Tag Archives: Independent Film

Unearthed Treasure: Greg Hanec’s Downtime (1985)

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Kenneth George Godwin

Last Thursday I had the rare opportunity to see one of the best films ever made in Winnipeg. It almost didn’t happen. Since I started a new day job a few weeks ago which requires me to get up at … Continue reading →

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Flipside: extreme male anxiety

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Kenneth George Godwin

The latest pair of releases from the BFI’s Flipside series offer a fascinating snapshot of what was happening to the male sense of identity at the height of the feminist impact on filmmaking in the ’70s and early ’80s. While … Continue reading →

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DVD of the week: Messiah of Evil (1973)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Kenneth George Godwin

Messiah of Evil (1973) is one of those movies I’d vaguely heard about over the years, but never had an opportunity to see until the recent DVD release from Code Red. In fact, it seemed that I’d only heard about … Continue reading →

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DVD of the week: Duffer/The Moon Over the Alley

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Kenneth George Godwin

One of the real pleasures of the BFI’s Flipside series of DVDs and Blu-Rays is the sheer eclecticism of the choices being made available. The series’ mandate is to present fringe works, movies outside the mainstream. So far, we have … Continue reading →

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