The 2000 film Ginger Snaps (watch it Here) is my all-time favorite werewolf movie. That was followed by a sequel – Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed – and a very unexpected prequel – Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning – and while I’m not as enamored with them as I am with the original movie, I do get some enjoyment out of watching them. The oddball prequel especially. If you’re a fan of Ginger Snaps trilogy as well and happen to have a Region B (or region free) Blu-ray player, you’ll be glad to hear that Second Sight Films is packaging all three movies together in a limited edition UK box set that’s going to be released on October 30th. Just in time for Halloween, which happens to be the setting of the first movie.
Copies of the Ginger Snaps trilogy Blu-ray box set can be pre-ordered directly from Second Sight Films.
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Copies of the Ginger Snaps trilogy Blu-ray box set can be pre-ordered directly from Second Sight Films.
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- 9/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Brie Larson stars in the superb Room. Here's our review of one of the best films of the last few years...
It's funny how a number of this year's Oscar favourites have namesakes in very dissimilar from previous years. Inside Out is also a British thriller in which Telly Savalas and Robert Culp try to recover Nazi gold, The Revenant is also a dark comedy about a zombie-vampire hybrid, and one must hope that somewhere, Tommy Wiseau is dusting off his tux and his football, confused but vindicated by how his legendary cult classic The Room is finally getting some buzz.
Meanwhile, on a far more serious note, Room has scooped a number of Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Lenny Abrahamson and Best Actress for Brie Larson. It's definitely not to be confused with anything that has gone before and it's hard to think...
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Brie Larson stars in the superb Room. Here's our review of one of the best films of the last few years...
It's funny how a number of this year's Oscar favourites have namesakes in very dissimilar from previous years. Inside Out is also a British thriller in which Telly Savalas and Robert Culp try to recover Nazi gold, The Revenant is also a dark comedy about a zombie-vampire hybrid, and one must hope that somewhere, Tommy Wiseau is dusting off his tux and his football, confused but vindicated by how his legendary cult classic The Room is finally getting some buzz.
Meanwhile, on a far more serious note, Room has scooped a number of Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Lenny Abrahamson and Best Actress for Brie Larson. It's definitely not to be confused with anything that has gone before and it's hard to think...
- 1/17/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
This is definitely the time of year when film critic types (I’m sure you know who I mean) spend an inordinate amount of time leading up to awards season—and it all leads up to awards season, don’t it?—compiling lists and trying to convince anyone who will listen that it was a shitty year at the movies for anyone who liked something other than what they saw and liked. And ‘tis the season, or at least ‘thas (?) been in the recent past, for that most beloved of academic parlor games, bemoaning the death of cinema, which, if the sackcloth-and-ashes-clad among us are to be believed, is an increasingly detached and irrelevant art form in the process of being smothered under the wet, steaming blanket of American blockbuster-it is. And it’s going all malnourished from the siphoning off of all the talent back to TV, which, as everyone knows,...
- 1/9/2016
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Room
Written by Emma Donoghue
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Ireland/Canada, 2015
The scariest thing about intimacy is sharing your partner with the rest of the world. Trusting those delicate threads is a demanding trick that some people never master. From lover to lover, or parent to sibling, their love becomes a smothering blanket. Director Lenny Abrahamson’s riveting new drama, Room, deconstructs our need to possess someone, as well as the terror of letting them go. While the film’s second half lacks the urgency of its mesmerizing opening, an observant script and amazing performances make Room one of 2015’s most gut-wrenching viewing experiences.
Jack (Jacob Tremblay) has no reason to believe his 5th birthday will be any different than the previous 4 years he’s spent entirely inside of Room. He tells each piece of rickety furniture “Hello!” and tries to make friends with a little mouse that somehow found...
Written by Emma Donoghue
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Ireland/Canada, 2015
The scariest thing about intimacy is sharing your partner with the rest of the world. Trusting those delicate threads is a demanding trick that some people never master. From lover to lover, or parent to sibling, their love becomes a smothering blanket. Director Lenny Abrahamson’s riveting new drama, Room, deconstructs our need to possess someone, as well as the terror of letting them go. While the film’s second half lacks the urgency of its mesmerizing opening, an observant script and amazing performances make Room one of 2015’s most gut-wrenching viewing experiences.
Jack (Jacob Tremblay) has no reason to believe his 5th birthday will be any different than the previous 4 years he’s spent entirely inside of Room. He tells each piece of rickety furniture “Hello!” and tries to make friends with a little mouse that somehow found...
- 10/30/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Slowly but surely, it seems like Room is turning into the little film that could. Initially thought to be a fringe contender of sorts, it’s been gaining steam as the weeks pass. Between a big win at the Toronto International Film Festival and buzz that lead actress Brie Larson could be on her way not just to her first nomination but to a win as well, this flick has become something truly to reckon with. It begins its theatrical run in limited release this Friday and happens to be one of the best movies of the year so far, so if it becomes an Oscar player, all the better. The film is an adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s well regarded novel (which she adapted herself) of the same name. It’s about a mother named Ma (played by Larson) and her young son Jack (played by Jacob Tremblay) who...
