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Monday 4 Jan 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Up Let's start the New Year on an Up note! By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen (voiced by lovable grouch Ed Asner) sets out to fulfil his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip. Monday 11 Jan 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Grey Gardens Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis (both named Edith Bouvier Beale aka "Big and Little Edie") raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality. They were reintroduced to the world when international tabloids learned of a health department raid on their home, and Jackie swooped in to save her relatives. They seemed not to mind the squalor This HBO film steps behind the documentarians to give another dimension to this well-known Masyles 1975 Grey Gardens documentary. Special thanks to HBO for allowing us this opportunity to put this up on the big screen. A remarkable real story brought to life by Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange. Monday 18 Jan 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Rocaterrania "Rocaterrania" became Renaldo Kuhler's lifelong obsession – secretly a coded story of his own life. His imagined and exquisitely illustrated country is a tiny nation of eastern European immigrants who purchased a tract of land along the Canadian border - just north of the Adirondacks. - after growing restless with America's notions of "democracy." Over 60 years Rocaterrania saw governments and rulers rise and decline. But, as filmmaker Brett Ingram, (maker of MM favourite Monster Road) reveals, each change in government reflects a deeper meaning for Renaldo, an outsider who struggled to escape a difficult childhood and searched for freedom within a nation of conformity. Pg13 Filmmaker Brett Ingram will be with us. Formerly a journalist, physics teacher, and electrical engineer on the Space Shuttle Main Engine Program, Brett Ingram has been making films since 1990. His short documentaries and animated films have screened at more than 150 festivals, winning thirty awards collectively. Ingram's first documentary feature, Monster Road, (included in the MM/Yo collection) won sixteen awards (including "Best Documentary" at the 2004 Slamdance Film Festival) and screened at more than ninety festivals and cinema venues internationally – including Movie Monday! Ingram teaches filmmaking in the Department of Media Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Also The Spine (2009, 11 min) a new and weirdly wonderful film by animator Chris Landreth who made the Oscar winning RYAN. Monday 25 Jan 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Killer Whale and Crocodile In Killer Whale and Crocodile carvers from two of the world's great carving traditions come together. A First Nations carver from Canada travels into the jungles of Papua New Guinea and a New Guinea carver travels to urban Canada. Together, they share each others cultures and learn about the myths and legends that inform their individual artistic styles. In the Spring of 2006 John Marston, a young Coast Salish carver from Vancouver Island who has already gained a strong reputation for his innovative approach to traditional Coast Salish styles, visited Teddy Balangu, a carver from the Sepik River of Papua New Guinea. Teddy returned to Canada where he was the artist in residence at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia for 5 months. Brought to you by Victoria filmmakers Peter Campbell (of Gumboot Productions) and Arthur Holbrook and Elaine Monds, director of Alcheringa Gallery in Victoria, BC and Dr. Carol Mayer, Curator for Oceania and Africa at the Museum of Anthropology. Monday 1 Feb 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Wendy and Lucy Here's the antithesis of the hot, flashy films that are entertaining us in the theatres these days. Here's a simple story about a few days in a woman and dog's life that I found engrossing. I hope you will too. It reminded me more of real life than most other films I've watched in years. Don't read reviews and ratings (it's best if you have know idea what happens next, that's real life...) R (for language) Just come and see this and we'll talk about it after. Monday 8 Feb 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Every Little Step - The Journey of "A Chorus Line" A Chorus Line was a tremendously successful Broadway Musical in the 70s through the 90s (I saw it in London ‘75 and it was brilliant) and it was an ok film by Michael Douglas (1985). This documentary follows a remounting of the musical and looks at the history of this enduring story against the backdrop of the current casting and workup to a new production. It's the perfect setup for a great reality show. This one is more than that. Monday 15 Feb 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia