13-year-old Pablo is a quiet, lonely boy with a troubled past. His only friend is Julia, a shameless 15-year-old girl who is more than willing to help Pablo with his transition from childhood to adolescence Read More »
Tag Archives: Canada
Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story (2013) Barry Avrich, Patrice Adcroft, Audrey Arnold, Peter Bloch, Documentary, Biography
This is the extraordinary story of a visionary, public-relations master, recluse and self-destructive optimist who went from the pinnacle of power Read More »
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) François Girard, Colm Feore, Derek Keurvorst, Katya Ladan, Biography, Drama, Music
As the title suggests, this dramatised documentary about the eccentric Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is broken up into thirty-two short films Read More »
Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) George Mendeluk, Sally Kellerman, Patrick Dempsey, Al Waxman, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A 14-year-old boy named Rudy is trying desperately to lose his virginity. Read More »
Blood Relatives (1978) Claude Chabrol, Donald Sutherland, Aude Landry, Lisa Langlois, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Montreal: Late at night the teenage Patricia flees into a police department, covered all over with blood. Read More »
Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1990) Harry Bromley Davenport, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Koslo, Tara Buckman, Horror, Sci-Fi
Scientists at a secret underground complex have found a way to travel to another dimension. Read More »
The Top of His Head (1989) Peter Mettler, Christie MacFadyen, Stephen Ouimette, David Fox, Drama, Romance
Augustus Victor is a young and successful satellite dish salesman who is only 3 sales away from his company’s most coveted sales award. Read More »
Love and Death on Long Island (1997) Richard Kwietniowski, John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi, Comedy, Drama
Giles De’Ath is a widower who doesn’t like anything modern. He goes to movies and falls in love with film star Ronnie Bostock. Read More »
The Myth of the Male Orgasm (1993) John Hamilton, Bruce Dinsmore, Miranda de Pencier, Mark Camacho, Comedy, Romance
Jimmy Ravinsky, one of three male roommates, participates in a feminist psychology experiment Read More »
Paris by Night (1988) David Hare, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Gambon, Iain Glen, Drama, Thriller
Clara Bell is a busy Euro MP with a husband and child at home and a high powered career – but on a trip to Paris her ordered existence is overturned by a murder and a chance encounter. Read More »
Clean (2004) Olivier Assayas, Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle, Drama, Music, Romance
London-based Emily Wang gained minor notoriety from her VJ-ing on cable television. Read More »
King of the Grizzlies (1970) Ron Kelly, John Yesno, Chris Wiggins, Hugh Webster, Western, Family
Moki (John Yesno) is the Indian foreman at a ranch owned by The Colonel (Chris Higgins). He watches as a baby grizzly bear becomes his playful friend before going off on his own. Read More »
Graduate First (1979) Maurice Pialat, Sabine Haudepin, Philippe Marlaud, Annick Alane, Drama, Romance
A study of a group of young working class people in a French village, who are embarking upon adult life. Read More »
Echoes of a Summer (1976) Don Taylor, Richard Harris, Jodie Foster, Lois Nettleton, Drama
The eleven-year-old Deirdre suffers from an incureable heart trouble. For two years, her parents Eugene and Ruth have consulted heart specialists – but without any success. Read More »
Cavedweller (2004) Lisa Cholodenko, Kyra Sedgwick, Aidan Quinn, Sherilyn Fenn, Drama, Music
After rock musician Randall Pritchard’s fatal car accident, his wife and band mate Delia Byrd drags their unwilling daughter Cissy from his California home to her own, a Georgia backwater. Read More »