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Tag: melanie laurent

festivals, reactions, TIFF

THE MAD WOMEN’S BALL plays TIFF 2021

Who is sane and who is sound is often only determined by who signs the papers and holds the keys.

Posted on September 14, 2021September 14, 2021
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

PLONGER plays TIFF 2017

Director Mélanie Laurent reminds us that the ones who stay put, sometimes claim they’ve run away.

Posted on September 17, 2017September 11, 2020
reviews

ENEMY

We all talk to our own reflections. What happens when the reflection starts talking back?

Posted on March 24, 2014March 29, 2014
trailers

Mirrors: ENEMY Trailer

A ray of Canadian warmth and a hope that it can bring the thaw after this long, cold winter.

Posted on February 24, 2014March 1, 2014
reviews

BEGINNERS

Yet Another Life Less Ordinary.

Posted on September 1, 2011February 16, 2012
reviews

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

Quentin Weaves a Faery Tale in Nazi Occupied Europe.

Posted on August 25, 2009October 4, 2013
trailers

Soldier On – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Trailer

This summer, Quentin Tarantino returns with his fifth/sixth film (depending on if you count the KILL BILL movies as one or two). INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS features … Read More ›

Posted on February 11, 2009October 18, 2013

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