Film Fare of the Week

American B.O. Loves Pie 2

American Pie 2 by James B. Rogers
In its 4th week of release, American Pie 2 has taken home $125mil at the US box office. The lusty high-school kids of American Pie regroup after a year apart, with the guys renting a beach-house for the summer, and trying to woo their girls with their customary, accident-prone flair.

Tar Angel Wins at Montreal

Tar Angel by Denis Chouinard
Winner of the Canadian Prize at Montreal 2001 and next going to Toronto 2001, director Denis Chouinard's Tar Angel (L'Ange de Goudron), tells the story of an immigrant family from Algeria who discovers that the eldest son, Hafid, has been involved in a cyber-terrorist attack on the computers of Canada's federal immigration office.

Bully by Larry Clark
Screened at Deauville 2001 and a favorite to win a prize at Venice 2001, Bully is a brilliant film that fearlessly explores the lives of a group of aimless, middle-class Florida teenagers who plan to murder one of their friends. What compels us not to dismiss Bully as teenage sex/drugs/booze exploitation fare is the harsh fact that it is a true story.

A Knight's Tale by Brian Helgeland
Hollywood heartthrob Heath Ledger stars in the medieval romance, A Knight's Tale, by Academy Award winning writer/director Brian Helgeland, who presented it at Deauville 2001. The film tells the tale of a peasant squire who takes up the identity of his master when the knight suffers an untimely demise.