- 10/16/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Telluride, Co – “Room” is not a movie about the horrors of abduction (although it is). “Room” is not a movie that wants to focus on the tabloid sensationalism of such abductions (although that aspect is used for a specific purpose). Lenny Abrahamson’s “Room” is simply a movie about mother and son trying to adapt to the outside world after years of forced captivity. And the surprise is how succinctly it captures this drastic life change from the perspective of five-year-old. When we first meet Jack (an impressive Jack Tremblay), he’s celebrating his birthday in Room. Room is a 10 feet by 10 feet living space that has everything Jack thinks he needs. There’s wardrobe (where he hides during Old Nick’s nightly visits), sink, TV, chair one, chair two, door (which only Old Nick can open) and, most importantly, skylight, his window into space. Jack has spent his entire life in Room.
- 9/5/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
In this week’s episode of “Orphan Black” titled, “Ruthless in Purpose, and Insidious in Method,” we are finally introduced to the blond, bubbly clone, Krystal Goderitch who we caught a glimpse of a few episodes back when she was engaging in a strange threesome with Castor clones Rudy and Seth (both played by Ari Millen). Krystal details this encounter while giving a seemingly unsuspecting Delphine (Evelyn Brochu) a manicure, and is completely oblivious to the fact that she is a clone. Later, Delphine meets with Dr. Nealon (Tom McCamus) to discuss Krystal, Rachel’s health, and dispensability. Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) checks in on Cosima, [...]
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- 6/9/2015
- by Alexandra Colatosti
- UpandComers
Chicago – The romance of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, has fascinated sensibilities for centuries. William Shakespeare, no slouch when it comes to cultural commentary, wrote his version of the pairing in “Antony and Cleopatra,” the latest in the Stratford (Ontario) Festival of High Definition cinema adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays. Chicagoan Gary Griffin directed the stage production, that was rendered to HD. The screenings of “Antony and Cleopatra” will take place on May 21st, 2015, in various movie theaters across the country, including Chicago.
Griffin is a professional theater veteran, originally from Rockford, Illinois, who cut his teeth in the Chicago theater scene. For the Stratford Festival – besides this version of “Antony and Cleopatra” – he has directed the musicals “42nd Street,” “Camelot,” “Evita” and “West Side Story.” Locally, he has worked with the the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among other area theatrical venues, and he has won eight Joseph Jefferson Awards for direction.
Griffin is a professional theater veteran, originally from Rockford, Illinois, who cut his teeth in the Chicago theater scene. For the Stratford Festival – besides this version of “Antony and Cleopatra” – he has directed the musicals “42nd Street,” “Camelot,” “Evita” and “West Side Story.” Locally, he has worked with the the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among other area theatrical venues, and he has won eight Joseph Jefferson Awards for direction.
- 5/21/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ben-Hur
Ayelet Zurer ("Man of Steel," "Angels and Demons") is in negotiations to join Timur Bekmambetov's "Ben-Hur" remake at Paramount and MGM. Zurer would play Naomi, the mother of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston).
Huston plays the Jewish prince who is betrayed into slavery by his onetime friend Messala (Toby Kebbell). He fights his way to freedom and vengeance. [Source: Heat Vision]
Geezer
Judy Greer, Fred Armisen, Selma Blair, Dallas Roberts, and Chris Messina will join Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in Lee Kirk's music drama "Geezer" which has begun shooting in New York City. The film will include new songs written and performed by Armstrong.
The story centers on the mid-life crisis of a husband and father who, on his fortieth birthday, decides to revisit his punk-rock past by throwing an extravagant party in the Drake Hotel's presidential suite. He soon encounters his beautiful ex-girlfriend and former bandmates who have...
Ayelet Zurer ("Man of Steel," "Angels and Demons") is in negotiations to join Timur Bekmambetov's "Ben-Hur" remake at Paramount and MGM. Zurer would play Naomi, the mother of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston).
Huston plays the Jewish prince who is betrayed into slavery by his onetime friend Messala (Toby Kebbell). He fights his way to freedom and vengeance. [Source: Heat Vision]
Geezer
Judy Greer, Fred Armisen, Selma Blair, Dallas Roberts, and Chris Messina will join Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in Lee Kirk's music drama "Geezer" which has begun shooting in New York City. The film will include new songs written and performed by Armstrong.
The story centers on the mid-life crisis of a husband and father who, on his fortieth birthday, decides to revisit his punk-rock past by throwing an extravagant party in the Drake Hotel's presidential suite. He soon encounters his beautiful ex-girlfriend and former bandmates who have...
- 11/12/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Even after her incredible lead performance in last year’s Short Term 12, Brie Larson is still flying just under the radar. The actress’s star is sure to rise in coming months, though, as she appears opposite Mark Wahlberg in possible Oscar contender The Gambler then takes the lead role in musical comedy Basmati Blues. However, Larson’s biggest chance to break out would seem to be in the upcoming Room, adapted from the controversial bestseller by Emma Donoghue.
Now, it has been announced that Larson will be joined in the drama by William H. Macy, Joan Allen and child star Jacob Tremblay (The Smurfs 2), all of whom are taking on key roles. Donoghue’s 2010 novel centered on a five-year old boy (Tremblay) who lives inside a small “Room” with his Ma (Larson). To the boy, Room is home, but Ma knows the truth – that, seven years ago,...
Now, it has been announced that Larson will be joined in the drama by William H. Macy, Joan Allen and child star Jacob Tremblay (The Smurfs 2), all of whom are taking on key roles. Donoghue’s 2010 novel centered on a five-year old boy (Tremblay) who lives inside a small “Room” with his Ma (Larson). To the boy, Room is home, but Ma knows the truth – that, seven years ago,...
