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Category: Toronto

festivals, nxne, Toronto

Rock N’ Roll Ghost: COLOR ME OBSESSED Plays NXNE

Rock docs are a dime a dozen. Every week there is a new one; some getting a full-scale theatrical release, some created on the sham … Read More ›

Posted on June 18, 2011August 3, 2011
festivals, nxne, Toronto

Rock & Roll is A Vicious Game: RAINMAN GOES TO ROCKWIZ plays NXNE

I’m beginning to believe that everybody in the world “has something”: some talent, some knowledge base, some special thing to offer the world. It might … Read More ›

Posted on June 17, 2011August 3, 2011
festivals, nxne, Toronto

Knight Moves: IVORY TOWER Plays NXNE

For a film that’s so short, IVORY TOWER sure does leave me scratching my head wondering where to begin…and I mean that in the best … Read More ›

Posted on June 16, 2011August 3, 2011
festivals, nxne, Toronto

Haunting You: BETTER THAN SOMETHING – JAY REATARD plays NXNE

Jay Reatard is a hard person to sum up in so many words. There’s a lot about him that seems warm, forthcoming and joyful. On … Read More ›

Posted on June 13, 2011August 3, 2011
Toronto

Dancing In The Dark (Free Movies at Dundas Square)

If there’s one thing I love, it’s free movies…especially free movies outside. This it brought me great joy last week to get my first glimpse … Read More ›

Posted on May 24, 2011August 3, 2011
festivals, hot docs, i get around, Toronto

I Get Around: BEING ELMO @ Hot Docs

I could sit here and try to critique this film, but the simple truth is that it’s pretty much critic proof. It has a few … Read More ›

Posted on May 8, 2011December 24, 2012
festivals, hot docs, reactions, Toronto

Hot Docs Review: CAROL CHANNING – LARGER THAN LIFE

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 … Read More ›

Posted on May 8, 2011December 24, 2012
festivals, hot docs, reactions, Toronto

Hot Docs Review: SENNA

Now that was a movie! That’s what I love about watching films with other movie bloggers – sometimes they can read your thoughts perfectly. SENNA … Read More ›

Posted on May 7, 2011December 24, 2012
festivals, hot docs, reactions, screenings, Toronto

Lust for Life: BEAUTY DAY Plays Hot Docs

The sun has gone down on a Wednesday night in Toronto. What was a bright and sunny May day after what has been a rather … Read More ›

Posted on May 7, 2011December 24, 2012
festivals, hot docs, reactions, Toronto

Hot Docs Review: PROJECT NIM

Listening to the the emotional confessions that make up PROJECT NIM, I found one question repeating in my head: With how emotionally involved all the … Read More ›

Posted on May 6, 2011December 24, 2012
festivals, hot docs, podcasts, screenings, Toronto

Midnight Radio: Life in Technicolor 2011 pt 3

Wednesday night found me in a slightly louder environment – namely a brisk rooftop patio where I was introduced to this guy… He’s the subject … Read More ›

Posted on May 5, 2011December 24, 2012
festivals, hot docs, reactions, Toronto

Hard Time: LOVE SHINES Plays Hot Docs

Elton John once said that some musicians are born into the wrong era; that there are many artists on the scene right now (and more … Read More ›

Posted on May 5, 2011December 24, 2012

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