I was reading posts on Twitter all night about the Sundance premiere of Kevin Smith‘s new horror film Red State and his subsequent decision to self-distribute the film on October 19, preceded by a road show tour of the film. I thought I would provide some of my personal thoughts on this news, which also […]
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Today marks the start of TIFF’s yearly showcase of the ten best Canadian films from last year, happening for the first time at the Bell Lightbox. The obvious headliner of this year’s list is Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies, which won Best Canadian Film at last year’s Festival and was just announced to be on the Oscar
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At TIFF, Bruce McDonald’s Trigger was notable as the first film to screen at the Bell Lightbox. While the film was a less extravagant affair at the Calgary Film Fest (the theatre was only a little over half full), it did not take away the fact that it was a very compelling film. The film
After the completion of the Toronto Film Festival last weekend, I left for a one week trip to Calgary. By pure coincidence, my trip coincided with the start of the Calgary International Film Festival, which begins tonight and runs until Oct 3. Not wanting to turn down an opportunity, I figured that I should try
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The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close. In this post, I will post my thoughts on the final three films I saw at the festival before doing my yearly wrap-up. Final Films Girlfriend This is a touching film about a man with Down’s Syndrome, who attempts to begin a relationship with
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Vera Farmiga and Keanu Reeves I was quite busy during the last couple of days and I did not have time to post reviews. Also such, I am going to post thoughts on all the films I saw during the last two days into one combined post. Henry’s Crime This film was a nice little
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Chris Sparling, Rodrigo Cortés, and Ryan Reynolds Yesterday was my first full day of viewing TIFF films and I thought that I would post brief thoughts on all of them. Submarine This was a quirky British comedy and definitely one of my favourite films of the fest. It’s full of a wonderful ironic humour and
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Let Me In Q&A with Matt Reeves and Kodi Smit-McPhee I saw my first two films of the festival last night with the back-to-back horror films of Let Me In and John Carpenter’s The Ward. Let Me In As you may know this is the North American remake of the 2008 Swedish vampire film Let
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The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival begins in just under two days. I’m all pretty much all set, having acquired a decent set of tickets last Friday (after a nearly four hour wait). So far, I am seeing Let Me In, John Carpenter’s The Ward, Submarine, The Game of Death, Buried, High Cost of Living,
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Tomorrow is the day that single tickets go on sale for the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. It’s always a nerve-wracking experience for me, since I always have to work hard to find a decent film list with plenty of back-up choices. In my last post, I posted preliminary film list. Thanks to the wonderful
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