Walkey Talk: The Day the Future Stood Still

Posted by: Mike Walkey  •  October 27, 2015 @ 7:52pm

When I was in school, a teacher would sometimes catch me doing something I wasn't supposed to be doing.

Whenever they'd ask, "Michael, what are you doing?"

"Just putting on the second coat now!" was always my favourite response.

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Interview: Director Guy Maddin on the ghosts of cinema past and his new film The Forbidden Room

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  October 7, 2015 @ 8:20am

Guy Maddin's films have always had at least one foot planted firmly in a shadowy and beautiful cinematic past. Beginning with his first feature, the awe-inspiring Tales from the Gimli Hospital in 1988, Maddin's gaze seemed fixed backwards to a distant era in which the talking picture was still unfamiliar and strange.

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Interview: A conversation with performance artists Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  September 23, 2015 @ 6:38pm

Feminist art fans take note. A vault is about to open, filled with the most subversively unique and beautifully hilarious gems. For the first time, a curated collection of the work of performance artists Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan will be available on Sept. 26.

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Interview: Andrew Cheney and Kara Kilmer of the faith-based adventure film, Beyond the Mask

Posted by: Mark McLeod  •  August 21, 2015 @ 8:44pm

Faith-based films have been around since the beginning of motion pictures, and for a long part of filmmaking history, stood alongside other Hollywood genres as both critical and box office successes. Films like Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments still captivate audiences to this day.

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Interview: Adam Brooks, co-writer, co-director and star of Astron 6's The Editor

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  August 20, 2015 @ 7:13am

Every now and then, a small independent film manages to break through the cracks in the towering wall of entertainment available to our fickle culture. Like some little engine that could, it attracts critical praise and audience attention through its sheer brilliance, and without some huge marketing campaign.

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Interview: Comedian Von Decarlo and filmmaker Mark Farrell on Patrice O'Neal documentary Better Than You

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  April 30, 2015 @ 2:46pm

Patrice O'Neal, one of the greatest comedians of all time, passed away in 2011, only a week before his 42nd birthday. A true comic's comic, O'Neal's legend-status was cemented in his early 30s, but mainstream popularity was never his goal.

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Tony's Top Ten: Best Films of 2014

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  March 22, 2015 @ 8:59pm

There is no denying that 2014 was the year of Birdman and Boyhood. Say what you will about 'em, but they made a massive impact on audiences. I loved both films, but unfortunately, they didn't quite make this list. That alone should be indicative of how many amazing films were released this year. I'm still just catching up with everything.

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Walkey Talk: Boyhood vs. Birdman

Posted by: Mike Walkey  •  February 22, 2015 @ 10:02am

Life lessons can occur anywhere. Epiphanies happen anytime. And in the most unusual places. Like riding on a bus for example...

"Why is Boyhood considered good? Nothing happens. It's about the boring mundane things that happen in a person's ordinary life. I go to the movies to escape my boring routine life. If I wanted reality, I'd look out the window.

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2015 Oscars: Red Carpet videos, live tweeting of the ceremony, and tales from L.A.

Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys  •  February 22, 2015 @ 6:04am

It's Oscar Sunday, and ShowbizMonkeys.com once again ventured down to Hollywood, California to bring you our own unique coverage live from the Academy Awards.

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Live from L.A.: Everything is a lie!

Posted by: Andrew Lizotte  •  February 21, 2015 @ 4:35pm

For those of you who don't know me in person or on stage, I can be pretty cynical. Prior to this week, I didn't know if there was a way left for me to feel alienated. Los Angeles found a way, my friends. I have always escaped into a rich fantasy life, facilitated by the silver screen.

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