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Grave Encounters (2011)
, 1h32Directed by Colin Minihan
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Sean Rogerson, Merwin Mondesir, Mackenzie Gray
Jerry Hartfield, the producer of Grave Encounters, a famous ghost investigation television series, explains that Grave Encounters was cancelled in 2003 after the fifth episode, when the cast and crew, along with the footage for episode six, mysteriously went missing. The footage was finally recovered in 2010 and brought to Hartfield. In it, the show's host Lance Preston, along with occult specialist Sasha Parker, surveillance operator Matt White, cameraman T.C. Gibson, and fake medium Houston Grey, investigates the abandoned Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital, where many instances of paranormal activity have been reported since its closure.
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)
, 1h28Directed by Eli Craig
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss, Chelan Simmons, Brandon Jay McLaren
Two young people are shown investigating the site of a murder while filming suspecting the police missed something. They are then attacked and presumably killed by a mysterious scarred figure.
The Tall Man (2012)
, 1h40Directed by Pascal Laugier
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children
Actors Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie, William B. Davis, Samantha Ferris, Colleen Wheeler
Julia lives in a small town in Washington called Cold Rock. She is the town's local nurse, widowed by her husband, who was the town's doctor. Cold Rock was formerly a prosperous mining town, but has become poverty-stricken. There is little work, the school has been closed and the town is virtually vanished from the map. During her day, Julia visits several families. Jenny and Carol live with their mother and her violent, alcoholic boyfriend, who has impregnated Carol. Despite this, their mother did not kick him out, drawing Julia's ire. Instead, she sends away Carol and her baby, whom Julia helped to deliver. Because of her rough life, Jenny is selectively mute, communicating through a journal she carries. She also sketches things she's seen, including "the tall man". This is a local legend or urban myth surrounding a being who abducts local children who are never seen again.
The Brood (1979)
, 1h32Directed by David Cronenberg
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Nicholas Campbell, Art Hindle, Henry Beckman, Susan Hogan
Psychotherapist Hal Raglan runs the Somafree Institute where he performs a technique called "psychoplasmics", encouraging patients with mental disturbances to let go of their suppressed emotions through physiological changes to their bodies. One of his patients is Nola Carveth, a severely disturbed woman who is legally embattled with her husband Frank for custody of their five-year-old daughter Candice. When Frank discovers bruises and scratches on Candice following a visit with Nola, he informs Raglan of his intent to stop visitation rights. Wanting to protect his patient, Raglan begins to intensify the sessions with Nola to resolve the issue quickly. During the therapy sessions, Raglan discovers that Nola was physically and verbally abused by her self-pitying alcoholic mother, and neglected by her co-dependent alcoholic father, who refused to protect Nola out of shame and denial. Meanwhile, Frank, intending to invalidate Raglan's methods, questions Jan Hartog, a former Somafree patient dying of psychoplasmic-induced lymphoma.
Take This Waltz (2012)
, 1h56Directed by Sarah Polley
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Luke Kirby, Aaron Abrams, Graham Abbey
Margot, a freelance writer, meets Daniel, an artist and rickshaw operator, while on a business trip, and although they immediately share some chemistry, she reveals to him that she is married. However, it turns out that Daniel is living across the street from Margot and her husband Lou in Toronto. Although Lou and Margot appear happy together, it becomes clear that Margot is not completely satisfied with her marriage, possibly aggravated by encountering Daniel. As the film progresses Margot and Daniel interact more and more until she ultimately leaves her husband to be with him. Lou is saddened, yet understanding. The audience is then shown a montage of Margot's new life with Daniel, including several brief sex scenes, though it is clear that she begins to regret leaving her husband. Geraldine, Lou's sister and a recovering alcoholic, confronts Margot (while drunk) and tells her that she should have just accepted that life has gaps and that changing relationships was not the answer.
The Corporation (2003)
, 2h25Directed by Jennifer Abbott, Mark Achbar
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Medical-themed films, La mondialisation, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about health care, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films
Actors Michael Moore, Naomi Klein
The documentary shows the development of the contemporary business corporation, from a legal entity that originated as a government-chartered institution meant to affect specific public functions to the rise of the modern commercial institution entitled to most of the legal rights of a person. The documentary concentrates mostly upon North American corporations, especially those in the United States. One theme is its assessment of corporations as persons, as a result of an 1886 case in the United States Supreme Court in which a statement by Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite led to corporations as "persons" having the same rights as human beings, based on the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Passchendaele (2008)
, 1h54Directed by Paul Gross
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Caroline Dhavernas, Gil Bellows, Paul Gross, Joe Dinicol, Adam Harrington, Michael Greyeyes
The main character is Sergeant Michael Dunne (later reverting to his mother's maiden name McCrae for re-enlistment), introduced in the spring of 1917 after Vimy Ridge, a decorated veteran of the 10th Battalion, CEF.
The 3 L'il Pigs (2007)
, 2h4Directed by Patrick Huard
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Inspiré de l'univers des contes et légendes, Films about magic and magicians, Films about pigs
Actors Claude Legault, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Paul Doucet, Julie Perreault, Violette Chauveau, Mahée Paiement
Two brothers (Legault, Lemay-Thivierge) discuss the positive and negative aspects of adultery as their mother lies beside them in a coma, while their brother Rémi (Doucet) attempts to discourage them. Their conversations become more explicit as time passes.
