- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 27 Septembre, 2011 - 15:01
Après s'être penché sur Arcade Fire, Vincent Morisset révèle l'intensité de Sigur Rós avec «INNI»
Après s'être penché sur Arcade Fire, Vincent Morisset révèle l'intensité de Sigur Rós avec «INNI»

NIGHTLIFE.CA s’est entretenu avec le chef d’orchestre du projet, Vincent Morisset, à son retour de la très prestigieuse Mostra de Venise, où le film a été présenté en première mondiale.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 23 Septembre, 2011 - 09:34
TIFF: Our 10 most memorable interviews, with Garrel, Fassbender, Olsen and Falardeau
TIFF: Our 10 most memorable interviews, with Garrel, Fassbender, Olsen and Falardeau

Emile Hirsch, Marjane Satrapi, Louis Garrel, Michael Fassbender, Philippe Falardeau, Adam Brody, Alison Pill, Gus Van Sant, Guy Édoin and Elizabeth Olsen share film stories and personal insights with NIGHTLIFE.CA.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 20 Septembre, 2011 - 16:11
Chromeo, Kim Ann Foxman and Vockah Redu lead our Pop Montreal dancefloor picks
Chromeo, Kim Ann Foxman and Vockah Redu lead our Pop Montreal dancefloor picks

Such a dizzying array of dancefloor options at this year's Pop Montreal, so little time... If you thought the local indie music institution only catered to those with rock 'n' roll inclinations, do yourself a favour and read through our recommendations.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 17 Septembre, 2011 - 16:22
TIFF: '50/50' is the bona fide weepie dudes everywhere have been secretly hoping for
TIFF: '50/50' is the bona fide weepie dudes everywhere have been secretly hoping for 1

50/50, about a young man battling the odds to overcome cancer, is one of the most genuinely funny and moving celebrations of male friendship Hollywood has produced.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 17 Septembre, 2011 - 16:22
TIFF: 'Goon' is a bloody riot that does justice to our treasured national sport
TIFF: 'Goon' is a bloody riot that does justice to our treasured national sport

At Goon’s world premiere last Saturday, Montreal-based director Michael Dowse, who’s already behind THE quintessential Canadian slacker film with FUBAR, proudly declared: “I think we’ve finally made a hockey film to be proud of.”

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 16 Septembre, 2011 - 12:03
Gus Van Sant fait l'éloge de Xavier Dolan lors de son passage à Toronto
Gus Van Sant fait l'éloge de Xavier Dolan lors de son passage à Toronto

«Xavier Dolan est, selon moi, un excellent exemple d’un jeune cinéaste prometteur qu’on aurait tous intérêt à suivre», nous a confié le réalisateur Gus Van Sant, lors d'un entretien avec NIGHTLIFE.CA pendant le TIFF.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 15 Septembre, 2011 - 18:00
TIFF: 'Shame' is a penetrating exposé of a sex addict's bleak, libidinous routine
TIFF: 'Shame' is a penetrating exposé of a sex addict's bleak, libidinous routine 1

Director Steve McQueen has said in interviews that his film is about how the Internet has profoundly altered human sexuality, to the point where someone with access to everything finds himself imprisoned by that very freedom.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 15 Septembre, 2011 - 17:52
TIFF: 'Les Bien-Aimés' is not quite 'Chansons d'amour', but still an epic, bittersweet, musical love fest
TIFF: 'Les Bien-Aimés' is not quite 'Chansons d'amour', but still an epic, bittersweet, musical love fest

'Les Bien-Aimés' exposes the sharp generational divide about love between baby boomers and today’s youth. For Catherine Deneuve’s Madeleine, love is carefree, liberating and devoid of angst, whereas for Chiara Mastroianni’s Vera, it comes with a heavy burden of (post-divorce) skepticism and (post-AIDS) danger.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 15 Septembre, 2011 - 17:43
TIFF: 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' is a nail-biting psychological thriller about a cult survivor
TIFF: 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' is a nail-biting psychological thriller about a cult survivor

The psychological scars cults leave on former members has received scarce attention in the cinematic tradition (docs about Jonestown and Waco notwithstanding.) Thankfully, Sean Durkin’s chilling Martha Marcy May Marlene makes up for a lifetime of celluloid neglect.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 15 Septembre, 2011 - 17:21
TIFF: 'Killer Joe' is a delectably gruesome thriller featuring Matthew McConaughey at his creepiest
TIFF: 'Killer Joe' is a delectably gruesome thriller featuring Matthew McConaughey at his creepiest

