Posts by Film

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 …

7 movies to feel lucky about in 2013

By Luke Orrell, Opinions Contributor • January 18, 2013

7 movies to feel lucky about in 2013

 
1. Man of Steel - This needs to be good in order to make up for the blasphemous Super Man Returns that unfortunately flew to the …

Citizen journalist, amateur director?

By Samantha Alexander, Arts Contributor • January 11, 2013

In a tech-savvy world, it’s the norm to own an iPhone or Blackberry over a basic feature phone. With all those extra features, it …

Josh Cruddas strikes gold in Copperhead film

By Carlie Connolly, Opinions Contributor • November 9, 2012

Cruddas keeps in touch with Dal Theatre peers

 
A recent graduate of Dalhousie’s acting program, Josh Cruddas is making his mark in the world of theatre. With roles in Titanic: The Aftermath, …

Education under Fire

By Samantha Alexander, Arts Contributor • November 9, 2012

What if education was illegal?

 
With no voiceover narration, Education under Fire allows the Baha’i from Iran to tell stories on their own terms. On Thursday Nov. 1, Amnesty International …

A story about a movie about a story

By Meagan Deuling, Assistant Arts Editor • November 9, 2012

Polley behind the camera

 
 
When I was a kid we’d tramp on over to my grandparent’s place every Sunday to watch Road to Avonlea—a tradition as cheesy as …

The appeal of the walking dead

By Caitie McIntosh, Arts Contributor • November 2, 2012

Hungry for you

 
 
Flicking through the channels these days it may not be surprising to catch a glimpse of zombies in between the news and the latest …

Hollywood horror lost in the dark

By Brett Alverton, Arts Contributor • October 26, 2012

Edvard who?

 
Horror movies grew out of the rubble of post-war Germany like a psilocybin mushroom sprouting from the front lawn of a cop station. Something …

The Master is Spellbinding

By Jonathan Bruce, Arts Contributor • October 12, 2012

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Paul Thomas Anderson loves long tracking shots, multi-character ensembles, ambient musical scores and ambiguous endings. He directed Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch Drunk Love (2002) and …