Month: October 2005

By Peter Hemminger

Amu doesn’t start off strongly, playing like a travelogue combined with an incredibly awkward love story throughout its first half. A recent university grad from Los Angeles travels to Delhi to experience the country she left when she was three years old. She marvels at the architecture, has awkward conversations with her cousin at a… Continue reading Film Fest: Amu

By Garth Paulson

Coming to Calgary boasting great critical acclaim in its native Germany, Go for Zucker! promised to be one of the highlights of the festival and it didn’t disappoint. The movie tells the story of two brothers, one a gambling, drinking, permanently-in-debt burnout, the other a devout Jew and family man, who must reconcile their differences… Continue reading Film Fest: Go for Zucker!

By Nathan Atnikov

“If not now, when?” This is the central question of director Zarqa Nawaz’s documentary, Me and the Mosque. The film explores the Islamic attitude towards women, specifically in regards to partitions, an alarming new trend in Canadian mosques. These usually opaque barriers separate women from men during prayer. One of many interviewees in the film… Continue reading Film Fest: Me and the Mosque

By Kenzie Love

What’s your name, boy?” a stern faced work-house supervisor inquires of a charge near the beginning of Roman Polanski’s Oliver Twist. Because he is slow in responding the boy is thought a fool, though he can be forgiven for his confusion. Past versions of the classic tale have shortened his name to Oliver! in the… Continue reading Film Review: Twist needs a twist

By Peter Hemminger

Fox TV’s treatment of Firefly never made much sense to the few fans it found during its run. The series, created by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel mastermind Joss Whedon, was the type of show a network would have to go out of their way to screw up. Sadly, Fox did. Episodes were regularly… Continue reading Film Review: Serenity now! Serenity now!