I have never had so much unfiltered, unadulterated FUN in a movie theatre quite like the near out-of-body experience I had watching the 2014 film THE LEGO MOVIE. I hold it in such high regard that the mere mention of the movie title still elicits a wave of joy in my psyche. How is it, […]
THE FRONT RUNNER Review – Many Questions, No Answers
You know what I think director Jason Reitman wants to make with THE FRONT RUNNER? A 2010s-era Spielberg drama in the spirit of LINCOLN or THE POST. A film primarily consisting of men discussing things? I know I’ve seen that before! Reitman is a talented director and he’s not credited enough these days. Notice the […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview: ELIJAH & THE ROCK CREATURE director Jen Walden
“Imagine that E.T. was made of rocks and lichen and had hung out in the subarctic for a few thousand years before meeting the cool kid that helps him to get home. This is a story about adventure, about aliens from across the stars, about kids and how resourceful they are, and it’s a story […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – ROOBHA executive producer Raji Nair
“Roobha is a delicate tale of love that deals with the complexities of personality and gender identity. She is a charming twenty year old dancer…and he is a family man in his forties. Their attraction is mutual, perhaps more because they feel trapped by their circumstances. She is trapped in the wrong body, and he, […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – SKIN IN THE GAME director Adisa
“The film is really about a parents worst nightmare. When a fifteen year old girl named Dani meets a young man online and decides to meet up with him – all hell breaks loose. Unbeknownst to Dani it is really not what it appears to be and she gets abducted into a sex trafficking ring. […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – ACQUAINTED director Natty Zavitz
“ACQUAINTED is about how two people in committed relationships fall for each other and how that drips through the rest of their lives.” Congratulations on your film playing and welcome to the wonder that is Whistler Film Festival! So is this your first time here and are you planning to attend your show? Yes I’ll […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – WAY OF THE HUNTER director Robert Moberg
“WAY OF THE HUNTER is about the very controversial subject of hunting. We now live in a very polarized world and among the most divisive, the most toxic, is the online fight between anti-hunter and hunter. I think in a way it’s a microcosm of the dysfunctional way we now communicate, especially considering the current […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview: INTO INVISIBLE LIGHT director Shelagh Carter
“What would you choose if you had a second chance at defining your life? What kind of courage does artistic expression involve? And though appealing, camouflage deeper and darker secrets most fail to reckon?” Congratulations on your film playing and welcome to the wonder that is Whistler Film Festival! So is this your first […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview: WALDEN LIFE IN THE WOODS director Alex Harvey
“This narrative feature film takes Henry Thoreau’s book WALDEN and refracts it through three contemporary stories that show people in different stages of cutting themselves free from attachments. Each narrative corresponds to one of the three lenses Thoreau used to look at modern life: Solitude, Friendship and Society. The film asks questions about taking part […]
Whistler Film Festival 2018 Interview – LOVE, SCOTT director Laura Marie Wayne
“LOVE, SCOTT follows the journey of a young, gay musician, Scott Jones, who was attacked and left paralyzed from the waist down. The film is a window into Scott’s fragile process of healing as he learns to move through life in a wheelchair, all the while turning to music for healing as he seeks […]