- 11/11/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Emma Donoghue's "Room" is a tremendous book. Centering on a mother and son locked up against their will in a finished shed, under watch by a man they know little about, the story blossoms from a self-contained kidnapping narrative into an emotionally complex character study as psyches crack. The novel’s structure would prove difficult to adapt in typical three-act screenplay structure. That isn’t stopping "Frank" and "What Richard Did" director Lenny Abrahamson, who starts shooting his adaptation of "Room" with a cast capable of tacking its physically demanding roles. Brie Larson will star in the film alongside just announced castmembers William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and "Smurfs 2" actor Jacob Tremblay as the son. Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Megan Park also join the cast. Hoping for Gillian Flynn-like results, Donoghue adapts from her own novel. The film begins shooting this week at Pinewood Studios. A24 picked up U.
- 11/11/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
William H Macy, Joan Allen and Jacob Tremblay have been cast in Room.
They will join Brie Larson in the adaptation of Emma Donoghue's award-winning 2010 novel.
Lenny Abrahamson is directing the tale of a 5-year-old boy (Tremblay) who lives with his mother (Larson) in a single room.
While to him the room is the entire world, she knows it is a prison, and that it will not hold them forever.
Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Megan Park have also been added to the cast.
Macy recently made his directorial debut on Rudderless, and will be seen in the upcoming Cake and Dial a Prayer.
Allen's most recent projects include The Bourne Legacy, The Killing and Luck.
Room is currently in production in Toronto.
They will join Brie Larson in the adaptation of Emma Donoghue's award-winning 2010 novel.
Lenny Abrahamson is directing the tale of a 5-year-old boy (Tremblay) who lives with his mother (Larson) in a single room.
While to him the room is the entire world, she knows it is a prison, and that it will not hold them forever.
Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Megan Park have also been added to the cast.
Macy recently made his directorial debut on Rudderless, and will be seen in the upcoming Cake and Dial a Prayer.
Allen's most recent projects include The Bourne Legacy, The Killing and Luck.
Room is currently in production in Toronto.
- 11/11/2014
- Digital Spy
William H Macy, Joan Allen and Jacob Tremblay have been cast in Room.
They will join Brie Larson in the adaptation of Emma Donoghue's award-winning 2010 novel.
Lenny Abrahamson is directing the tale of a 5-year-old boy (Tremblay) who lives with his mother (Larson) in a single room.
While to him the room is the entire world, she knows it is a prison, and that it will not hold them forever.
Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Megan Park have also been added to the cast.
Macy recently made his directorial debut on Rudderless, and will be seen in the upcoming Cake and Dial a Prayer.
Allen's most recent projects include The Bourne Legacy, The Killing and Luck.
Room is currently in production in Toronto.
They will join Brie Larson in the adaptation of Emma Donoghue's award-winning 2010 novel.
Lenny Abrahamson is directing the tale of a 5-year-old boy (Tremblay) who lives with his mother (Larson) in a single room.
While to him the room is the entire world, she knows it is a prison, and that it will not hold them forever.
Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Megan Park have also been added to the cast.
Macy recently made his directorial debut on Rudderless, and will be seen in the upcoming Cake and Dial a Prayer.
Allen's most recent projects include The Bourne Legacy, The Killing and Luck.
Room is currently in production in Toronto.
- 11/11/2014
- Digital Spy
Production has commenced on Lenny Abrahamson's “Room” starring Brie Larson. Jacob Tremblay has signed on to play Larson's character's son, while Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Megan Park round out the cast. Also read: Brie Larson, Ben Kingsley to Join Daniel Radcliffe in ‘Brooklyn Bridge’ Based on the Emma Donoghue novel of the same name and told through the eyes of 5-year-old-Jack (Tremblay), “Room” follows the boy and his mother who have been held captive for years. To Jack, Room is the world. It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma (Larson) eat,...
- 11/10/2014
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Megan Park have joined Brie Larson on the cast of Element Pictures and No Trace Camping’s drama, which has started production. A24 holds Us rights and FilmNation sells internationally.
Lenny Abrahamson directs from a screenplay that Emma Donoghue adapted from her book about a young boy who grows up with her mother incarcerated in a small chamber.
The cast includes Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen and William H Macy. Elevation Pictures will distribute Room in Canada.
The shoot takes place at Pinewood and in Toronto, with Screen Scene in Dublin handling post-production.
Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney produces with David Gross. Executive producers are Andrew Lowe for Element Pictures and Jeff Arkuss and Jesse Shapira for No Trace Camping, as well as Emma Donoghue, Rose Garnett and Tessa Ross.
Lenny Abrahamson directs from a screenplay that Emma Donoghue adapted from her book about a young boy who grows up with her mother incarcerated in a small chamber.
The cast includes Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen and William H Macy. Elevation Pictures will distribute Room in Canada.
The shoot takes place at Pinewood and in Toronto, with Screen Scene in Dublin handling post-production.
Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney produces with David Gross. Executive producers are Andrew Lowe for Element Pictures and Jeff Arkuss and Jesse Shapira for No Trace Camping, as well as Emma Donoghue, Rose Garnett and Tessa Ross.
