June 23, 2009
Next Floor (2008) dir. Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Jean Marchand, Mathieu Handfield, Emmanuel Schwartz, Sébastien René
****
Though only 11mins, Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Next Floor’ stands tall as a magnificent visually stunning allegory to class struggle told with a wickedly dark sense of humour. Villeneuve channels the absurd and surreal metaphors of Luis Bunuel with the visually grandness of Terry Gilliam to create a unique artistic masterpiece.”Next Floor” has been gathering awards at various festivals since last year’s Cannes Film Festival, and this week opened the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Alan Bacchus
July 7, 2008
The following is a chat I had with Bruce McDonald, director of “Hard Core Logo”, and now his new film, “The Tracey Fragments” – a unique take on teenage angst, starring Ellen Page. Click HERE for the review. The film uses an experimental visual technique of fragmenting the traditional frame into an ever changing kaleidoscope of split screen and multiple image effects. Bruce’s talented editor Jeremiah Munce joins in later to discuss the editing of the film: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Alan Bacchus
June 29, 2008
The Tracey Fragments (2007) dir. Bruce McDonald
Starring: Ellen Page, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Ari Cohen, Zie Souwand, Slim Twig
***1/2
“The Tracey Fragments” is kind of a marvel, an emotionally powerful film about a young teenage girl who moves through a series of tramatic experiences over the course of a couple of days, told using a kaleidoscope of intricately designed split-screen effects. It’s audacious and in-your-face, but beautifully designed and executed. What could have been a stylistic crutch in fact aids in discovering the fragmented character of Tracey Berkowitz. Read the rest of this entry »
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