All articles by Len Klady – Page 3

  • Reviews

    Tell Them Who You Are

    2004-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Dir/prod/cine:Mark SWexler. US. 2004. 95minsA son's search for hisfather, even a famous one, might appear to be too narrow a theme for atheatrical documentary were it not for the recent success of theOscar-nominated feature My Architect.Tell Them Who You Are, which has been shortlisted for Best DocumentaryFeature for this season, ...

  • Reviews

    It's All Gone Pete Tong

    2004-11-24T00:00:00Z

    Dir/scr: Michael Dowse.Can-UK. 2004. 90minsCanadian writer-directorMichael Dowse first came to attention with the quirky heavy metal comedy Fubar(2002), but with It's All Gone Pete Tong (rhyming slang for "it's allgone wrong") he turns his sights on DJ producer-performers.The result is a tuneful,spirited rag tag of a movie with an obvious ...

  • Reviews

    Childstar

    2004-11-22T00:00:00Z

    Dir:Don McKellar. Can. 2004. 98minsFollowingup on his auspicious directorial debut Last Night, Don McKellar plungesinto a movie about movies focusing on a 12-year-old star and his circle offamily, reps and general hangers-on. While the territory has considerablepotential both dramatically and in humorous insights, McKellar fails to plumbits depths. The film ...

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    Saint Ralph

    2004-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Dir/scr:Michael McGowan. Canada. 2004. 98minsThebroad strokes of Saint Ralph (the last production from AllianceAtlantis' production arm) suggest an absurdist comedy. The title character, agangly 14-year-old attending a Catholic school, decides to run and win theBoston Marathon and in so doing create the sort of miracle that will bring hismother - ...