Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

24/One at the Edmonton International Film Festival

At the City Market last weekend, dozens of people gathered around the Edmonton International Film Festival tent, readying themselves for the 24/One Challenge: make a family-friendly short film in just twenty-four hours! For the chance to win a $500 cash prize, 45 teams of three entered the competition, with 38 managing to hand in their [...]

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Film: "The Dark Knight"

Mack has been talking about The Dark Knight for months now, so it wasn’t a surprise that he bought ticket to see it at 12:01am on the day of its release. Though I originally balked at the idea of a midnight showing followed by the struggle of getting through an eight-hour work day, I figured [...]

Friday, June 8th, 2007

Film: "Knocked Up"

I went to watch Knocked Up with Mack late Thursday afternoon. In the weeks since it premiered, the movie has received surprisingly positive coverage, and not just because of its directorial connection to the also-critical darling The 40 Year Old Virgin. A story about two strangers deciding to try to make a relationship work after [...]