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March 29, 2008
Film Club Newsletter - April, 2008
FILM CLUB -- April, 2008
Dear Film Club members,
1st rule of Film Club: Tell everyone about Film Club. Please forward to your friends, family, acquaintances -- anyone you can think of. Show your support: check out some Canadian films.
Film Club Newsletter -- April, 2008
1. *Contest* Win a DVD of the new doc Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home.
2. Now playing
3. April releases/ events
4. Coming soon
1. Contest
The sixth person to email filmclub@thismagazine.ca with the subject line "Garbage!" wins a copy of the doc on DVD.
It features filmmaker Andrew Nisker putting one family's waste disposal habits under the microscope for three months. He then takes them out to see where all their garbage goes after it leaves their house, and the impact their waste has on the world.
2. Now Playing
a) L’Âge des ténèbres
Across Quebec, check local listings
A dark comedy about a disgruntled civil servant who escapes his mundane reality by getting lost in fantasies. This is the last installment of the trilogy that includes Le Déclin de l’empire américain and Les Invasions barbares.
Directed by Denys Arcand. Starring Marc Labrèche, Diane Kruger
b) Up the Yangtze
Special screenings across Canada. Check website for details.
A documentary set on China's Yangtze waterway, which is home to the world's largest mega-dam and the main route of a luxury cruise boat that carries many wealthy Western tourists.
Directed by Yung Chang.
3. April releases/ events
a) Emotional Arithmetic
April 18, check local listings
Three people who bonded at a World War II detention camp are reunited 35 years later.
Directed by Paolo Barzman. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Roy Dupuis, Susan Sarandon
b) Hot Docs
April 17-27, Toronto
Highlighting outstanding documentaries from around the world and at home.
This year's Canadian lineup includes:
Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home (see contest above for description);
S & M: Short & Male, a look at what it's like to be a short man in a tall man's world. http://shortandmalethemovie.com.
You can check out the entire Canadian lineup here: http://hotdocsaudience.bside.com/2008/films/category/Canadian+Spectrum
c) Pan-Africa International Film Festival
April 10-20, Montreal
Showcasing work filmed in Africa by filmmakers from around the world.
4. Coming Soon
a) Toronto Jewish Film Festival
May 3-11, Toronto
This year marks the festival's 15th anniversary. Featuring all genres of films from around the world.
b) Young People Fucking
Summer, 2008
Following four couples and one threesome who all run into complications throughout a "crazy night of sex."
Directed by Martin Gero. Starring Carly Pope, Aaron Abrams, Josh Dean
Posted by annette FC at March 29, 2008 10:03 AM