Dr Ruston will be doing psychiatric Rounds presentation the next morning 8am in our theatre) Richard Ruston was afflicted with paranoid schizophrenia before his daughter's, Delaney Ruston's, birth. After many years of shame, frustration and fear she decided to hide from her father and keep her phone number and address unlisted. But now, 10 years later, Richard is more stable on a newer medicine and Delaney, given her experiences as a doctor and a mother, decides to reconnect with her father. This is about their journey. Dr Delaney will be presenting at Psychiatric Rounds Tuesday Feb 16 8 am Filmmaker Bio: Delaney Ruston is an internal medicine doctor and award winning documentary filmmaker who founded her independent production company, MyDoc Productions 10 years ago. Films by MyDoc productions have focused on controversial medical themes, such If She Knew, which explores the ethics of withholding bad news from patients, and Crossroads, the Intersection of Pain and Addiction. Ruston began her focus on mental illness with her short about her relationship with her mentally ill father entitled, Unlisted which aired on PBS (and screened at MM years ago). This film became the catalyst for her recent feature documentary, Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia. Ruston has also just completed Crisis and Control: What's the Role of Psychiatric Advance Directives (which addresses some of the problems she experienced with her father's situation - view a rough cut). In production is another film on mental health entitled; Where in the world is Mental Health? This film will provide a much needed global perspective on the care of the severely mentally ill. Filming was done thus far in China and France (she's currently in India). Ruston completed medical school at Stanford University and a Medicine Residency and Fellowship in Medical Ethics at the University of California at San Francisco. All the while Delaney has been producing films, she has also been providing primary medical care in clinics for underserved patients, particularly the Pikes Market district of Seattle. She lives with her husband and two young children. Monday 22 Feb 2010 alphabetical list chronological list JCVD Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself as an out-of-luck actor. He is out of money; his agent cannot find him a decent production; and the judge in a custody battle is inclined to give custody of his daughter over to his ex-wife. He returns to his childhood home of Brussels, the capital of Belgium, where he is still considered a national icon. Then he gets drawn into a bank heist. Can he rise to the occasion? To date, this is the only Van Damme film to be listed as Certified Fresh on the Tomatometer at 85%! Rated R for language and some violence. Monday 1 Mar 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Mrs Doubtfire Comedy Tonight! An out of work voice-over actor and his wife get divorced, with the wife gaining custody of the three children. Unhappy with the alotted time given him to spend with the kids, the father dresses up as an old lady and gets a job as the kids' nanny. Monday 8 Mar 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Stuart Saves His Family This special screening of a Movie Monday favourite is especially for volunteers in VIHA. We follow a sweet, earnest guy from an amazingly dysfunctional family through a year in his life: his journal, his cable tv "affirmations" show, rescuing his family where he can, (and himself when he can't and retreating to his bed with a bag of Oreos when he gets overwhelmed. But he keeps trying and he is "Good enough, and smart enough, and gol-darn it, people like [him]" Stuart is a model of recovery we can all take to our hearts. From now- US Senator Al Franken's book and screenplay, directed by legendary Harold Ramis. PG13 more cast: Al Franken, Laura San Giacomo, Vincent D'Onofrio, Shirley Knight, Harris YulinEver been in a support group? Ever had a little dysfunction in your family? This Monday's Stuart Saves His Family will tickle your funny bone and strike a cord as well. It's a smart little film with a heart of gold. Wikipedia: Siskel and Ebert each gave the film a "thumbs up" rating, with Siskel calling it "smart and hip" and Ebert saying that "it has more courage than a lot of serious films."