Dave Foley Articles
Genie Awards 2009: PASSCHENDAELE Wins Best Picture
In a bizarre twist, the Canadian Academy of Film & Television chose Passchendaele, Paul Gross' flag-waving World War I melodrama about Canadian valor, as the best Canadian film of 2008. I say bizarre because even though Passchendaele was in the running for a best film Genie Award, neither its screenplay nor (writer-)director Gross had even been nominated (though Gross, who didn't attend the ceremony as [...]
SIDEWAYS, Virginia Madsen, Clint Eastwood, Imelda Staunton: Vancouver Film Critics Awards
Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sideways Best Film: Sideways directed by Alexander Payne Runners-up: Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood and The Aviator directed by Martin Scorsese (tie); Before Sunset Best Canadian Film: Childstar directed by Don McKellar Runners-up: ScaredSacred directed by Velcrow Ripper; Festival Express directed by Bob Smeaton and A Silent Love directed by Federico Hidalgo (tie) Best Foreign Language Film: A Very [...]