Monthly Archives: May 2010

Life With Murder

Life With Murder (Director: John Kastner): 20-year-old Mason Jenkins murdered his 18-year-old sister with multiple shotgun blasts to the head on January 6, 1998. The crime occurred in the home he resided in with his only sibling and parents, in … Continue reading

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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister screens as Inside Out’s Closing Gala on Sunday May 30 at 7:30pm at the Bloor Cinema. Buy tickets here. The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (Director: James Kent): I think my favourite … Continue reading

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Family Tree (L’arbre et la forêt)

Family Tree (L’arbre et la forêt) screens on Friday May 28 at 7:15pm at the ROM Theatre. Buy tickets here. Family Tree (L’arbre et la forêt) (Directors: Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau): Tackling issues of generational manifestations of repressed identity … Continue reading

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Plan B

Plan B (Director: Marco Berger): If ever there were an award given for most inappropriate lingering shots of snugly covered genitalia, it would surely go to Plan B, a movie that boasts multiple exchanges with little more than stationary close-ups … Continue reading

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Le roi de l’évasion (The King of Escape)

The King of Escape screens on Monday May 24 at 7:15pm at the ROM Theatre. Buy tickets here. Le roi de l’évasion (The King of Escape) (Director: Alain Guiraudie): Like any playful, surrealist French allegory, the title, The King of … Continue reading

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