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Rachel Talalay, Guy Maddin and Astron 6 Team Up for ‘Divorced Dad’ – This Way Lies Madness

Tell me that Astron 6 and Guy Maddin have teamed up for a web series and my reaction will probably be “Ok, sounds cool!”. Astron 6’s low-fi aesthetic, as seen in flicks like Father’s Day and DIY-effects escapade Manborg, and the similarly throwback-y, headtrip style of Guy Maddin seem like a good fit together. But add Tank Girl director Rachel Talalay …

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The Conversation: Drew Morton and Landon Palmer Discuss ‘Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary’

The Conversation is a feature at PopOptiq bringing together Drew Morton and Landon Palmer in a passionate debate about cinema new and old. For their tenth piece, they discuss Guy Maddin’s fusion of silent-era horror and dance, Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary (2002). DREW’S TAKE Every autumn, I treat Halloween the way some Midwestern moms obsess over Thanksgiving or …

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‘My Winnipeg’ propaganda meets documentary

Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Winnipeg. Where sleepwalkers roam the snow laden streets. Where gender seperation exists in public swimming holes. Where the Winnipeg Jets arena is a shrine to everything that matters. It will be difficult to forget the Winnipeg Guy Madden has envisioned in this documentary for his hometown.

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Berlinale Diary: Part Four

You had better brush up on your knowledge of expressionist cinema, film noir, Greek mythology, psychoanalysis, as well as Guy Maddin’s oeuvre and biography, before heading out to go see his newest fiction feature! Keyhole is a highly complex, multilayered construction that is anything but easy to cope with on first viewing (which probably helps …

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Check out The Seventh Art, an independently produced video magazine about cinema

We would like to bring your attention to The Seventh Art, an independently produced video magazine about cinema based out of Toronto, Canada. Each issue features a profile on an interesting aspect of the industry, a video essay and a long-form, and a casual interview with a filmmaker. Their first issue recently launched and features …

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