[1] The film also received good reviews from The Washington Post, Deseret News, and the Chicago Reader. However, the film scored a 29% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The film did not fare well at the box office, earning only $911,310. This followed the box-office failures of other SNL-adaptations. Franken mentioned his depression following the film's [boxoffice] failure in his 2003 book, Oh, the Things I Know! A Guide to Success, or Failing That, Happiness. Shortly after the movie left the theaters, Saturday Night Live featured a "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley" sketch that parodied the poor box office returns. Stuart was depressed and bitter throughout the entire segment and lambasted the audience for choosing other movies (such as Dumb and Dumber) over his. Although the film flopped at the box office, it is often played for patients attending rehab. MM audiences love it. A psychiatrist who specializes in mental health films (www.psychflix.com), who I alerted to it, said he and his wife thought it was "a stinker". I can't explain it - except he might be a Republican. Franken's books run with titles like; Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations and Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. Monday 15 Mar 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Griefwalker We showed this film last year. It's an important topic that provokes discussion. Just because we are alive we all have to deal with dying. This time we'll have people from Victoria's palliative care community with us to talk about our views of how people facing their end of life should be assisted. Griefwalker is a film about death. More specifically, it's about how Western culture approaches death. Even more specifically, according to filmmaker Tim Wilson's close friend Stephen Jenkinson, Griefwalker is about how Western culture doesn't approach death. Join with special guests in an open discussion about this film and topic. Who would you want at your bedside? Saturday 20 Mar 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Provocative Exposure: The moment intensified - Toby Snelgrove photo show and tell. High Dynamic Range Photography, 2007, 77 min "Ever since Ansel Adams pushed the dynamic range of B&W photography, film photography has found ways to capture images and push their dynamic range. Whether it was through the developing process by, for example, under exposing then over developing the film, or in the darkroom through dodging and burning, the artist began to "paint" pictures. In some applications, these techniques would allow images to be more true to the eye (bringing out shadow detail seen but lost with a normal exposure) or, with other applications, take the viewer well beyond what the eye could see. With the emergence of digital photography, these possibilities have been expanded and brought within the reach of all photographers. HDR photography is a process where several images are taken of a scene at different exposure settings in order to capture all the information from highlights to shadow detail. When processed through an HDR software, such as Photomatrix, images are layered and the artist is able to craft his/her images using all this information to create their art. The result can be not obvious to the viewer with the expanded dynamic range appearing normal. Alternatively, the results can be quite dynamic with the expanded light and colour range inviting the viewer to see detail often overlooked." Toby Snelgrove, a freelance photographer based on Mayne Island has been experimenting with HDR for the past year. Recently he has had several shows and he has been photographing at the Olympics. His work exhibited on Mayne Island caught my attention and had the place abuzz. See Toby Snelgrove's trailer for his discussion on high dynamic range photography. Though relatively new to HDR, Toby will serve up an interactive primer based on his experience with HDR photography. We will project examples of his work on the big screen, both the original images and the enhanced HDR versions. As well, examples of his work will be displayed for viewing and sale in our lobby/gallery. Toby Snelgrove is also a Counsellor, consultant and trainer in the field of trauma management. Monday 22 Mar 2010 alphabetical list chronological list The Snow Walker In 1953, in Arctic, a bush pilot begrudgingly changes his flight plan to bring the local native woman with tuberculosis to a hospital for treatment.The plane crashes and they have to struggle for survival. He learns from his charge how to survive in this foreign region, forming a bond of respect and friendship with her. Directed by Charles Martin Smith. Q&A with Charles Martin Smith. PG Monday 29 Mar 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Adam A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other... Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. PG Monday 5 Apr 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Whip It Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut with this feisty, female-friendly action-comedy. Canada's darling, Ellen Page, stars as Bliss Cavendar, a young woman who longs to break free of her small-town bonds by joining the rough-and-tumble sport of roller derby in nearby Austin, Texas. "It has guts, charm, and a black-and-blue sweetness..." -- Roger Ebert This'll be fun! Pg13 Monday 12 Apr 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Perfect Heros & Playing The Machines Perfect Heros & Playing The Machines are from a neat little NFLD outfit. Two documentaries from a nifty NFLD company, Morag Loves Company - both about addictions. PERFECT HEROS, is about romance novels, the people who write them, those who voraciously consume them, even the people who model for the covers. And PLAYING THE MACHINES, a more pernicious, government encouraged addiction that is expanding in our culture and is becoming a serious addiction for our citizens - and our governments. They need the income in spite of the damage done to VLT addicts. Gordon Pinsent narrates. Monday 19 Apr 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Up In the Air Our protagonist's job is to fire people from theirs. He loves his job and the freedom of flying about the country doing it. But now his style of doing business is threatened with downsizing - and he has to train a naive, ambitious young woman. This film by Canadian Jason Reitman (gone Hollywood) is not the formula you might have been expecting. It was a contender for six Oscars: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and two Supporting Roles. Monday 26 Apr 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Inlaws and Outlaws With remarkable honesty, good humor, great music and real heart, Inlaws & Outlaws weaves together true stories of couples and singles, gay and straight, to embrace what we all have in common: we love. As their stories unfold, and stereotypes are exposed, you won't care who is gay or straight, because you will be rooting for everybody. Monday 3 May 2010 alphabetical list chronological list "36-24-36" "36-24-36" with ex-pat Victoria filmmaker Roderick Taylor, Mask Removal Productions by phone from Kitimat. An insightful feature length documentary film, made by pre-adolescent girls, that explores the issue of female body image and its correlation with eating disorders. The film gives the viewer a firsthand perspective of Jessica and Shannon's battles with anorexia while lending itself to the professional opinions of counsellors and dieticians who work with adolescent women. It also explores the reality and insights of pre-adolescent girls who, prior to making this film, thought very little about the perception of female body image within our society. View the film's trailer or a printable poster (pdf file 95 k). "Making this film was a very unique experience because we put the power of filmmaking in the hands of 12-year-old girls, which was a first for Mask Removal Productions. Never before have we pushed such a young group of kids to make such a serious and lengthy film." - Roderick Taylor, Director/Founder of Mask Removal Productions with us by phone, along with local experts in the field. The film approaches the concept of female body image and its correlation with eating disorders from a totally pre-adolescent perspective, as it was made by a small group of 12-year-old girls in Kitimat, BC, with the supervision and support of two volunteers who work as child & youth clinical counsellors. "Going through the process of making this film really made me question how female body image is constructed in our society. I hope it does the same for others." - Andrea Sanders-Crouch, Filmmaker. "36-24-36" was three years in the making and received zero funding, with all contributions to its creation being completely voluntary. Despite this, the film holds a professional air that goes way beyond the capabilities of its pre-adolescent creators. Monday 10 May 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Ferron: Girl On The Road Ferron is a folk-rock singer songwriter who delivers each performance with an enigmatic calm and beauty that has drawn comparisons to Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Her intricate lyrics and guitar-driven melodies gained her serious credentials with critics and has inspired generations of women musicians including the Indigo Girls, Ani Difranco, and JD Samson (Le Tigre). Ferron has also faced her share of adversity from the same fans and followers of her music who fault her for including men in her band. Girl on a Road is in essence a concert movie that captures musical performances and backstage interviews with Ferron and her band members after a ten-year absence from touring. We are privy to intimate confessions and reflections both personal and professional including Ferron's flirtation with a major record label, her chaotic childhood and how her own identity as a woman, an Indian, a French-Canadian and as a lesbian is reflected in her life and in her art." From Gerry Rogers NS filmmaker of My Left Breast This is a wonderful film! You're going to Love this evening! Monday 17 May 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Oliver Schroer - Silence At The Heart Of Things Silence At The Heart Of Things is a documentary about Oliver Schroer, fiddler extraordinaire. In a career cut short by illness, the Canadian artist recorded and produced more than 100 