Mats Grorud on Palestine, Animation and Hope
“The Tower,” the debut of Norway’s Mats Grorud, features as a Special Screening at the Marrakech Film Festival. Produced by Tenk TV (based out of Bærum, Norway), Les Contes Modernes (Bourg-Lès-Valence, France) and Goteborg-based Cinenic Film, the animated film revolves
One Good Reason
’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, one of the greatest things about reviewing films is finding indie gems that I would have completely overlooked browsing on iTunes. Even better is that I get to share those films
Cross the finish line with the sports documentary ‘Let ‘Em Play’
Let ‘Em Play director Scott Marshutz doesn’t shy away from the difficulties each athlete faces as they vie for the chance to represent their country. The documentary gets up and close with each of them as they wade through a
FINDING COMFORT IN A DEADLY PLACE
By reading the synopsis of this film A Deadly Place you would think this is another one of those thrillers where a woman returns home and all hell breaks loose from the minute the film starts. Maybe the film Alone
Sudbury native’s 2012 indie film ‘One Good Reason’ gets second life on streaming services
Eight years ago, Sudbury native Scott Sawyer released a film called “One Good Reason.” Made on a shoestring budget, the film had a very limited release. It’s about frustrated writer Wyatt Williams (Sawyer actually plays Wyatt himself), who finds his new
ACTORS/ACTRESSES LEE LAWSON SPEAKS HER MIND
They say that you are only as good as the people you hire which holds true for director Cyrus Baetz‘s film Speak Your Mind. He put all these great actors and actresses in this dialogue-driven dark comedy about a
Lord of the Rings actor John Rhys-Davies shoots independent film in Cold Lake
Acclaimed actor John Rhys-Davies, known for his roles as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings and Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark, didn't have to look far for inspiration to play his latest role.
‘Lord of the Rings’ actor John Rhys-Davies in Alberta filming ‘Moments in Spacetime’
COLD LAKE — As characters Sallah and Gimli, he’s played a good friend of Indiana Jones, then the rough-hewn dwarf in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings series. But John Rhys-Davies’ latest role is a little closer to the here
Moments in Spacetime
Moments in Spacetime is a fantastic Canadian film that was on the cusp of greatness. It was well written, well shot, and well acted… it had everything it need for me to want to give it 4 or even 4.5