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Film Club Newsletter - June 9, 2006
1. Festivals & Screenings, plus a CTV Movie by Sudz Sutherland!
2. Now Playing
3. Coming Soon
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1. Festivals & Screenings, plus a CTV Movie by Sudz Sutherland!
a) North by Northeast Music & Film Conference and Festival, Toronto
June 8th to June 10th, 2006
http://www.nxne.com
North by Northeast (NXNE) is the best in new music. During the past decade, NXNE has developed a worldwide reputation for discovering and exposing new and emerging talent to music fans and industry professionals.
The NXNE Film Festival offers a unique program of music related feature films, documentaries and shorts. Now in its fourth year as a component of the entire NXNE experience, the film fest provides an extra dimension to the NXNE experience.
Visit the website for information on screenings an ticket availability.
+ NXNE Film Festival
Indie Music Video Festival
NFB Cinema, 150 John Street
Friday, June 9th at 4:30pm
http://www.imvf.com
info@imvf.com
Cinestir Productions presents the 5th anniversary edition of the Indie Music Video Festival (IMVF). From dancing cupcakes and devils to genderbending goldilocks and a burlesque prom, the IMVF features 25 international spectacular, jaw-dropping, how'd they do that? music videos by indie artists.
b) Cinematheque Ontario presents ZIZEK!
Director: Astra Taylor
Canada 2005 (71 minutes)
Few documentaries have taken as much pleasure in thought as Astra Taylor’s “crisp, compelling” ZIZEK!, a portrait of the iconoclastic Slovenian philosopher and cultural theorist Slavoj Zizek, “the only serious theorist alive who can talk about pop culture without sounding stupid or opportunistic” (Chicago Reader). The film follows the celebrated writer as he traverses the globe: speaking at conferences, signing books, playing with his son, binging at a DVD store - talking incessantly and ruffling feathers the entire time. Influenced by the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (as well as Marx, Hegel, and a host of others) and his early years living under Communist rule (Thomas Elsaesser claims he elevates paranoia to a philosophical stance), Zizek has written on everything from the central tropes of Christianity to the September 11 attacks to Hitchcock. His seemingly off the-cuff thought runs contrary to much of contemporary philosophy and film theory. Deconstructionism is one!
of his bêtes noires, and he prefers King Vidor’s THE FOUNTAINHEAD to Antonioni, perhaps because of its status as an ideological exemplar. (He’s best known for his update on Marx’s concept of bourgeois ideology. As Zizek himself puts it, “We lack the language to even acknowledge our unfreedom.” An indefatigable theorist, he shares the same love of recherché subjects as Norman Mailer circa Cannibals and Christians; one of his most infamous pieces analyzes toilets. Zizek emerges as a decidedly reluctant public figure, perturbed by his newly found superstar status and by his reputation as the intellectual as stand-up comic. Central to Zizek’s appeal is his rapid-fire speech pattern, self-deprecating sense of humour, penchant for provocative statements, encyclopaedic memory for old Communist era jokes, and bearish appearance. Taylor wisely stays out of her subject’s way, letting his relentless energy drive the movie. But she also smartly weaves in industrial films, mock graphics (surplus pleasure is explained through the use of coke bottles), and other found footage, while riffing off other documentaries, and even re-staging a sequence from LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. LEONARD COHEN.
The film will be screened on Friday, June 9th at 6:30pm, Saturday, June 10th at 8:45pm, and Monday, June 12th at 8:45pm. Astra Taylor will introduce the screening on Monday, June 12th.
All Cinematheque Ontario screenings are held at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas St. West (McCaul Street entrance), Toronto. Limited Runs are $7.25 for Members and $11.50 for Non-Members. All screenings are restricted to individuals 18 years of age or older. For ticket information, visit the Official website, www.bell.ca/cinematheque, the Box Office at Manulife Centre (55 Bloor Street West), or call 416-968-FILM.
c) DOOMSTOWN
CTV, Sunday, June 11 at 9pm
Writen & directed by Sudz Sutherland (Love, Sex and Eating the Bones), DOOMSTOWN is a tv movie that deals with the story of Jeddi, a young man caught up in the cycle of gun violence that consumes his friend Twist. Faced with a choice of street justice and taking a different path, Jeddi makes a decision that affects not just him, but everyone in his life. Please tune in to CTV Sunday night at 9pm to check out an entertaining, gripping movie with compelling performances. Tune in on June 11!
d) Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto
June 13th to June 18th, 2006
http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com
Don't miss this year's Festival, featuring the best in short films from around the world. Visit the official website for information on films and screening schedules, and to purchase your tickets online.
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2. Now Playing
FILM CIRCUIT: Visit the website at http://www.filmcircuit.ca/ to see which Canadian films are playing near you. You can also check out http://www.cinemaclock.com/ to see what other films may be playing in your town.
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3. Coming Soon
If you know of any upcoming film festivals or events happening across the country, please be sure to email the details to filmclub@thismagazine.ca.
a) Splice This! Super 8 Festival, Toronto
June 23rd to June 25th, 2006
http://www.splicethis.com/home.php
b) 6th Annual Nickel Independent Film and Video Festival, St. John's
July 18th to July 22nd, 2006
http://nickelfestival.com/
c) The Crew
8pm MT, Tuesdays, August 15th, 2006 to September 18th, 2006
Access Television
http://www.accesstv.ca/
The various technical positions that make up a film production unit are the focus of THE CREW, a six-part series that provides a rare view of the inside workings of a professional shoot. Director Michael Douse (himself an experienced industry professional) was given unprecedented insider access to many of the hottest shows shooting in British Columbia, and his insider’s look at the workings of the film crew provides invaluable information to anyone interested in breaking into the film industry.
d) The Hamster Cage
Fall 2006
http://www.hamstercagethemovie.com/
e) Fantasy Worldwide Film Festival, Toronto
October 27th to October 29th, 2006
http://www.fwifft.com/
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ATTENTION Academy Members and Canadian Film Enthusiasts: Check out http://www.aflick.ca/ for regular updates of Canadian Film Listings, and to get links to official film websites and distributor sites! Information will be updated on a weekly basis. Note that listings are subject to change at any time.
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Visit the award-winning Northern Stars® website, devoted to Canadian actors and actresses, directors and films: http://www.northernstars.ca/nowplaying_2.html.
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Submitted by a Film Club Subscriber: Visit the Motion Picture Bureau (http://www.mpb.ca), a small film production company based in Toronto. The website includes essays, links and films that might be of interest to cinephiles in Canada and around the world!
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Please let us know about any other Canadian screenings going on anywhere and everywhere and we will do our best to include the details in our postings.
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Posted by annette FC at June 9, 2006 08:08 AM