The arctic thriller Black Mountain Side had its Toronto premiere at the 2014 Blood in the Snow Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Cinematography. At the festival, I sat down with executive producer Samantha McDonald and talked a bit about the film. Sean Kelly: Ill start by asking what exactly Black Mountain […]
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The comedic short film Damned Selfie had its world premiere at the 2014 edition of Blood in the Snow, as part of the Short Film Showcase. At the festival, I sat down with writer/director Justin McConnell to talk about the film. Please note that the interview might feature some SPOILERS for the short. (UPDATE 12/21:
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Woods is a science fiction/thriller, which played as part of the Short Film Showcase at the 2014 Blood in the Snow Film Festival. At the festival, I saw down with writer, director, producer, and star Jon Hyatt to talk about the film. Sean Kelly: What gave you the idea for this film? Jon Hyatt: Basically,
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Even though I managed to cover the majority of the films that played at Blood in the Snow, one film that I sadly missed was the short film Insane. However, that didnt stop me from having a few words at the festival with the films director Adam O’Brien. Sean Kelly: Describe the film. Adam O’Brien:
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Opening today at the Carlton Cinema is the documentary Kung Fu Elliot, about a man named Elliot Scott, who considers himself to be Canadas Jackie Chan. Kung Fu Elliot is directed by the duo Matthew Bauckman and Jaret Belliveau. The film is the directorial debut for Bauckman, who previously worked as an editor on Belliveaus
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The documentary The Overnighters opens this Friday, November 7, 2014 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. The film focuses on the booming oil town of Williston, North Dakota and the local Pastor Jay Reinke, who starts allowing outsiders, who come to the town looking for work, to stay in the church. The Overnighters is directed by
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David Hayter makes his directorial debut with the action-thriller Wolves. Hayter is best known as an actor and voice-over artist, particularly as the voice of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series. He is also known for writing the screenplays for X-Men, The Scorpion King, X2: X-Men United, and Watchmen. In advance of the
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Prior to last nights world premiere of the film Evil Feed at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, I sat down with actor Alain Chanoine, who plays Tyrone in the movie. Chanoine has a background in martial arts and has previously done stunt work for the films Immortals, Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief, The
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Two strangers named Freddy and Ana meet each other as they travel alone on bus heading back to their home town of Pearl. Even though they are apparently strangers, by coincidence they find out that they happen to live close by to each other on the same street. After some mild flirting between the two,
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