Xavier Dolan makes it on to Forbes 30-under-30 Hollywood list
Forbes magazine has released its list of young movers and shakers in Hollywood and the entertainment world, and Quebec’s whiz-kid director is on it. The American publication puts Dolan, who is 22, in...
View ArticleLászló Nemes takes a close-up view to bring Holocaust home in Son of Saul
How do you say something new about the Holocaust? More to the point, how do you make a movie that says something new about the Holocaust? There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of movies on the topic,...
View ArticleMovie review: László Nemes's Son of Saul plunges us into Holocaust
Son of Saul ✮✮✮✮1/2 Starring: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn Directed by: László Nemes Running time: 107 minutes You may have seen movies on the Holocaust, but you have never seen one like...
View ArticleXavier Dolan's Juste la fin du monde in official competition at Cannes 2016
Quebec director Xavier Dolan is officially in the race to win a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Juste la fin du monde. It’s the second time a movie by Dolan has been selected for...
View ArticleDolan credits 'relentless work' for his Palme d'Or chance at Cannes
It should probably come as no great shock that Montreal director Xavier Dolan’s latest film, Juste la fin du monde (It’s Only the End of the World), will be presented in Official Competition at the...
View ArticleMovie review: Vincent Lindon is a man without means in La loi du marché
La loi du marché (The Measure of a Man) ✮✮✮1/2 Starring: Vincent Lindon Directed by: Stéphane Brizé Running time: 93 minutes Times are tough for Thierry. The 51-year-old has been unemployed for 15...
View ArticleDoug Camilli: Bodyguard couldn't push Kanye West's buttons
Kanye West is pretty tough to work for, a former bodyguard tells the Sun. Steve Stanulis, formerly a New York City policeman, lasted two weeks, which is apparently longer than many of Kanye’s guards...
View ArticleDolan defies critics with Cannes prize-winning film
TORONTO – I didn’t get a chance to ask Xavier Dolan my first question before he asked me one. Upon hearing that I had seen and very much enjoyed his sixth film Juste la fin du monde (It’s Only the End...
View ArticleKevin Tierney: The success of Xavier Dolan Inc. is to be admired
Kevin Tierney is a Montreal filmmaker, the former head of the board of directors of the Cinémathèque québécoise and a recipient of a Victor Goldbloom award for distinguished community service. His new...
View ArticleFNC: Couple copes oddly with grief in Israeli black comedy One Week and a Day
Ping-Pong and air guitar are played, and much pot is smoked in Asaph Polonsky’s debut feature about a couple mourning the death of their teenage son. Oh yeah, it’s a black comedy. One Week and a Day...
View Article