I am not going to waste too much of my energy talking about this “film,” which has ended up being my least favourite of Hot Docs. So, James Franco was shooting a guest role on General Hospital and there was some behind the scenes footage shot. According to the introduction by the co-director, there wasn’t really […]
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I should probably begin by saying that even though I am going to be quite critical of this film, I am still going to acknowledge that the filmmakers are still quite young and seemed pretty happy that the film got into a film festival and was actually shown to people. Plus, they gave out free
You may not know Craig “Radioman” Castaldo by his name, but I am almost certain that you have seen the guy. Radioman is known for appearing at the film sets around New York City, always with his bike and trusty radio. Often this results in him getting a brief cameo role in the production. In
There are 189 films screening throughout the course of Hot Docs. With so many films screening during the week, it can be easy for some of these films to get lost in the shuffle and get overwhelmed by the docs with big buzz. I am happy to say that I have discovered one of the
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Beauty is Embarrassing tells the story of Wayne White, who started off as a puppeteer and has now received some recognition for his word paintings (where he paints humourous phrases over prepainted landscape). White received some early fame for he work on the popular 80s television show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. He also worked on the show Beakman’s
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Ginger Baker, who was best known for his work with the bands Cream and Blind Faith, is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. He is also a complete madman. Beware of Mr Baker is candid look back at Baker’s life and career as told through his own words. The entire documentary is
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If you watch professional wrestling in this day and age, you would find that women wrestling is all but a joke. For about every women wrestler that’s a true athlete (and actually a good wrestler), there’s about ten that are just hired for their looks (and are likely former models). GLOW tells a different story. In
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My experience at Hot Docs kicked off in a big way with The Imposter. Even though it was the first film that I would see at the festival, I can say now that it is probably going to be the one to beat. The film is done in a very similar style to the films
The Hot Docs film festival begins in full today and I will be seeing my first two screenings tonight with the double-bill of The Imposter and GLOW: The Story Of The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling, both of which will be screening at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. It has worked out that I will be seeing an
Hot Docs 2012: Ready to See Some Docs! Read More »
I have finalized the films that I will be seeing this year at HotDocs. Even though it’s my second time at the festival, this will be my first time seeing a decent selection of films. There are 11 films that I am confirmed to be checking out. For all intents and purposes this is my
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