Dodging the Clock (2005)
, 1h40Directed by Ricardo Trogi
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Actors Pierre-François Legendre, Karen Elkin, Patrice Robitaille, Catherine Proulx-Lemay, Julie Perreault, Claude Despins
Trois hommes dans la trentaine sont confrontés au désir de leurs conjointes respectives d'avoir des enfants. Ils sont tous les trois à des stades différents du projet: Sébastien est déjà père d'un garçon de huit mois, la conjointe de Paul est déjà enceinte alors que pour Fred, rien ne presse. Il s'ensuit une série de situations au cours desquelles nos trois protagonistes recherchent tout simplement le bonheur et la tranquillité.
Dodging the Clock (2005)
Directed by Ricardo Trogi
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Actors Patrice Robitaille, Pierre-François Legendre, Karen Elkin, Catherine Proulx-Lemay, Julie Perreault, Claude Despins
The story follows three men in their thirties trying to have their first kid.
Men with Brooms (2002)
, 1h42Directed by Paul Gross
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Paul Gross, Connor Price, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Outerbridge, Jed Rees, Kari Matchett
The movie begins with Donald Foley retrieving curling stones from a lake near Long Bay, Ontario. Foley dies after retrieving the stones, and a codicil to his will demands that curling rink he formerly coached be re-assembled, and enter a bonspiel to win the Golden Broom by placing a stone containing his ashes on the button. The team's skip, Chris Cutter, had skipped town ten years ago over the shame of failing to call a burnt stone, abandoning his fiancée Julie Foley (Donald's daughter) at the altar, and throwing the team's stones into the lake. Chris returns to Long Bay, where he convinces the former members of his team, Neil Bucyk, James Lennox, and Eddie Strombeck, to enter the competition for the Golden Broom. While the rink practices for the Golden Broom tournament, Chris tries to make amends with Julie, which is complicated by his feelings for her younger sister Amy. Neil deals with his resentment towards his wife, and unhappiness at running a funeral home inherited from his father in law. Eddie deals with his low sperm count and dissatisfaction about being unable to father children. James is working as a minor drug dealer, and tries to raise money to pay off a supplier to whom he is indebted.
Exotica (1994)
, 1h43Directed by Atom Egoyan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Mia Kirshner, Elias Koteas, David Hemblen, Sarah Polley, Victor Garber, Bruce Greenwood
Exotica presents a disparate group of characters whose lives are interconnected by the murder of Francis Brown's (Bruce Greenwood) daughter, with much of the film taking place in a strip club called Exotica. Christina (Mia Kirshner) is an exotic dancer at Exotica, owned by Zoe (Arsinée Khanjian). Eric (Elias Koteas) is the club's DJ and Christina's former boyfriend; both are involved in a complex relationship with Zoe, who is carrying Eric's child. Francis is a customer who comes in on alternate evenings and always has Christina—dressed in a schoolgirl uniform—give him a private dance. This inspires Eric's jealousy.
Left Behind: The Movie (2000)
, 1h40Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Gordon Currie, Janaya Stephens, Clarence Gilyard, Chelsea Noble
GNN television journalist Cameron "Buck" Williams reports from Israel about a new technology with which food will grow almost anywhere. He interviews Israeli scientist Chaim Rosenzweig, and praises him for creating a miracle. Suddenly, Arab Mikoyan MiG-29 and Russian fighter jets fly overhead in a surprise air raid. A missile hits near Buck and Chaim as they retreat to a military bunker. The sun disappears even though it is still mid-day. Israel's defenses are unable to counterattack, but the attacking jets start spontaneously exploding and crashing down. Buck runs outside with the news camera and records the drama as some GNN executives and reporters watch back in Chicago. The entire attacking force is destroyed.
Black Christmas (1974)
, 1h38Directed by Bob Clark
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Pregnancy films, Christmas films, Films about sexuality, Serial killer films
Actors Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon, Marian Waldman, Andrea Martin
A disoriented man climbs up into the attic of a sorority house while the occupants hold a Christmas party. Jess Bradford (Olivia Hussey) receives an obscene phone call from "the moaner", a man who has recently been calling the house. After she calls sorority friends Barb Coard (Margot Kidder), Phyllis Phyl Carlson (Andrea Martin), Clare Harrison (Lynne Griffin) and the several other girls to listen, he starts saying perverted things to them, until Barb provokes the caller, to which he replies, "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU." Barb and Clare argue about the things she said to him, and Clare leaves. She is then attacked and killed; her body is carried up into the attic, where the killer places her in a rocking chair and puts a doll in her lap.
Tribute (1980)
, 2h1Directed by Bob Clark
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Jack Lemmon, Robby Benson, Lee Remick, Colleen Dewhurst, John Marley, Kim Cattrall
Scottie Templeton is a show-business veteran, based in New York and well-known in the theatrical community there. He has many acquaintances, but is divorced from his wife and estranged from his only son.