We’ve evolved into a society that is seemingly obsessed with celebrity culture. When I think of the transition from gossip columns, to compromising photos, to salacious videos, to websites that collect all of it in damned-near real time…I’m reminded of the ‘Evolution of Man’ illustration. So if we think about the paparazzi in evolutionary terms,…
The Real Thing pt. I (Hot Docs Preview)
As I mentioned last week, Hot Docs is coming up soon. I’m actually quite excited now as I’ve finally had a chance to look through the complete schedule and press kit and am starting to see my festival experience take shape. Having given every film listing a once over, I thought between now and the…
Wild Wild Life (Hot Docs 2010 Kicks Off)
As the old saying goes – truth is often far more interesting than fiction. If you possibly needed proof of this theory, I invite you to check out the 2010 slate at Hot Docs – North America’s largest documentary film festival now in its seventeenth year. Take the photo above for instance. That hep cat…
Be My Baby (BABIES Trailer)
So here’s the thing… Yesterday I went to the Hot Docs kick-off press conference and got details on a lot of cool docs that I hope to see in about one month’s time. I couldn’t wait to sit down and tell y’all about it. Then I met up with pretty much all the other Toronto…
Everybody’s Talkin’ 3 – 19 (Chatter From Other Bloggers)
So a bit of news before I turn the spotlight over to my fellow bloggers. HOT DOCS, North America’s biggest documentary film festival is coming up soon, and for the first time I’ll be covering it here on my blog! I’ve enjoyed my Hot Doc experiences in the past as a mere patron, so getting…