- 11/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Looking to craft something very different from his quirky musical comedy drama Frank, Lenny Abrahamson is starting to crank the cameras on his latest, Room. He’s just added William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Megan Park to the cast.Room is based on the 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue, which is itself based loosely on the real life case of Elisabeth Fritzl. Fritzl was imprisoned in a secret basement space by her appalling father Josef for 24 years, bearing him several children, which he explained as foundlings. She was discovered in 2008, and her father was jailed for life in 2009.In Donoghue's Booker-shortlisted version, this becomes the story of Ma (Brie Larson), seven years a prisoner with a five-year-old son called Jack (Jacob Tremblay), who is also the novel's narrator. Their captor remains offstage, given little attention, since the focus is Jack's worldview, having never known anything but...
- 11/10/2014
- EmpireOnline
The Samaritan movie adds Tom Wilkinson with Samuel L. Jackson in the David Weaver indie thriller. Jackson stars as a former grifter who tries to put his life of crime behind in after serving a 20-year prison sentence. Wilkinson plays a crime boss in the film written by Weaver alongside Elan Mastai. Also in The Samaritan cast are Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga, Alan C. Peterson, Gil Bellows, Aaron Poole, Tom McCamus, Martha Burns and Stephen McIntyre. Andras Mamori (Existenz) produces alongside Suzanne Cheriton and Tom Wosk, while Mark Musselman will serve as an executive producer...
- 4/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Samaritan movie adds Tom Wilkinson with Samuel L. Jackson in the David Weaver indie thriller. Jackson stars as a former grifter who tries to put his life of crime behind in after serving a 20-year prison sentence. Wilkinson plays a crime boss in the film written by Weaver alongside Elan Mastai. Also in The Samaritan cast are Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga, Alan C. Peterson, Gil Bellows, Aaron Poole, Tom McCamus, Martha Burns and Stephen McIntyre. Andras Mamori (Existenz) produces alongside Suzanne Cheriton and Tom Wosk, while Mark Musselman will serve as an executive producer...
- 4/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Samaritan movie adds Tom Wilkinson with Samuel L. Jackson in the David Weaver indie thriller. Jackson stars as a former grifter who tries to put his life of crime behind in after serving a 20-year prison sentence. Wilkinson plays a crime boss in the film written by Weaver alongside Elan Mastai. Also in The Samaritan cast are Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga, Alan C. Peterson, Gil Bellows, Aaron Poole, Tom McCamus, Martha Burns and Stephen McIntyre. Andras Mamori (Existenz) produces alongside Suzanne Cheriton and Tom Wosk, while Mark Musselman will serve as an executive producer...
- 4/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Direction: Atom Egoyan Cast: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson, Caerthan Banks, Maury Chaykin Screenplay: Atom Egoyan; from Russell Banks' novel Oscar Movies Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, The Sweet Hereafter By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: Some films are well crafted but lifeless. Others err by believing they can too readily make an audience care for a character just by having a traumatic situation beset him early on. Director and screenwriter Atom Egoyan's 1997 drama The Sweet Hereafter suffers from both maladies. Though not a bad film, it certainly isn't a great film, either — much less "the best film of the year" as Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan claimed. Foremost among the film's flaws is Egoyan's disoriented narrative based on Russell Banks' novel of the same name. Since I’ve not read the book, I don't know to...
- 3/29/2011
- by Dan Schneider
- Alt Film Guide
Chicago – “Cairo Time” may be a serene and intricately nuanced romance between an American woman (Patricia Clarkson) and an Arab man (Alexander Siddig) in Cairo. But behind the cameras, the atmosphere felt more like an action movie, as filmmakers outwitted government censors by finding endless creative ways to capture their desired footage, in the midst of a bustling city that was largely out of their control.
HollywoodChicago.com spoke with “Cairo Time” writer/director Ruba Nadda about her passion for exploring her Arab heritage, her mind-boggling production hurdles, and why filmmaking has become a family affair for her.
HollywoodChicago.com: Your first feature, “Sabah,” was about an Arab immigrant in Toronto, whereas “Cairo Time” is about an American in Cairo. What draws you to exploring these cultural juxtapositions?
Ruba Nadda: It’s funny because it only dawned on me afterwards when I was like, “Oh this is kind of...
HollywoodChicago.com spoke with “Cairo Time” writer/director Ruba Nadda about her passion for exploring her Arab heritage, her mind-boggling production hurdles, and why filmmaking has become a family affair for her.
HollywoodChicago.com: Your first feature, “Sabah,” was about an Arab immigrant in Toronto, whereas “Cairo Time” is about an American in Cairo. What draws you to exploring these cultural juxtapositions?
Ruba Nadda: It’s funny because it only dawned on me afterwards when I was like, “Oh this is kind of...
- 12/3/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – While “Sex and the City 2” and “Eat Pray Love” failed to impress their female target audience this summer, a small art house treasure flew under practically everyone’s radar. It brilliantly delivered precisely what moviegoers expected from those mainstream turkeys, without a trace of cultural insensitivity or superficial excess. That film was “Cairo Time,” and it deserves to be discovered on the small screen.
Though I was careful not to overpraise this lovely morsel of a film during its initial release, it’s clear that “Cairo” is one of the year’s most under-appreciated gems. Arab Canadian filmmaker Ruba Nadda specializes in small-scale, intricately nuanced dramas, often featuring a romance between characters with different religious backgrounds, one of them being Islamic. Yet Nadda isn’t interested in pushing any incendiary buttons. If anything, her films break down cultural barriers by allowing their characters to connect on a human...
