films

‘A kindness in the cold’: 2 films screened at TIFF offer distinct views of Winnipeg | CBC News

hamiddebared@gmail.com5 days ago012 mins

A record-breaking four Manitoba-produced features were given a place at the table at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, but only three are actually set in Winnipeg. Rumours, a satire from Winnipeggers Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, is set in Germany and was filmed in Hungary. Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language is set in Winnipeg, but an…

Givin’ ‘er again: Deaner ’89 an origin story for character made famous in Canadian cult classic Fubar | CBC News

hamiddebared@gmail.com3 weeks ago010 mins

The Deaner is making a return to the screen, with a shot-in-Manitoba movie that explores the cult-hero character’s past. Dean Murdoch, a.k.a. The Deaner — the mullet-haired, hard-rocking headbanger who crashed his way into the Canadian comedy firmament with the cult films Fubar (2002) and Fubar 2 (2010) — returns in spectacular form in Deaner…