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Tag: bruce mcdonald

festivals, nxne, Toronto

Lover’s Spit: THIS MOVIE IS BROKEN Plays NXNE

At the risk of being ex-communicated from my hometown, I have a confession: I’ve never been a fan of Broken Social Scene. It’s hard to … Read More ›

Posted on June 19, 2010July 21, 2011
festivals, nxne

Broken (THIS FILM IS BROKEN Trailer)

Today begins my coverage of Toronto’s North By Northeast music festival. While the music geek in me does indeed long to go to many of … Read More ›

Posted on June 14, 2010July 21, 2011
dvd doubleback

PONTYPOOL

I’m almost ashamed to admit that I’m not in touch with Canadian cinema the way I should be. For this reason, brilliance like PONTYPOOL gets … Read More ›

Posted on January 17, 2010July 1, 2014
dvd doubleback

THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS

THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS really bummed me out. Not because it’s a depressing story – although it is – but because I turned it on really … Read More ›

Posted on August 24, 2008March 30, 2012

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