Canadian Special (52:45) This podcast is rated R for language.
It’s the return of The Not 100 Project! No AFI movies need apply. This week we review 3 Canadian flicks: The Sweet Hereafter, Cube & The Barbarian Invasions. We even have an interview with the co-writer of Cube, Andre Bijelic!
Some helpful links (by request!)
The NFB has helpfully compiled all their oscar winning shorts for us here: https://www.nfb.ca/playlist/oscar-winners/
And we also mentioned another NFB classic, Les Raquetteurs, which is widely regarded as the first cinema verité film.
And some of the other films we mentioned:
The Decline of the American Empire: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090985/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Mon Oncle Antoine: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067439/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Dead Ringers: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094964/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Existenz: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120907/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Crash: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115964/?ref_=nv_sr_3
Last Night: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156729/?ref_=nv_sr_2
32 Short Films About Glen Gould: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108328/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Incendies: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255953/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Exotica: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109759/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Chloe: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1352824/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Meatballs: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079540/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Porky’s: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084522/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Fubar: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302585/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Strange Brew: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086373/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Bon Cop, Bad Cop: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479647/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Resident Evil: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120804/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Can you post links to the short films on YouTube that you mentioned near the end of this episode? And/or a general list of the many films you discussed. Thanks!
Done!
My all-time favourite Canadian flick? Gotta be ‘Strange Brew.’ I’m definitely due for a re-watching of ‘The Sweet Hereafter,’ and your other two choices sound really interesting. During and just after college I enjoyed ‘Roadkill’ and ‘Highway 61,’ and I liked ‘Things to Do’ and found ‘Nothing’ to be a lot of fun. And I also enjoyed ‘Men With Brooms,’ despite the fact that no one on Earth is less interested in curling than I am. I was disappointed with ‘My Winnipeg,’ though.
As for your Coming Attractions question, the next NYC “bottle episode” film after ‘Rear Window’ is another of my all-time faves, ’12 Angry Men.’
Good diversity of other Canuckie flicks. I thought Men With Brooms was okay, also as someone who cares little for curling.
As for the CA triv, you got it. Well done!
Oh, and Jill just reminded me that I loved this one, too:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Week_(2008_film)