Though I was careful not to overpraise this lovely morsel of a film during its initial release, it’s clear that “Cairo” is one of the year’s most under-appreciated gems. Arab Canadian filmmaker Ruba Nadda specializes in small-scale, intricately nuanced dramas, often featuring a romance between characters with different religious backgrounds, one of them being Islamic. Yet Nadda isn’t interested in pushing any incendiary buttons. If anything, her films break down cultural barriers by allowing their characters to connect on a human...
- 12/1/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Voluptuous scenery and a couple of romantic leads cannot save this film from the slowness that builds like the pyramids. Oscar nominated Patricia Clarkson gives it her all in this psychological romance but her all is not good enough. It is too much of the same scene of doubt, doubt and more doubt combined with mystery. Clarkson plays Juliette Grant, the wife of successful, dedicated and perhaps even swashbuckling Un refugee camp specialist Mark (Tom McCamus). The problem is that Mark is not there. He has been detained in Gaza. A great start. When one.s husband is detained in Gaza there are many possible explanations and most of them are bad. There is even the most pregnant of...
- 9/3/2010
- by Ron Wilkinson
- Monsters and Critics
There are plenty of gloriously beautiful Egyptian landscapes in the new drama Cairo Time, but very little happens plotwise. Ostensibly a finding-love-in-an-exotic-land romance, the film is not about much more than sightseeing. Cairo Time is a glorified travelogue, lifeless and shallow, and watching it is akin to being trapped inside a travel magazine spread for a long ninety minutes. But did I mention the gloriously beautiful Egyptian landscapes?
Cairo Time stars Patricia Clarkson as Juliette, the busy editor of a glossy fashion magazine called Vous (why is every woman in this type of film a writer, editor or publisher?). She.s traveled to Cairo to see her husband Mark (Tom McCamus), a U.N. official working in Gaza. When he is unavoidably delayed by a crisis there, Mark calls on his close friend and former security officer Tareq (Alexander Siddig) to greet Juliette at the airport and help get her settled into her hotel.
Cairo Time stars Patricia Clarkson as Juliette, the busy editor of a glossy fashion magazine called Vous (why is every woman in this type of film a writer, editor or publisher?). She.s traveled to Cairo to see her husband Mark (Tom McCamus), a U.N. official working in Gaza. When he is unavoidably delayed by a crisis there, Mark calls on his close friend and former security officer Tareq (Alexander Siddig) to greet Juliette at the airport and help get her settled into her hotel.
- 8/26/2010
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – A delicious sip of tea, a cool fragrant breeze, a stroll through a gorgeous foreign landscape. These are but a few of the sensations moviegoers will experience in “Cairo Time,” a deceptively simple, tenderly lyrical love story that is quite simply the most refreshing cinematic surprise of the season. I don’t want to overpraise this lovely little morsel. It’s meant to be savored, and has a rich aftertaste.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
With the obvious exception of “Inception,” this summer has been a resounding disappointment in terms of blockbusters, particularly those aimed at women. The female protagonists in “Sex and the City 2” and “Eat Pray Love” were insultingly shallow narcissists whose idea of therapy was a whirlwind tour of the globe. It’s not all that enjoyable to watch these rich ninnies whine about their personal problems, especially in light of the current financial crisis. “Cairo Time” is also...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
With the obvious exception of “Inception,” this summer has been a resounding disappointment in terms of blockbusters, particularly those aimed at women. The female protagonists in “Sex and the City 2” and “Eat Pray Love” were insultingly shallow narcissists whose idea of therapy was a whirlwind tour of the globe. It’s not all that enjoyable to watch these rich ninnies whine about their personal problems, especially in light of the current financial crisis. “Cairo Time” is also...
- 8/20/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
When women's magazine writer Juliette Grant (Patricia Clarkson) arrives in Cairo to join her husband, Mark (Tom McCamus), a U.N. refugee camp organizer, for a vacation, she is met at the airport by Tareq (Alexander Siddig), his former security officer and colleague. He tells her that Mark's been unavoidably detained in Gaza and graciously escorts her through the crowded streets and sweltering heat to her hotel.
- 8/17/2010
- Arizona Reporter
In Ruba Nadda’s exquisite sophomore feature, Middle East meets West with all the complexity and respect that “Sex and the City 2” lacked. Canadian fashion magazine editor Juliette (Patricia Clarkson, in her first romantic lead role) travels to Cairo to meet her husband Mark (Tom McCamus), who works for the United Nations. He gets tied up in Gaza, though, and Juliette finds herself spending their vacation alone in a strange, at times unfriendly, city, a place where men aggressively ogle her on the street but don’t inform her when she’s entered a men-only coffee shop because “that would be rude.”
Removed from the job that occupies so much of her time, she’s at that particular stage of life when her nest is empty and she’s asking herself, “What next?” Clarkson gives a lovely, restrained performance, one of curiosity and compassion. Her occasional companion is Tareq...
Removed from the job that occupies so much of her time, she’s at that particular stage of life when her nest is empty and she’s asking herself, “What next?” Clarkson gives a lovely, restrained performance, one of curiosity and compassion. Her occasional companion is Tareq...
- 8/5/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The chaps over at ComingSoon have this new poster for Ruba Nadda’s new movie, Cairo Time which stars Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, Amina Annabi, Tom McCamus and Mona Hala.
I quite like this poster but, the more I look at it, the more I think Siddig is trying to look down Clarkson’s top! Anyone out there agree?!
