Posts by Film

Mind-bend theatre

By Matt Thurton, Arts Contributor • November 15, 2013

Into Halifax’s first Outlier Film Festival

Halloween was three weeks ago, but the desire to be frightened and disturbed never seems to die. From Nov. …

Beyond the [kloi’ st r]

By Eleanor Davidson, Arts Contributor • November 8, 2013

Latest short documentary by Halifax filmmaker John Hillis screens
Local filmmaker John Hillis’ documentary [kloi’ st r] was recently screened at the Uppsala Short Film …

One-handed love

By Zoe Doucette, Assistant Arts Editor • October 4, 2013

REVIEW: Joseph Gordon Levitt’s directorial debut offers moments of charm in a dense, beefy package.
A portrait of a sweet, ditzy porn addict, Don Jon …

Dalhousie actor snags role in AFF film

By Meagan Wiederman, Arts Contributor • September 20, 2013

Josh Cruddas, a Dalhousie grad, landed a role in a feature film. (press photo)

Local talent to appear in Copperhead
A recent Dalhousie graduate, Josh Cruddas will be appearing in the Civil War feature film Copperhead as Jimmy, an orphan …

Cult films abound at Thrillema

By Vaughn Pearson, Games Columnist • September 20, 2013

Cult movie buffs rejoice! (photo by Alice Hebb)

Screenings of “Ladies in Horror” throughout October
Sarah Bailey was just an ordinary girl—that is, until she moved to LA and fell in with the …

A week in Wes’ world

By Mat Wilush, Arts Editor • September 13, 2013

Dalhousie hosts a Wes Anderson retrospective
Being a student film connoisseur is pretty taxing work, and each year, from September 12 – 19, the job …

A medieval trickery of light

By Nick Laugher, Staff Contributor • March 8, 2013

Unpixelated existentialism is best. (Nick Laugher photo)

The merits of analog film

Pirates and lore

By John James, News Contributor • February 18, 2013

Ironbound Island. (Photo by SimonP via Wikimedia Commons)

Nova Scotia Islands is a new documentary about the personal stories behind four Nova Scotian islands that the history books don’t always tell. There …