Thursday, October 29, 2009

October 29: The week ahead

Hey moviegoers!

What's ahead in Halifax's movie-sphere over the next seven days? Read on...
But before you do! Don't forget to read up on Out @ In the Loop!

World Animation Day
Cost: Free!
Date/Time: Sunday, November 1 @ 2
Location: The Company House (2022 Gottingen)
Behind the Scenes: In honour of World Animation Day, the NFB has organized a cross-Canada tour of screenings and workshops called Get Animated
The Movie:
  • 2 pm: Special presentation with Cordell Barker: Chris Landreth shows his latest short film, The Spine (previewed below). He will also talk about what he calls “psychorealism,” a way of using computer graphics to show the realism of his characters’ complicated, messy and very human lives.
  • 4 pm: Animation Feast — NFB New Visions Program: Discover latest works by NFB award-winning filmmakers – including Oscar®-winner Chris Landreth and two-time Oscar®-nominated Cordell Barker.



The Darien Dilemma
Cost: Free!
Date/Time: Monday, November 2 @ 7
Location: Pier 21 (1055 Marginal)
Behind the Scenes: A documentary screening as part of Holocaust Education Week 2009. A discussion following the film will be led by Mark David, Campaign Administrator for the United Jewish Appeal of Atlantic Canada.
The Movie: The Darien Dilemma follows a father and his filmmaker son as they explore the previously untold Holocaust story of 1,000 Viennese Jews stranded on the frozen Danube River in 1941 awaiting rescue by Ruth Klieger, a senior agent of Mossad.
For more info... http://www.pier21.ca/

Antonio Gaudi
Cost: Free!
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 3 @ 5
Location: Dalhousie Art Gallery (6101 University)
Behind the Scenes: Part of the Dalhousie Art Gallery's Wednesday film series
The Movie: Woman in the Dunes director Hiroshi Teshigahara wordlessly explores the art and buildings of the great Catalan designer Antonio Gaudí as a testament to organic form.

Die Woelfe (The Wolves)
Cost: Free!
Date/Time: Tuesday November 3, Wednesday November 4 and Thursday November 5 @ 7
Location: Saint Mary's University McNally Theatre (923 Robie)
Behind the Scenes: Part of the Wall's Echo: A series of multimedia presentations exploring life before, during, and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Die Wölfe (The Wolves) is a film trilogy produced by the German Television, ZDF, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. The three-part movie will be screened over three consecutive evenings.
The Movie: New Year's Eve 1989: whilst the whole of Berlin is intoxicated by the dream of reunification, a young couple, a girl from West Berlin and a boy from the Eastern part of the city, are about to say I do. But only at the altar does it become apparent that the parents of the engaged couple and their friends are bound together by a complex and tragic history that reaches back decades into the past. They are all forced to realise that they are inseparably linked to one another through their common experiences of everyday life in post war Germany, including the rubble women (women responsible for clearing away the rubble in post war Germany) and the black market, through their shared experience of growing up, through young love and jealousy, loyalty and mistrust.

Fossil Fools Film Fest: Home
Cost: $2
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 4 @ 7
Location: The Hub (1673 Barrington, 2nd floor)
Behind the Scenes: Presented by Ecology Action Centre's Energy Issues Committee.
The Movie: A documentary tracing the impact of human activity on the environment and calling for action to avoid irreversible harm.

Both Sides of the Wire
Cost: Free!
Date/Time: Thursday, November 5 @ 6
Location: CBC Radio Room (1599 South Park)
Behind the Scenes: Presented by the Atlantic Jewish Council in partnership with Linda Joy Media Arts. A part of Holocaust Education Week. The filmmaker Neal Livingston, will be in attendance. A question and answer session will follow the film.
The Movie: An hour long documentary which chronicles the experiences of Austrian and German refugees, the majority of whom were Jewish, that had come to England to escape Nazi oppression, only then to be deported and interned in Canada as "dangerous enemy aliens."



Sharkwater
Cost: Free!
Date/Time: Thursday, November 5 @ 7
Location: Potter auditorium, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building (6100 University)
Behind the Scenes: Hosted by Dalhousie University's College of Sustainability; a range of exciting lectures, seminars and activities are offered through the College of Sustainability, building a shared sense of community around environment and sustainability-related issues.
The Movie: Filmmaker Rob Stewart's love for sharks prompts him to undertake a dangerous journey in an effort to save sharks from extinction. The result is Sharkwater. In Sharkwater Rob unearths the reality about sharks' behavior and discredits the popular perception that sharks are fearsome predators.

Beverly Hills Cop
Cost: $6.99 (or $9.99 which includes a reg. popcorn & reg. drink)
Date/Time: Friday, November 6 @ 11:30 & Saturday, November 7 @ 11:30
Location: Park Lane (5657 Spring Garden Rd)
Behind the Scenes: Empire Fan Favourite is a film series hosted by Empire 8 Parklane dedicated to bringing classics back to the Big Screen. These are original 35mm prints, not re-mastered DVDs!
The Movie: A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.


MET Opera: Turandot
Cost: $24.80
Date/Time: Saturday, November 7 @ 2 p.m
Location: Dartmouth Crossing (145 Shubie Dr) & Park Lane (5657 Spring Garden Rd)
Behind the Scenes: A broadcast of a live performance of New York's Metropolitan Opera. Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 30 minutes - includes 2 intermissions.
The Movie: Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins her love and whose solos include the famous “Nessun dorma.”

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