Time for our weekly look at some of the film and movie screenings that are playing in Halifax this week (starting on Monday the 9th).
In The Loop
Cost: $10
Date/Time: Monday, November 9th @ 6:30 p.m.
Location: Park Lane (5657 Spring Garden)
Behind the Scenes: Part of the Atlantic Filmmakers Co-operative's Monday Night Movies program.
And it's our next Out @ the Movies event!
The Movie: The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one can sleep with the right intern, and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. If they don't... well, they can always fire their Director of Communications Judy, who they never liked anyway and who's back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who's angry about a collapsing wall.
No Mans Land & Canvas of War, The Art of World War II
Cost: AGNS cost of admission ($10/adult)
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 10th @ 3 p.m.
Location: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (1723 Hollis)
Behind the Scenes: In honour of Remembrance Day, the AGNS hosts two special screenings.
The Movie:
- Canvas of War, The Art of World War II - During World War II, a select group of Canadian artists created thousands of powerful paintings. Canvas of War is a documentary about these images and of the war artists who went into combat to paint them. It is a highly visual and personal account of their experiences on the swa, in the air and on the battlefields of World War II.
- No Mans Land - This program features a powerful collection of war paintings by Canadian artist Mary Riter Hamilton. This remarkable woman spent three years in the battlefields of Europe after First World War Armistice to paint the scenes of destruction left behind by the war. She dedicated her work to the Canadian soldiers who fought and died in the 'Great War'. The haunting images on her canvasses are combined with archival footage of war-torn Europe. Describes the life and legacy of an artist largely unknown in her own country. Part of the Never Again! series.
This So-Called Disaster
Cost: Free
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 10 @ 5 p.m.
Location: Dalhousie Art Gallery (6101 University)
Behind the Scenes: Part of the Dalhousie Art Gallery's Wednesday film series
The Movie: After the American playwright and actor Sam Shepard had played the role of the ghost in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet, Shepard invited the filmmaker to document rehearsals for his The Late Henry Moss, that he staged with Nick Nolte and Sean Penn in leading roles. Almereyda and his crew filmed the last three weeks before the première. The film combines interviews with Shepard, his actors and staff with images of the rehearsals. The result is both a portrait and a unique glimpse of top actors seeking their way through the material. The film also offers a survey of the career of Shepard, including a report of his stormy relationship with his father, who died in 1984.
Frekuensia Kolombiana
Cost: Free?
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 10th @ ?? [Sorry folks; no time that I could find. I'll update the blog if/when I find out.]
Location: Room 307, Dalhousie Student Union Building (6136 University)
Behind the Scenes: Brought to you by NSPIRG.
The Movie: Frekuensia Kolombiana explores the traditional forms of Colombian music and their relation to hiphop. By way of interviews, events, situations and landscapes, the documentary uncovers a youth that constructs from exclusion a movement of hope and truth. As we witness their efforts to self-produce, organize and multiply their knowledge, we realize their necessity to perpetuate, communicate, give and exist. Through the lyrics of Camajan Club, Por Razones de Estado, Zona Marginal and others, we discover the lucid consciousness of a youth that, through art, seeks to awaken and rewnew its society. This documentary is a representation of the voice of the Colombian street.
Rock Bottom: Gay Men & Meth
Cost: Free
Date/Time: Friday, November 13th @ 7 p.m.
Location: Youth Project (2281 Brunswick)
Behind the Scenes: OUT! Alive & Addiction Prevention & Treatment Services Presents 'Rock Bottom: Gay Men & Meth.' Just us for some education, conversation and refreshments in recognition of National Addiction Awareness Week.
The Movie: "Rock Bottom" follows the journeys of seven gay men struggling with meth addiction and recovery against a backdrop of an emerging second wave of HIV infection. From grappling with the drug's effects on their physical and mental health to wrestling with their darkest sexual desires, Rock Bottom delivers a chilling portrait of a community in crisis. With an unflinching eye the film captures their stories over a two-year period, from sex clubs to hospitals to family gatherings. It takes enormous courage to face these demons, and even more to allow the world to watch.
Please note: Due to the graphic nature of subject matter, content and language, there is a recommended viewer age of 18 for this event.
Hawaii, Oslo
Cost: Free
Date/Time: Sunday, November 15th @ 2 p.m.
Location: Royal Bank Theatre, Halifax Infirmary
Behind the Scenes: ...No word on if there is subtitling....
The Movie: A story of a handful of people who cross each other's paths without necessarily knowing each other, during the hottest day of the year, in Oslo.
The Edible Schoolyard: Film and Discussion on School and Community Gardens
Cost: Free
Date/Time: Sunday, November 15th @ 2:30 p.m.
Location: Keshen Goodman Library (330 Lacewood)
Behind the Scenes: Watch the film by Slow Food Nova Scotia, then find out how you can get planting at your school or in your community. For more information (and a lineup of speakers)
The Movie: The Edible Schoolyard shares the inspirational story of the students, staff and friends of Dr. Arthur Hines Elementary School and their community garden. It documents the school yard's transition from pavement to green space, and the gradual change from bagged lunches to healthier, freshly-picked options.
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