ComingSoon also give us a description of the movie:
Clarkson plays Juliette, a fashion magazine editor in her 40s, who travels to Cairo to meet her husband, Mark (McCamus), a Un official working in Gaza, for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his friend Tareq (Siddig), who had been his security officer for many years, to escort her throughout the beautiful and exotic city. The last thing anyone expects is that they will fall in love.
I’ve not managed to find a UK...
I quite like this poster but, the more I look at it, the more I think Siddig is trying to look down Clarkson’s top! Anyone out there agree?!
ComingSoon also give us a description of the movie:
Clarkson plays Juliette, a fashion magazine editor in her 40s, who travels to Cairo to meet her husband, Mark (McCamus), a Un official working in Gaza, for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his friend Tareq (Siddig), who had been his security officer for many years, to escort her throughout the beautiful and exotic city. The last thing anyone expects is that they will fall in love.
I’ve not managed to find a UK...
- 6/22/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the poster for Cairo Time , starring Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, Amina Annabi, Tom McCamus, Mona Hala. Written and directed by Ruba Nadda, the film opens on August 6th. Clarkson plays Juliette, a fashion magazine editor in her 40s, who travels to Cairo to meet her husband for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his trusted friend Tareq (Siddig) to keep her company. As he guides her through the sights, sounds and unique customs of the exotic city, unexpected feelings emerge leading to an awakening of emotion that takes Juliette by surprise.
- 6/22/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Very few of us have the spare cash to take an intercontinental trip for recreational purposes. Luckily, writer-director Ruba Nadda has taken the liberty to spare you that expense and squanders the funds herself. Cairo Time is a goldmine for anyone eager to do some sightseeing. The problem is, Cairo Time isn.t supposed to be an area profile; it.s supposed to be a story and in that department, it.s seriously lacking. Wouldn.t it suck to travel all the way from the Us to Egypt to hang out with your husband, only to get there and find out he won.t make it? That.s what happens to Juliette (Patricia Clarkson). She ditches her job as a magazine editor to meet up with her husband, Mark (Tom McCamus), a Un employee stationed in Gaza, in Cairo for a three-week vacation. Unfortunately, upon landing in Egypt, Juliette.s...
- 4/24/2010
- cinemablend.com
If you want to see director Atom Egoyan at the peak of his shape, watch The Sweet Hereafter. The film tackles many depressing subjects. However, while it leaves some questions unanswered, Egoyan makes the whole story stand on one leg with a graceful illustration of the pain that strikes the characters.
The story is centred on Mitchell Stevens (Ian Holm), a lawyer. He's trying to recruit residents of a small Canadian community in a class action suit against the makers of a bus. In fact, the latter went off the road and sank into an icy lake. Besides, the few who managed to survived are Nicole Burnell (Sarah Polley), a young student, and the bus driver (Gabrielle Rose).
Obviously, Mitchell doesn't see this as an opportunity to make money. As he tries to recruit the inhabitants of the small town into a class action suit, Mitchell sees that they're hit...
The story is centred on Mitchell Stevens (Ian Holm), a lawyer. He's trying to recruit residents of a small Canadian community in a class action suit against the makers of a bus. In fact, the latter went off the road and sank into an icy lake. Besides, the few who managed to survived are Nicole Burnell (Sarah Polley), a young student, and the bus driver (Gabrielle Rose).
Obviously, Mitchell doesn't see this as an opportunity to make money. As he tries to recruit the inhabitants of the small town into a class action suit, Mitchell sees that they're hit...
- 4/24/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
In 1922, Robert J. Flaherty gave us Nanook of the North, one of my favourite silent films and an early example of a snow movie--that is, a movie that wouldn't be what it is without its wintry landscape. In some films, snow is incidental--a pretty backdrop or a minor metaphor (like the snowfall that blankets the Bride's duel with O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill Vol. I). In others, a snowy climate is central to the story or sometimes even a character in its own right. Here are 10 movies that each use ice, snow, and cold in a specific way; together, they collectively demonstrate the range one symbol can have.
As with a typical Pajiba Guide, many genres are represented (don't worry Nanook fans -- silent film, documentary, and Inuit culture are all covered below in some form). And as with a typical Guide, apologies must be made for omitting many more...
As with a typical Pajiba Guide, many genres are represented (don't worry Nanook fans -- silent film, documentary, and Inuit culture are all covered below in some form). And as with a typical Guide, apologies must be made for omitting many more...
- 2/18/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Don't get me wrong, I heart Patricia Clarkson and just about anything that IFC distributes, but the reason why I was nowhere close to including Ruba Nadda's romantic drama among my Tiff coverage (it won the Best Canadian Feature in Toronto) was the sentiment that this one is intended for a very specific crowd in mind: the women over 40 demo. - Don't get me wrong, I heart Patricia Clarkson and just about anything that IFC distributes, but the reason why I was nowhere close to including Ruba Nadda's romantic drama among my Tiff coverage (it won the Best Canadian Feature in Toronto) was the sentiment that this one is intended for a very specific crowd in mind: the women over 40 demo. IFC Films have announced the picked up Theatrical and VOD Release for their 2010 slate. Cairo Time sees Clarkson play a woman who arrives in Cairo to meet...
- 12/13/2009
- by Ioncinema.com Staff
- IONCINEMA.com
Canada's Top Ten, an annual event created by the Toronto International Film Festival, just announced the ten best Canadian films of 2009. In this case, we're talking about Canadian films that were released in theatres or have been screened in film festivals in 2009. Besides, the films will be shown at the Cinematheque in Toronto in January.
