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TIFF Review: ALOIS NEBEL

September 11, 2011

Painterly Black & White Animation Tells the Tale of The Cold War Ending.

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Ryan McNeil
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TIFF Review: THE IDES OF MARCH

September 11, 2011

Clooney Gets Back Behind the Camera to Tell a Tale of The Politics Involved With Politics.

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TIFF Review: YOU’RE NEXT

September 11, 2011

My Return to Midnight Madness Comes With a Twisted Little Version of Ten Little Indians.

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TIFF Review: THE ARTIST

September 10, 2011

A Film Can Say an Awful Lot When it Decides to Shut Up.

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TIFF Review: URBANIZED

September 9, 2011

Because As It Turns Out, You Can’t Build a City on Rock & Roll.

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TIFF Review: FROM UP ON POPPY HILL

September 9, 2011

A Charming Start to TIFF 2011

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Hot Docs Review: CAROL CHANNING – LARGER THAN LIFE

May 8, 2011

Some actors seem unbreakable: They go on and on with each passing year and always seem to be just as sharp and genteel as they were when they first came on to the scene. They age gracefully and take on a warm sense of wit. On Broadway, Carol Channing is that sort of personality. So…

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