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Rebel Pedagogues, Part 1: Creationism vs. Evolution, and Being in One’s Prime

Rebel Pedagogues, Part 1: Creationism vs. Evolution, and Being in One’s Prime

March 7, 2015 | By

Tales of Rebel Pedagogues on Blu from Twilight Time: Evolutionists vs. Creationists in Stanley Kramer’s Inherit the Wind (1960) + losing one’s ‘prime’ in Jay Presson Allen’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969).

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Nuclear Madness, Part 1: When the Wind Blows (1986), Threads (1984), and The War Game (1965)

Nuclear Madness, Part 1: When the Wind Blows (1986), Threads (1984), and The War Game (1965)

February 28, 2015 | By

In Part 1 of this series on anti-nuclear dramas, three differing levels of British Bleakism: Raymond Briggs’ When the Wind Blows (1986) on Blu from Twilight Time, Mick Jackson’s Threads (1986), and Peter Watkins’ The War Game (1965).

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The Ravages of Colonialism: Concerning Violence + Grande Hotel

The Ravages of Colonialism: Concerning Violence + Grande Hotel

February 24, 2015 | By

Review of Göran Olsson’s Concerning Violence (2014), which begins its run at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Friday February 27th.

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Ghostly Unrest: Audrey Rose (1977) + Bloody Flesh / Carne de tu carne (1983)

Ghostly Unrest: Audrey Rose (1977) + Bloody Flesh / Carne de tu carne (1983)

February 23, 2015 | By

Two tales of ghostly unrest now on Blu / DVD: Robert Wise’s film of Frank De Felitta’s Audrey Rose (on Blu from Twilight Time) + Carlos Mayolo’s eerie Bloody Flesh / Carne de tu carne (One 7 Movies).

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The Trouble with The Interview (2014)

The Trouble with The Interview (2014)

February 21, 2015 | By

Yes, a review of The Interview (2014). That film.

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