10 Timer Til Paradis (Teddy Bear): A film review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - It is that time of year again, the Vancouver International Film Festival has returned, and as usual, it snuck up on me again. Film festivals are enjoyable to go to, since they primarily remind me that good, honest films are still being made as an art form and not just to make money. That's not to say that making money by making movies is bad, but it can very easily pervert the art at work. This past week, I had the chance to check out a Danish feature film known by its English title, Teddy Bear, while in its native Danish language, it is 10 Timer Til Paradis, meaning "10 Hours to Paradise."

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Beasts of the Southern Wild: A film review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Beasts of the Southern Wild follows a young 6-year old girl named Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) who lives with her father, Wink (Dwight Henry), in a bayou community in Louisiana, referred to locally as “The Bathtub.” She is a strong willed child who is given many life lessons from Wink, who gets extremely sick and is hospitalized for a time. When he returns, the community is in panic because a massive storm is approaching and floods the town completely. Wink continues to teach Hushpuppy how to survive under the harshest conditions as they find the other survivors and are forcefully approached by rescue workers.

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