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Maria Callas: The Callas Conversations

Rated: 0 | 104 Views Released Year: 2003

Genre: Canada
About: Filmed in opera great Maria Callas's Paris apartment, this collection of 1968 BBC interviews features the singing phenomenon dishing intimately with Lord Harewood. Also included is an interview with French television star Bernard Gavoty and three 1965 performances of arias by Massenet, filmed in Paris with the Orchestre National de l'ORTF.
URL: Maria Callas: The Callas Conversations

Getting Married in Buffalo Jump

Rated: 0 | 106 Views Released Year: 1990

Genre: Canada
About: Years have passed since Sophie (Wendy Crewson) left the Canadian ranch her family calls home to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. The passing of her father means that Sophie, now 30, must return to the home she left behind so long ago. Once there, she's persuaded by her mother to leave her own aspirations behind and help with the ranch -- a choice that's helped along by the presence of Alex (Paul Gross), an attractive ranch hand.
URL: Getting Married in Buffalo Jump

Love Come Down

Rated: 0 | 132 Views Released Year: 2000

Genre: Canada
About: Matthew and Neville are two half-brothers whose family was torn apart by tragedy over 10 years ago. Neville is a stand-up comedian who falls for Nico, a young club singer who is coping with the death of her adopted mother. Matthew is a professional boxer who is trapped by his feelings, and the color of his skin.
URL: Love Come Down

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Rated: 0 | 94 Views Released Year: 1998

Genre: Canada
About: Paul Bowles, the talented writer who penned The Sheltering Sky, among other books, is the fascinating subject of this 1999 Emmy Award-winner for Best Arts Documentary. Using interviews with Bowles as well as his fans and critics, historical footage (including his last rendezvous with fellow scribes Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs) and Bowles's texts, filmmakers attempt to pierce the mysterious exterior of this literary genius.
URL: Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Tomorrow Never Comes

Rated: 0 | 137 Views Released Year: 1978

Genre: Canada
About: Returning home after a lengthy business trip, Frank (Stephen McHattie) discovers his girlfriend, singer Janie (Susan George), now works at a new resort hotel and has taken up with the owner (John Osborne). Furious, the disturbed Frank goes on a shooting rampage and takes Janie hostage. A tense standoff ensues in this gripping drama, which co-stars Oliver Reed as a police lieutenant who responds to the crisis on his last day before retirement.
URL: Tomorrow Never Comes

Fast Company

Rated: 0 | 111 Views Released Year: 1979

Genre: Canada
About: Horrormeister David Cronenberg deviates from his usual genre with this searing portrait of the competitive race-car circuit. Lonnie "Lucky Man" Johnson (William Smith) is aware that his sponsor, Fast Company Motor Oil, wants to fire him in favor of a younger front man. Johnson has his hands full dealing with a noxious company representative (John Saxon) and placating his girlfriend (Claudia Jennings) -- all while trying to win a few races.
URL: Fast Company

Cowboys Don't Cry

Rated: 0 | 101 Views Released Year: 1988

Genre: Canada
About: When a tragic car accident claims the life of his wife, down-and-out rodeo performer Josh Morgan (Ron White) copes with the devastating loss by turning to drink and neglecting his angry teenage son, Shane (Zachary Ansley). So when Shane inherits a small ranch from his grandfather, he hopes the change in scenery will be exactly what he and his dad need to turn their lives around. Janet-Laine Green co-stars in this affecting family drama.
URL: Cowboys Don't Cry

Comic Book Confidential

Rated: 0 | 151 Views Released Year: 1988

Genre: Canada
About: Ron Mann's documentary explores how comic books were elevated to pop art and bore witness to cultural phenomena with the help of legendary creators such as Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, William Gaines, Bill Griffith and Stan Lee. The film traces the medium from its ultrapatriotic beginnings -- with pages filled with superheroes fighting for truth, justice and the American way -- and shows how it evolved into sophisticated, complicated, readable art.
URL: Comic Book Confidential

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