Killer Joe is a razor-sharp, transgressive thriller with lots of dark humour…and some unsettling bush. Director William Friedkin repeatedly oversteps the boundaries of good taste, and it’s a sheer pleasure to watch.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 14 Septembre, 2011 - 17:14
TIFF: 10 standout films from the Toronto International Film Festival so far
TIFF: 10 standout films from the Toronto International Film Festival so far

If you're thinking of heading to Toronto for a weekend film binge, you're in luck, as the TIFF behemoth caps off this Sunday. Here are reviews for 10 great films we've screened so far.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 13 Septembre, 2011 - 14:07
Reward yourself with a conscientious breather at Café Falco
Reward yourself with a conscientious breather at Café Falco

Falco has a minimalist elegance, a marriage of industrial design (grey concrete floors, lots of stools and high ceilings with metal piping) and detail-oriented aesthetic touches.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 13 Septembre, 2011 - 11:36
TIFF: James Franco revisits one of Gus Van Sant's seminal films with 'Memories of Idaho'
TIFF: James Franco revisits one of Gus Van Sant's seminal films with 'Memories of Idaho'

NIGHTLIFE.CA made its way to Toronto's TIFF Bell Lightbox for 'Memories of Idaho', James Franco's meditation on Gus Van Sant’s seminal 1991 'My Own Private Idaho' in multiple parts.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 1 Septembre, 2011 - 15:27
Festival du nouveau cinéma unveils opening and closing films for its 40th edition!
Festival du nouveau cinéma unveils opening and closing films for its 40th edition!

Forget about TIFF. There’s another festival – one that’s closer to home and, with all the gooey schmaltz I can muster, to our hearts – that has started rolling out program bits for its upcoming edition. FNC and its beloved she-wolf mascot celebrate their 40th anniversary from October 12 to 23.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 16 Août, 2011 - 11:30
Marché Fermier: Mandy Trudeau gets us thinking about nourishing our bodies right
Marché Fermier: Mandy Trudeau gets us thinking about nourishing our bodies right

The economic, social, environmental and health benefits to ditching industrially produced grub in order to get your fruits, vegetables and assorted produce at a local farmers’ market are so numerous, you’d need a six-credit university course to get through them all.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 9 Août, 2011 - 13:09
HARD Tour: give indoor venues a raison d’être this summer
HARD Tour: give indoor venues a raison d’être this summer

Digitalism, Caspa and more headline the second edition of the popular L.A. festival's mobile version.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 30 Juillet, 2011 - 11:34
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Piknic at Osheaga: 3 acts that should already be on your festival radar

It's great to see a large-scale festival like Osheaga make a conscious effort to appeal to those who get seriously amped about a miscellany of electronic textures, glitches and basslines. Osheaga organizers have invited Piknic Électronik back to program 3 days' worth of top-notch DJs and live acts.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 29 Juillet, 2011 - 14:24
Must-see doc: A Tribe Called Quest exposed, along with a compelling chunk of hip-hop history
Must-see doc: A Tribe Called Quest exposed, along with a compelling chunk of hip-hop history

If you’re not a devout hip-hop head, you might not fully appreciate the breadth of influence Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi White have had on the past two decades of music.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 29 Juillet, 2011 - 10:32
SNL's John Mulaney knows all about 'Law & Order', alcohol-related amnesia and Trump tomfooleries
SNL's John Mulaney knows all about 'Law & Order', alcohol-related amnesia and Trump tomfooleries

This Chicago-bred, New York-based funnyman has been putting his nerdy, culturally savvy humour to good use writing for SNL for the past few seasons, and he made a most memorable on-camera debut during a Weekend Update segment to rant about girl scout cookies.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 26 Juillet, 2011 - 17:23
Time to TIFF: Toronto International Film Festival announces first wave of films
Time to TIFF: Toronto International Film Festival announces first wave of films

Film buffs’ number one reason for excitement about the fall season just got a lot more tangible, as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) today unveiled the first wave of films for its 36th edition, which takes place from September 8 to 18.

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