My Ghibli childhood, according to my mother, began when I was three. One day, seeing me and my sister bored and listless, she put aside some sheet music that she had been practicing—she had quit her career as a pianist to raise us—and began to play the score to “My Neighbor Totoro.” There it was, … Read more
A misunderstood and mistreated killer whale. An investigation into the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and American gun culture at large. An inconvenient truth about the future of planet Earth in the face of devastating climate change. If you go by overwhelmingly successful films like Blackfish, Bowling for Columbine and An Inconvenient Truth, it might seem like documentaries are … Read more
2/5 stars Films about filmmaking are nearly as old as the medium itself, yet remain a popular subgenre. At once self-indulgent and celebratory, filmmakers repeatedly rise to the challenge, attempting to convey what attracts them to the art form, despite its difficulty, cost, competition, and every other obstacle standing between them and cinematic success. Such … Read more
M. Emmet Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including Blood Simple and Blade Runner, has died at age 88, his manager said Wednesday. Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Vt., his longtime manager Sandy Joseph said. The ham-faced, heavyset Walsh often … Read more
The new Netflix movie Code 8 Part II is set in the fictional Lincoln City, but some of the millions of viewers who have streamed it in its first few days may recognize Ontario on the screen. The film was shot in a few cities in the province, including Hamilton, whose history helped inspire the fictional setting, said co-writer and … Read more
