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TIFF Review: KEYHOLE
What. The Hell. Was That?
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 possible way. It’s a story that dares the true douchebag to please stand-up, and one that wants its audience to leave their mathematical thinking aside for a while, and try…
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 miserable spring has turned into a rather chilly night. I’m not usually the sort to hang out on a rooftop drinking beer when the temperature drops down to single digits,…
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 of BEAUTY DAY, an awesome documentary by director (and fellow blogger / podcaster) Jay Cheel. Jay is very much in demand around Hot Docs so this episode will be short…
Hot Docs Review: THE NATIONAL PARKS PROJECT
The omnibus is an interesting filmmaking format. It allows for many storytellers to provide their own take on a similar tale. Unfortunately the fatal flaw in the omnibus is that the viewer has to travel every peak and valley whether they want to or not, and while some peaks can be gloriously high, some valleys…
Hot Docs Review: MIGHTY JEROME
I consider myself someone fascinated by history – especially athletic history – and a proud Canadian, so the fact that I knew nothing about Harry Jerome prior to last week was pretty darned shameful. Luckily, MIGHTY JEROME – a fantastic film playing this year’s Hot Docs festival – has arrived to take me from the…