Tag Archives: music

Muscle Shoals

Muscle Shoals (Director: Greg ‘Freddy’ Camalier): In the 1960s, Muscle Shoals, Alabama became a hotbed for some of the greatest R&B and rock music ever recorded. How did a small town on the banks of the Tennessee River become a … Continue reading

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Downloaded

Downloaded (Director: Alex Winter): This insightful film, which made its international premiere at Hot Docs, looks at the rise, fall, and legacy of Napster, the peer-to-peer file sharing service that forever changed the music industry. Originally conceived as a dramatic … Continue reading

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Alias

Alias (Director: Michelle Latimer): Actor, producer, writer, director and former Hot Docs programmer Michelle Latimer unveiled her first feature-length documentary at Hot Docs 2013 on Friday, a portrait of Torontonian rap artists and producers, entitled Alias. The film is a … Continue reading

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Best Music of 2012

NOTE: I am cross-posting this from my other blog, Consolation Champs because I wanted to try presenting the album covers a little differently. If you’ve already read this post there, pay no attention. I’m realizing that I haven’t done this … Continue reading

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Marley

eOne released Marley on DVD and Blu-ray in Canada on August 7, 2012. Help support Toronto Screen Shots by buying it on Amazon.ca. Marley (Director: Kevin Macdonald): Toronto Screen Shots’ contributor Drew Kerr reviewed this towering documentary on the life … Continue reading

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