Tag: Galen Johnson

2026 Telefilm Canada: Zarrar Kahn, Yung Chang, Sarah Gadon, Matt Johnson & Luis De Filippis Get Coin

Telefilm Canada are investing a significant amount of coin towards 11 English feature-length films and part of the new wave of next generation of...

Poetic Justice: Blake Draper Unbottled in Patrick Wang’s ‘A. Rimbaud’

American micro-indie filmmaker Patrick Wang of 2011's In the Family (read review), The Grief of Others (2015), A Bread Factory (2018) parts I and...

2024 TIFF: 10 Key Take-Aways From Gala & Special Presentations Announcement

The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled its Gala and Special Presentations programs and now have have confirmations not only...

2024 Cannes Film Festival: Sergei Loznitsa, Leos Carax, Alain Guiraudie, Claire Simon & Noemie Merlant Pack Cannes

The Cannes Premiere section stocked up on films from France with Alain Guiraudie's Misericorde among the mix, the Out of Competition section added a...

The Forbidden Room | Review

Dreams! Visions! Madness!: Maddin & Johnson’s Extravagant Symphony of Silent Cinema Fantasia Those familiar with the works of auteur Guy Maddin, sometimes referred to as...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...