albums, composed some 1,000 pieces of music and inspired a generation of young musicians! The film follows Oliver in the last months of his life as he collaborates with musicians who have come from abroad to work with him. Through his own words, the documentary explores Oliver's music and the unique voice he brought to his instrument, a voice that challenges traditional views of the fiddle. Featuring excerpts from Oliver's last sold-out concert, Silence At The Heart Of Things is a joyful celebration of his life's work. Monday 24 May 2010 alphabetical list chronological list An Education A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age. Carey Mulligan is luminous, Peter Sarsgaard is the perfect likeable cad. It's an old story but beautifully told - an education. Deservedly nominated for three Oscars; Best Picture, Writing, and Actor (Carey Mulligan). Monday 31 May 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Here Are The News: The life of Miss Edith Josie Edith Josie, was an Aboriginal elder whose News was the voice Old Crow, Yukon (pop. 300), for more than 50 years. Her column was widely read and loved for it's folksy style and Gwit'chin world view. It won her a Life Magazine feature and numerous visits on air with Peter Gzowski. She was loved for her winning laugh and her dogged work to preserve her language, her people's traditional way of life, language and values. She died just last January 31, at 88. Her friend, Cathleen Smith, a non-Aboriginal (although they were "honorary sisters") made this tribute to her friend from a trunkful of gathered media clips, films, photos, clippings and interviews. Cathleen will be with us for Q&A and is a great raconteur! You'll love both these ladies. Pg Monday 7 Jun 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Canvas Canvas is the loosely biographical story of writer/director Joseph Greco. Greco uses Canvas to explore mental illness through the eyes of a child (Devon Gearhart) as he learns to cope with his mother (Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden) who has schizophrenia. Actor Joe Pantoliano is brilliant as the compassionate and often bewildered head of a family in crisis. Canvas has been applauded by doctors and members of the mental health community for Harden's accurate portrayal of schizophrenia. "This is a film you cannot watch and forget right away," states a release posted on the Rome Film Fest trailerWeb site. "It goes right to the heart with its portrait of strength and determination of a family in fighting the mother's illness. The courage of the director, who has based the film on his own childhood, is simply unbelievable." Winner of numerous audience awards, Canvas is another excellent vehicle to explore the impact of mental illness on a family. Pg13 Monday 14 Jun 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Music Man Singalong You got Trouble?? Come have some fun at Movie Monday's 17th Anniversary. Here's a chance to revisit arguably the greatest of all musicals and holler out some great tunes like Seventy Six Trombones, Marian The Librarian, Gary Indiana, Goodnight Ladies, Trouble, Goodnight, My Someone, Till There Was You and more! Prof. Harold Hill (Robert Preston) and Marion Paroo (Shirley Jones) will lead you and Buddy Hackett and little Ronny Howard fill in the gaps in this. PG Monday 21 Jun 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Peace Warrior The ultimate recovery story, this is a truly incredible film about Capt. Trevor Greene, the reservist who was attacked in Afghanistan with an axe to the head. He came home comatose and expected to stay that way, if he lived at all. He and his wife-to-be have worked astonishingly hard on his recovery, surprising everyone. They live in Nanaimo and be joining us for the film and a Q&A to follow! Update: About the film's Gemini win for Best Biography Documentary! "Peace Warrior has already won Best Biography Documentary at the Yorkton Film Festival, a CINE Golden Eagle Award, and was a finalist at both the Gabriel Awards and the Freddie Awards in the U.S." Monday 28 Jun 2010 alphabetical list chronological list Iron Maiden Flight 666 By local boys Sam Dunn and Scott McFadyen who've made a name for themselves worldwide with Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Global Metal, and most recently the hit Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage. This 2009 film follows I M on an incredible, power world tour from the inside. So you want to cover the world? You modify a Boeing 757 to take 12 tons of music and stage equipment on board, playing 23 sold out stadium and arena shows in 13 countries in just 45 days, traveling 70,000km and performing to almost half a million fans – and put your lead singer, Bruce Dickinson, a licensed pilot, at the helm. It's an amazing story told brilliantly. You don't need to like metal music to have a great time with this film, I don't and I did. |