Category Archives: Film Festivals

Company Man: The Best of Robert Altman at TIFF Bell Lightbox

Robert Altman is a director I’ve always loved and respected. I loved that he directed industrial films in his twenties, made television in his thirties, and was well into his forties before he began making feature films. He has also … Continue reading

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Alfred & Jakobine

Alfred & Jakobine (Director: Jonathan Howells): After meeting and falling in love in Japan in 1955, American Alfred Hobbs and Danish artist Jakobine Schou impulsively married, with their mutually adventurous spirits taking them to Casablanca shortly thereafter. Here, the newlyweds … Continue reading

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Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere

UPDATE (January 21, 2015): Happy to announce that the film will be released on iTunes and other VOD platforms on February 3, 2015. Here are links for iTunes (US) and iTunes (Canada). Check it out! Love & Terror on the … Continue reading

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Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

Whitey: United States of America v. James Bulger (Director: Joe Berlinger): Documentarian Joe Berlinger wasn’t kidding when he described his latest project as the most dense film he’d ever done during the pre-screening introduction for Whitey: United States of America … Continue reading

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Jay Kerr’s Hot Docs 2014

Hot Docs Film Festival is in full swing and runs until May 4. Here is a quick rundown of some films that I have watched so far. Rich Hill is a heartbreaking portrait of three teenage boys that is beautifully … Continue reading

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