Betcha thought I was going back to one post a day, didn’t ya? Shortly, though I do still have a glut of movies to see/write about. For now, I’m thinking about the next episode of The Matineecast…”Matineecast Classic” as it were…no loud cafes…no film directors…no doc-talk. Thus, it’s the return of my feedback segment Come…
Back to Life
Admit it – you expected to tune in to this space today and see a still frame of some worn-out movie character under the caption “Today, I Feel Like This”. But nay – despite being so movie’d out that my eyes actually hurt the night before last, this mad tea party isn’t even close to…
Hot Docs Reaction Wrap: LADIES IN BLUE, SHADOW PLAY and THE CANAL STREET MADAM
Alright…let’s wrap up this crazy caper. Short opinions about the last three docs I saw, and musings on the festival in general are after the jump.Not to phone this in or anything, but at this point I’m slightly gassed. furthermore, these were three docs I saw that I found “OK”, and didn’t really have much…
Hot Docs Reaction: THE OATH
It’s difficult to articulate my thoughts on THE OATH. I know it moved me…I know it’s an important doc…it’s just a little difficult to express why. For starters, the doc is about two men: Salim Hamdan and Nasser al-Bahri (aka Abu Jandal). Both men were involved in al Qaeda, the latter was even the personal…
Hot Docs Reaction: JOAN RIVERS – A PIECE OF WORK
I’ve long believed that one sign of a good documentary is if it can draw in those who sit down not caring much about the subject matter. For me, JOAN RIVERS – A PIECE OF WORK is certainly an example of a doc where I don’t much care for the subject. And yet, the successful…
Midnight Radio: Life in Technicolor part v
And then there were none. The fifth and final Hot Docs podcast is coming up, this time with some very good friends flanking me post-screening. Friday night was all about SHADOWPLAY at The Bloor Cinema, and likewise it was about remembering that while seeing all these film festival screenings are fun, it becomes infinitely more…
Hot Docs Reaction: TEENAGE PAPARAZZO
“Hi my name is Adrian and I’m a celebrity…at least I play one on TV.” There have been a lot of films at Hot Docs that I’ve loved a lot more than TEENAGE PAPARAZZO. There have been a lot that I’ve disliked a lot more than it as well. Very few however, have left me…