by allan tong for FILMbutton On Sunday, July 20th from a giant stage at London’s O2 Arena and simulcast around the world to 1,500 theatres, including 86 across Canada (five in Toronto), the greatest comedy troupe ever bid farewell in a lavish final performance. Monty Python Live (mostly) showcased the five surviving members of the […]
by marion schreiber for FILMbutton GMO OMG is a very realistic documentary by Jeremy Seifert about GMO. Now, are you going to rely to me to explain GMO? Really…! That was the first simple question that Jeremy Seifert asked people of different ages in the USA. The only answer that he had was “What’s GMO?” […]
by marion schreiber for FILMbutton DAVID a film by Joe Fendelman, is an authentic and very natural film about the Muslim & Jewish communities but not only. Since the first images, we enter in a little boy’s life (Daud) with an angel face looking with admiration (or wonder) at his father praying. We share his […]
by Jason Smith for FILMbutton What I absolutely love about Lars Von Tier’s Melancholia is its – accurately frank – depiction of depression: a gargantuan planet with an erratic orbit, and a gravitational pull whose affects are felt across great distances that cause much disruption, as it’s predicted to collide with Earth. In attempting to […]
by john davidson for FILMbutton The first thing you need to know about director Ingrid Veninger’s The Animal Project is that the hugs are free. And if free hugs sound good to you right about now, then seek out this new Canadian Indie gem and start feeling the love yourself. Aaron Poole stars in this […]
by marion schreiber for FILMbutton Best Documentary Audience Award, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Art Direction at the 45th Brasilia Film Festival in Documentary Category Elena is a film about her life, Petra Costa’s life and the relationship that she had (has) with her sister. It’s a family portrait which tells Elena’s life through her […]
by marion schreiber for FILMbutton 112 Wedding a film about marriage but not only that… 20 years ago, Doug Block had supported his career with a side business of videotaping weddings. One day, he watched his tapes again and wondered what became of the couples he videoed. At that point, Doug decided to contact a […]
