Tag Archives: Roxy Theatre

The original “Schreck”

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Cliff Burns

Nosferatu (1922)  Roxy Theatre, “Silence is Golden”; October 26, 2013 It remains the template. The shadows move and menace and a savage, ineffable evil is loose in the world. There are whispers of the unclean, the forbidden, and maids willingly … Continue reading →

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“Only God Forgives” (Now Showing at the Roxy Theatre, Saskatoon)

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Cliff Burns

Only God Forgives Written & Directed by Nicholas Winding Refn Cast:  Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm “Drive” (2011),  the first collaboration between director Refn and star Gosling, was stylish, violent and, despite a number of gruesome interludes, a … Continue reading →

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Silence is Golden IV: “The Mark of Zorro”

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Cliff Burns

I stopped tuning in to the Oscars over thirty years ago, after “Ordinary People” beat out “Raging Bull” for Best Picture. Haven’t watched a moment of the annual broadcast since. Couldn’t care less about the Golden Globes and have only … Continue reading →

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