Category Archives: Directors

Blind Spots: Directors

Okay, this is definitely not meant to add to my already burdensome film-viewing workload for 2012, but as I was thinking about the idea of cinematic blind spots, I wondered about the idea of larger gaps of knowledge. How many … Continue reading

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Waiting for the End of the World: Lars von Trier Retrospective at TIFF Bell Lightbox

Years before he was persona non grata at the Cannes Film Festival, I discovered the films of Danish “bad boy” Lars von Trier at the old Cinematheque Ontario. So it’s fitting that the folks behind the Cinematheque are bringing a … Continue reading

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Hollywood Classics: The Cinema Is Nicholas Ray at TIFF Bell Lightbox

From October 2nd through December 13th, TIFF Bell Lightbox will present a retrospective of the work of iconoclastic American director Nicholas Ray (1911-1979). It’s a full-scale exhibition in honour of the centenary of Ray’s birth, and will continue into the … Continue reading

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Husbands

Husbands screens tonight, Monday July 18, 2011 at 6:30pm, at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of the series Masks and Faces: The Films of John Cassavetes. The series runs from July 14-31. Husbands (1970, Director: John Cassavetes): I’m not … Continue reading

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Masks and Faces: The Films of John Cassavetes at TIFF Bell Lightbox

From July 14-31, TIFF Bell Lightbox is presenting a retrospective of the work of pioneering American independent filmmaker John Cassavetes (1929-1989). It’s the first time in 20 years that such a major exhibition of Cassavetes’ work has taken place in … Continue reading

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