Here are the ten best Canadian feature films of 2009:
Cairo Time: A journalist (Patricia Clarkson) travels to Egypt in order to find her husband (Tom McCamus). However, she learns from her husband's friend (Alexander Siddig), who welcomes her, that he's still held up in Gaza. Directed by Ruba Nadda.
Carcasse: This film centres on Jean-Paul Colmor, a man who works in a junkyard of rural Quebec. He welcomes four teenagers with the Down syndrome. Directed by Denis Côté.
Crackie: A girl (Meghan Greeley) from Newfoundland and Labrador lives with her grandmother (Mary Walsh...
Here are the ten best Canadian feature films of 2009:
Cairo Time: A journalist (Patricia Clarkson) travels to Egypt in order to find her husband (Tom McCamus). However, she learns from her husband's friend (Alexander Siddig), who welcomes her, that he's still held up in Gaza. Directed by Ruba Nadda.
Carcasse: This film centres on Jean-Paul Colmor, a man who works in a junkyard of rural Quebec. He welcomes four teenagers with the Down syndrome. Directed by Denis Côté.
Crackie: A girl (Meghan Greeley) from Newfoundland and Labrador lives with her grandmother (Mary Walsh...
- 12/8/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Although many of us prefer fast-paced romantic movies like Vicky Cristina Barcelona, let it be said that Cairo Time is not a repulsive film. With its interesting premise about two people who don't want to openly confess their feelings for each other and a solid acting, this is a movie you should consider. However, this doesn't mean that Cairo Time doesn't have any flaws.
Juliette (Patricia Clarkson), a workaholic editor of a female magazine, has come to Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, to spend some time with her husband (Tom McCamus) who works for the United Nations (Un). However, once in Cairo, Juliette learns from Tareq (Alexander Siddig), a friend from her husband, that her husband can't be there because he's not done with organizing a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. As she spends some time with Tareq to keep herself busy, Juliette and him will gradually develop a love relationship.
Juliette (Patricia Clarkson), a workaholic editor of a female magazine, has come to Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, to spend some time with her husband (Tom McCamus) who works for the United Nations (Un). However, once in Cairo, Juliette learns from Tareq (Alexander Siddig), a friend from her husband, that her husband can't be there because he's not done with organizing a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. As she spends some time with Tareq to keep herself busy, Juliette and him will gradually develop a love relationship.
- 10/17/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Best Canadian Feature Film honours at the Toronto Film Festival went to Ruba Nadda's 'Cairo Time'. Produced by David Collins of Samson Films and Daniel Iron of Foundry Films, the feature, set in Egypt, stars Patricia Clarkson (Married Life), Tom McCamus (Killshot) and Alexander Siddig (Syriana) and examines a brief, unexpected love affair. Irish creative talent involved in the production of 'Cairo Time' included composer Niall Byrne (The Honeymooners) and production designer Tamara Conboy (Once). The winners were announced on Saturday the 19th of September.
- 9/21/2009
- IFTN
More for Vanguard, Real to Reel, Special Presentations, Galas, Short cuts, and Contemporary World Cinema which includes the World premier of Reginald Harkema's latest, Leslie, My Name is Evil. That link has the 2nd promo trailer (we used to have two) but we were asked by Reggie to remove the first. We also have Sook-Yin Lee's Year of the Carnivore which I've been keeping an eye on for some time. Also playing is The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.
Check out the full list of added films after the break!
Canada First!
Year of the Carnivore Sook-Yin Lee, BC
World Premiere
Year of the Carnivore is a romantic-comedy-drama about a girl with an unrequited crush on a boy who thinks she's bad in bed, so she goes out to get more 'experience.'
All Fall Down Philip Hoffman, On
North American Premiere
Local legend Philip Hoffman's formally adventurous...
Check out the full list of added films after the break!
Canada First!
Year of the Carnivore Sook-Yin Lee, BC
World Premiere
Year of the Carnivore is a romantic-comedy-drama about a girl with an unrequited crush on a boy who thinks she's bad in bed, so she goes out to get more 'experience.'
All Fall Down Philip Hoffman, On
North American Premiere
Local legend Philip Hoffman's formally adventurous...
- 8/4/2009
- QuietEarth.us
- The Toronto FIlm Festival have announced everything Canadian (or in some cases co-produced with Canada) with the world premiere of Atom Egoyan's Chloe. Heath Ledger's final film The Imaginariam of Dr. Parnassus and Dilip Mehta's Cooking with Stella with receive the Gala treatment while Jean-Marc Vallée's Young Victoria will be the closing-night film (I had mentioned that it would probably receive some special treatment as is the case for Ruba Nadda's Cairo Time). Fellow Quebecer Xavier Dolan brings his Cannes winner J'ai tué ma mère (I Killed My Mother) to Canada's English-speaking center. Take a look below for of Canadian content trickled into several categories. Galas Chloe Atom Egoyan, France/Canada World Premiere Catherine (Julianne Moore), a successful doctor, suspects her husband David (Liam Neeson), a handsome music professor, is cheating on her. To lay her suspicions and fears to rest, she hires an irresistible young woman,
- 8/4/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
- I guess you couldn't ask for anything more than a quality cast and the backing from competent producers if you are in the shoes of Canadian-born filmmaker Ruba Nadda. Screen Daily reports that Patricia Clarkson (Elegy) has boarded the project with co-stars Alexander Siddig (Un homme perdu), Elena Anaya (Savage Grace) and Tom McCamus set for filming. Cairo Time sees Clarkson play a woman (really?) who arrives in Cairo to meet her husband (McCamus) only to be told he is unavoidably delayed in Gaza and has in turn sent his friend (Siddig), a retired Egyptian police officer, to pick her up. The brief love affair that follows catches them both completely off guard. Executive produced by indie vets Christina Vachon and Charles Pugliese of Killer Films, and produced by Ireland's David Collins of Samson Films (Once) and the personable Daniel Iron of Foundry Films (Away From Her, Manufactured Landscapes
- 6/18/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
Receiving its world premiere at the Santa Barbara (Calif.) International Film Festival, Canada's "The Spreading Ground" is a tediously routine thriller that plays like cable filler despite its more artistic aspirations.
