Monthly Archives: December 2008

Sean Farnel is Blogging

Through AJ Schnack’s quite wonderful All These Wonderful Things blog (which you should already be reading!), I discovered that Hot Docs honcho Sean Farnel has recently started blogging, and is writing about his European tour in search of great documentaries … Continue reading

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Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket (Director: Wes Anderson): I’ve seen Wes Anderson’s feature debut three or maybe four times by now, but it’s a film I enjoy more and more with each viewing. My first exposure to Anderson was seeing Rushmore at the … Continue reading

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Tout est parfait (Everything Is Fine)

Tout est parfait (Everything Is Fine) (Director: Yves Christian Fournier): I’d read some strong reviews of this film a few months back and was looking forward to checking it out. The premise is intriguing: Josh (Maxime Dumontier) is a typical … Continue reading

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Toronto Film Critics to Award Best Canadian Film

For the first time, the winner of the Toronto Film Critics Association award for Best Canadian Film will also receive a cheque for $10,000, thanks to sponsor Rogers Communications. The award will be one of a slate of honours handed … Continue reading

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