Reroute
Posted by Vance Garrett in New Release DVD on 04. May, 2010 | No Comments
It’s odd when life becomes a wheel, where you tread on ground already worn by your forging footsteps years before. Six years ago while working for a relatively young publication I reviewed this small film from then Edmonton based IDIOM Films entitled Reroute. I had been familiar with the company, having seen Lyrics To Dying, [...]
The Gangster
Posted by Vance Garrett in New Release DVD on 02. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
There is nothing more amazing to watch than a wonderful children’s film. Getting the balance just right is not only tricky, but a skillful tightrope walk akin to Philippe Petit traversing between the two World Trade Centre towers in 1974. If the filmmaker nails it they create a film that transcends time, culture and generation [...]
The Familiar
Posted by Vance Garrett in New Release DVD on 31. Mar, 2010 | 1 Comment
Somebody knows their Hammer films. The British juggernaut production house, founded in the 1930’s by William Hinds, created a distinctly unique brand of horror film and defined the genre globally through the mid to late part of the last century. The breadth of the company’s impact still reverberates cinematically to this day with one of [...]
Kayfabe: The Movie
Posted by Vance Garrett in New Release DVD on 22. Mar, 2010 | 8 Comments
You can blame Rob Reiner. True the idea of mock documentaries (mockumentaries) had been around since the 60’s with the seminal A Hard Day’s Night but it wasn’t until 1984 and This Is Spinal Tap that the genre as we know it today was defined. That film lay the blueprint for the rhythm of the [...]
The Academy
Posted by Vance Garrett in New Release DVD on 09. Mar, 2010 | 5 Comments
It is surprising how much of our entertainment is compared to meat; the central plot point is referred to as “the meat of the matter”; a work that’s relentless is considered to be “all killer, no filler”; becoming highly involved in a piece makes it a “visceral” experience all of which aptly sum up the [...]
