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…
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…
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…
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…
We are only a week away from the 2012 film festival. Things are starting to shape up for me and I am expecting to see at least ten films at this year’s festival (which is an improvement from the single film I saw last year). I plan to have my final screening schedule finalized on…
This year’s edition of the Hot Docs Film Festival begins in just under a month’s time and I’ve been thinking about what films I would possibly want to see a the festival. I’m not sure on the exact number I will be seeing at Hot Docs this year, though I hope to see at least…
This evening I went to a screening at the new reopened (and renamed) Bloor Hot Docs cinema. The theatre recently finished months of renovations and has now reopened as the main hub for the Hot Docs film festival. I might be because I only went to the Bloor a handful of times before the renovations,…
As the first film I’ve seen at the Hot Docs film festival, I sure made an interesting and though provoking pick. You’ve Been Trumped is about Donald Trump‘s efforts to build a golf course in Scotland, a move that upsets the locals, who are in danger of losing their homes. As someone with partial Scottish heritage (my…
I do have to admit that, other than TIFF, I don’t often check out the many different film festivals (over 100) that happen year round in the city (the exception being Toronto After Dark, which I’ve gone to twice now). I’ve been meaning to check out the Hot Docs documentary festival for a while now….
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