even made its way onto the Mount Royal...
New film studio means more jobs
by Kaila Sept A new opportunity for Alberta’s film industry has been announced by Alberta’s Minister of Culture and Community Spirit, Lindsay Blackett: Calgary will be getting its own permanent film studio. This is...
Rom-com reveals love is never easy
I’m often asked relationship advice and because the people asking are my friends I try my best. But the truth is, I suck at relationships which is why I write about sex. That’s not...
Changing perspective
If you’re one of those “macho men” — you know the kind, with the brutish demeanor and the urge to high-five and/or fist bump every passing Joe six-pack you run into who might have...
