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Category: festivals

Coverage of TIFF, Hot Docs, NXNE, and Toronto After Dark

festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

ANOMALISA plays TIFF 2015

Nobody does love and introspection quite like Charlie Kauffman

Posted on September 16, 2015September 19, 2015
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

THE WAIT plays TIFF 2015

In the face of death, what would one do for a small sliver of solace?

Posted on September 16, 2015September 11, 2020
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2015 pt. ii

Hillary, Max, Sam and Calum join me for drinks as TIFF 2015 coverage continue.

Posted on September 15, 2015September 18, 2015
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2015 pt. i

Jess Rogers joins me for dinner as TIFF 2015 coverage begins.

Posted on September 14, 2015September 16, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

SICARIO plays TIFF 2015

Get ready for a tense and vicious walk through the land of wolves.

Posted on September 13, 2015September 15, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

DHEEPAN plays TIFF 2015

The creator of RUST AND BONE wants us to ask ourselves just how fragile “a good man” really is?

Posted on September 12, 2015September 15, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

DEMOLITION plays TIFF 2015

Choose the music to destroy to…and then destroy the music

Posted on September 11, 2015September 15, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

GREEN ROOM plays TIFF 2015

A festival kickoff that is violent, ugly and abrasive…but in the most beautiful ways.

Posted on September 11, 2015September 13, 2015
festivals, news, TIFF

News of The World 2015 IV – TIFF Announces More Galas and Special Presentations

Witches, Rams, Lambs, Hank, and Rehab all fill out some of TIFF 2015’s biggest programmes.

Posted on August 21, 2015September 2, 2015
festivals, news, TIFF

News of The World 2015 pt III – TIFF Announces Midnight Madness, Docs, and Masters

TIFF’s latest announcement details Gaspar Noe, Janis Joplin, and The Yakuza Apocalypse

Posted on August 12, 2015August 21, 2015
festivals, news, TIFF

News of The World 2015 pt II – TIFF Announces Canadian Perspectives

The TIFF announcements continue as the starting line-up of the home team is unveiled.

Posted on August 5, 2015August 12, 2015
festivals, news, TIFF

News of The World 2015 – TIFF Announces Galas and Special Presentations

Bring it on…

Posted on July 30, 2015August 9, 2015

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