Oscar nominated visual effects wizard Douglas Trumbull has worked his magic on such iconic films as STAR TREK, BLADE RUNNER, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. He was gracious enough to take a few moments to talk with me about 2001, larger than life cinema, and a particularly exciting upcoming…
Do They Know It’s Christmas? (RARE EXPORTS Trailer)
Of all the movies at TIFF that I missed, I most regret not seeing this one. Think GREMLINS was a messed up Christmas movie? Well you ain’t seen nothin’ yet… Edit: Toronto readers interested in actually checking out this movie – it will be playing at The Royal Cinema beginning on December 17th
Wail
Without getting into specifics, I recently listened to a conversation where a film I love was torn to shreds. I couldn’t defend my precious film’s honour in the least. What’s more, it was quite evident that even if I could, the participants of the conversation wouldn’t be swayed. But that’s alright, it gave me an…
Midnight Radio: The Matineecast Episode 25
My episodes have been clocking in over an hour recently, so i made a conscious effort to keep this one brief. Not sure how much fifteen minutes will help, but what’s done is done. I feel like I’ve been talking about this week’s feature film for a while, but if you’re getting weary of hearing…
Doubleback: THE GHOST WRITER
Sometimes, you have to realize the universe is trying to tell you something and make a point of seeing something. In the same day, two of the Row Three crew got into Roman Polanski conversations with me completely unbeknownst to one another. Admittedly, my Polanski vocabulary is weak, so I took the cue to start…
Summer Teeth
Today, I Feel Like This…
BLACK SWAN
Ballet isn’t pretty…
