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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

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Filmmaker William Friedkin talks in-depth about the making of his most well-known film in Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist. According to William Friedkin, everything has to do with the mystery of fate or faith. Friedkin tackled the latter for his 1973 adaptation of the novel by William Peter Blatty, which the filmmaker tried […]

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

iHuman

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Various scientists look towards the future of Artificial Intelligence and what it means for the future of humanity in iHuman. Stephen Hawking once said that success in the creation of A.I. might end up being the biggest event in human history, though it might also be its last. A number of experts, including the “father of

iHuman

They Call Me Dr. Miami

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Hot Docs at Home is a Selection of Films from the Postponed 2020 Edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival That Will Air Thursdays in April and May on CBC, Documentary Channel, and CBC Gem A Miami plastic surgeon becomes a social media sensation in They Call Me Dr. Miami. Dr. Michael Salzhauer is the

They Call Me Dr. Miami

A Perfect Plan

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A group of four career criminals are forced to plan a diamond heist in A Perfect Plan. Kate (Kathleen Munroe) wakes to find herself liked in a basement with Irishman Rowan (Michael Hough), Mexican woman Magdalene (Gia Sandhu), and smart guy Grayson (William Forsythe), all of whom happen to have a criminal background. It turns out

A Perfect Plan

Alone Across the Arctic

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An explorer documents his 4000km solo trek across Canada’s arctic wilderness in Alone Across the Arctic. Adam Shoalts is a wilderness explorer and author, who on May 13, 2017 sets of on journey alone across the Canadian arctic. Beginning his journey along the Dempster Highway in the Yukon, Adam prepares to travel an estimated 4000 km

Alone Across the Arctic

Influence

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Hot Docs at Home is a Selection of Films from the Postponed 2020 Edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival That Will Air Thursdays in April and May on CBC, Documentary Channel, and CBC Gem The rise and fall of one of the world’s biggest public relations agencies are told in Influence. Bell Pottinger

Influence

Meat the Future

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Hot Docs at Home is a Selection of Films from the Postponed 2020 Edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival That Will Air Thursdays in April and May on CBC, Documentary Channel, and CBC Gem A company prepares to introduce “clean meat” to the marketplace in Meat the Future. Memphis Meats is a company, co-founded

Meat the Future

Canadian Film Fest 2020 on Super Channel Fuse May 21 – June 6

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After being one of the first casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Film Fest will be bringing its 2020 line-up to Super Channel Fuse next week for a stay-at-home edition of the festival that will run from May 21 – June 6. Here is the full film line-up, most of which I’ll be posting

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Finding Sally

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Hot Docs at Home is a Selection of Films from the Postponed 2020 Edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival That Will Air Thursdays in April and May on CBC, Documentary Channel, and CBC Gem A filmmaker learns of the hidden story of her long-lost aunt in Finding Sally. After moving from Canada to Ethiopia,

Finding Sally

Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art

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Hot Docs at Home is a Selection of Films from the Postponed 2020 Edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival That Will Air Thursdays in April and May on CBC, Documentary Channel, and CBC Gem One of the biggest art forgery cases in US history is broken down in Made You Look: A True

Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art