Director-cinematographer Derek Vanlint may have given everything a big-screen sheen, but this connect-the-dots story about a downtrodden detective (Dennis Hopper) on the trail of a serial kiddie killer is awash in stale TV crime-show platitudes.
When the bodies of five girls turn up in the river during a 24-hour period, Detective Ed Delongpre (Hopper) finds that he's not the only person conducting an investigation. Concerned that the scandal will harm her reputation, Mayor Hackett (Elizabeth Shepherd) has put the screws to Delongpre's superior, Capt. Neiman (Chuck Shamata), who, in turn, has bribed the local Irish mob into speeding up the process.
They put their on man on the case --the cold-blooded but highly methodical Johnnie Gault (Tom McCamus) --while Delongpre also has to deal with a very tricky reconciliation involving the mayor's assistant, Leslie (Leslie Hope), who also happens to be his estranged daughter.
Essentially a watery take on Fritz Lang's "M," "The Spreading Ground" drowns under the weight of all the cliched dialogue and stiffly choreographed action sequences.
While it's nice to see Hopper playing low-key for a change, there's so little character detail for him to grab on to that there are times he barely registers at all.
As the wronged daughter, Hope conveys all the necessary tough/vulnerable emotions, but she too is stuck with a character that has been sketched with the broadest of strokes, courtesy of screenwriters Mark Nakamura and Eric Nicholas.
Production values, are, for the most part, economically efficient, with the exception of the on-the-cheap, toothless synth score -- attributed, ironically, to a composer who goes by the name of Shark.
Like the rest of this soggy enterprise, those sonic water droplets ring annoyingly synthetic.
THE SPREADING GROUND
Tsunami Entertainment
Producer:Ken Nakamura
Director:Derek Vanlint
Screenwriters:Mark Nakamura, Eric Nicholas
Story:Mark Burman, Ross Korte
Executive producers:Beni Atoori, Susan Wichmann
Director of photography:Derek Vanlint
Production designer:Seamus Flannery
Editor:Michael Doherty
Costume designer:Tamara Winston
Music:Shark
Color/stereo
Cast:
Detective Ed Delongpre:Dennis Hopper
Leslie Delongpre:Leslie Hope
Johnnie Gault:Tom McCamus
Capt. Neiman:Chuck Shamata
Mayor Hackett:Elizabeth Shepherd
Running time --- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Director-cinematographer Derek Vanlint may have given everything a big-screen sheen, but this connect-the-dots story about a downtrodden detective (Dennis Hopper) on the trail of a serial kiddie killer is awash in stale TV crime-show platitudes.
When the bodies of five girls turn up in the river during a 24-hour period, Detective Ed Delongpre (Hopper) finds that he's not the only person conducting an investigation. Concerned that the scandal will harm her reputation, Mayor Hackett (Elizabeth Shepherd) has put the screws to Delongpre's superior, Capt. Neiman (Chuck Shamata), who, in turn, has bribed the local Irish mob into speeding up the process.
They put their on man on the case --the cold-blooded but highly methodical Johnnie Gault (Tom McCamus) --while Delongpre also has to deal with a very tricky reconciliation involving the mayor's assistant, Leslie (Leslie Hope), who also happens to be his estranged daughter.
Essentially a watery take on Fritz Lang's "M," "The Spreading Ground" drowns under the weight of all the cliched dialogue and stiffly choreographed action sequences.
While it's nice to see Hopper playing low-key for a change, there's so little character detail for him to grab on to that there are times he barely registers at all.
As the wronged daughter, Hope conveys all the necessary tough/vulnerable emotions, but she too is stuck with a character that has been sketched with the broadest of strokes, courtesy of screenwriters Mark Nakamura and Eric Nicholas.
Production values, are, for the most part, economically efficient, with the exception of the on-the-cheap, toothless synth score -- attributed, ironically, to a composer who goes by the name of Shark.
Like the rest of this soggy enterprise, those sonic water droplets ring annoyingly synthetic.
THE SPREADING GROUND
Tsunami Entertainment
Producer:Ken Nakamura
Director:Derek Vanlint
Screenwriters:Mark Nakamura, Eric Nicholas
Story:Mark Burman, Ross Korte
Executive producers:Beni Atoori, Susan Wichmann
Director of photography:Derek Vanlint
Production designer:Seamus Flannery
Editor:Michael Doherty
Costume designer:Tamara Winston
Music:Shark
Color/stereo
Cast:
Detective Ed Delongpre:Dennis Hopper
Leslie Delongpre:Leslie Hope
Johnnie Gault:Tom McCamus
Capt. Neiman:Chuck Shamata
Mayor Hackett:Elizabeth Shepherd
Running time --- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
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