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The Band’s Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)

The Band’s Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) (Director: Eran Kolirin): This first feature from the young Israeli director is a charming confection that, as the director admits, has no basis in reality. In some unspecified recent past, the members of an Egyptian … Continue reading

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Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Heavy Metal in Baghdad (Director: Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi, USA, 2007): Documenting the band Acrassicauda in Heavy Metal in Baghdad was a “risky, dangerous, and really fucking stupid” undertaking, according to journalist Suroosh Alvi, and those words are certainly … Continue reading

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Control

Control (Director: Anton Corbijn, UK/USA, 2007): My fears about this one were mostly justified. Anton Corbijn began his career as a rock photographer and is perhaps best known for shooting the covers of U2’s albums. From there he moved into … Continue reading

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Nightclubbing

Nightclubbing (Directors: Emily Armstrong and Pat Ivers, USA, 1975-1980): After seeing Wasted Orient (review), I’d planned to leave the NFB Cinema to see Kurt Cobain: About A Son, but when I found out what the next screening was, I immediately … Continue reading

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Wasted Orient

Wasted Orient (Director: Kevin Fritz, USA, 2006): I’d seen the trailer for this on distributor Plexifilm‘s site a few weeks ago and was really happy to be able to attend the film’s first Canadian screening. Joyside are a Chinese punk … Continue reading

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