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Tag: documentary

festivals, hot docs, reactions

DIVIDE IN CONCORD plays Hot Docs 2014

Never stop fighting for what you believe it right, Jean Hill shows us in DIVIDE AND CONCORD that perseverance pays off

Posted on April 25, 2014April 27, 2014
festivals, hot docs, reactions

HAPPINESS plays Hot Docs 2014

There are still places in this world that don’t always value the almighty dollar above all things.

Posted on April 24, 2014April 27, 2014
festivals, hot docs, reactions

112 WEDDINGS plays Hot Docs 2014

We dive into Hot Docs 2014 and realize that as common as it is, marriage remains among the most mysterious of human experiences

Posted on April 24, 2014April 27, 2014
blind spot series

Blindsided by MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA

It’s amazing how sharp and influential a piece of art can seem eighty-five years after it was created.

Posted on April 22, 2014June 30, 2015
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 4 – 11 (Braingasm Edition)

Just one link today – but it’s one near & dear to my heart. One year in, Braingasm looks to get Kickstarted.

Posted on April 11, 2014April 16, 2014
reactions, thoughts & opinions

I’m Your Man: Thoughts on LIFE ITSELF

Some thoughts on the film about a man who reached so many with his thoughts on film.

Posted on January 26, 2014January 31, 2014
reactions

Welcome to The Church of Rock & Roll: 20 FEET FROM STARDOM

Bless me father, for I have sinned…

Posted on January 22, 2014January 28, 2014
reactions

One Day More: UNSUNG Looks at Life in a Show Choir

A documentary about two competing show choirs shows what goes into glee, and brings back memories for one particular writer.

Posted on December 4, 2013December 8, 2013
festivals, reactions, TIFF

THE UNKNOWN KNOWN plays TIFF 2013

When ideas fall like snowflakes, and the snowflakes turn into a blizzard, the first thing to go is visibility.

Posted on September 11, 2013September 15, 2013
festivals, reactions, TIFF

A STORY OF CHILDREN AND FILM plays TIFF 2013

After twelve hours already spent with Mark Cousins, I thought I knew what I was getting into. I was wrong.

Posted on September 6, 2013September 9, 2013
festivals, hot docs, reactions

MUSCLE SHOALS plays Hot Docs 2013

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers

And they’ve been known to pick a song or two

Lord they get me off so much

They pick me up when I’m feeling blue

Posted on May 5, 2013May 9, 2013
festivals, hot docs, reactions

THE UNBELIEVERS plays Hot Docs 2013

When a film comes along that treats scientists like rock stars, we probably shouldn’t be surprised when they start acting belligerent.

Posted on May 4, 2013May 8, 2013

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