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Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop

Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop screens across the country at select Cineplex theatres for one night only – Thursday July 7, 2011 – and opens for a limited theatrical run in Toronto and Vancouver on Friday July 8, 2011. More information … Continue reading

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Love Shines

Love Shines (Director: Doug Arrowsmith): Love Shines is a first-rate, in-depth portrait of acclaimed Toronto singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith. Director Arrowsmith, a hardcore Sexsmith devotee, avoids turning his film into a fanboy gushfest; instead, he unabashedly presents the singer with all … Continue reading

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Superheroes

Superheroes (Director: Michael Barnett): Superheroes do exist, even if they come up a little light in the “super” department (by way of an obvious lack of superpowers). My first exposure to real life superheroes (referred to as “RLSH”) was a … Continue reading

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Inside Lara Roxx

Inside Lara Roxx (Director: Mia Donovan): Lara Roxx became semi-famous back in 2004, but not for the reason she had intended when she moved to L.A. from Montreal at the age of 21 to work in the adult film industry. … Continue reading

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The Hollywood Complex

The Hollywood Complex (Directors: Dylan Nelson and Dan Sturman): The Hollywood Complex looks at the trials and tribulations of aspiring child actors and their families who make their way to Hollywood every spring for television’s “pilot season,” when most networks … Continue reading

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