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Hit So Hard

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Drew Kerr

Limited theatrical release in select North American cities and available through video-on-demand starting April 13th; scheduled for DVD and Blu-ray release in June. Hit So Hard (Director: P. David Ebersole): Screened a few weeks back as part of Toronto’s Canadian … Continue reading →

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Last Days Here

Posted on March 21, 2012 by James McNally

Last Days Here screens as part of the Canadian Music Week Film Festival on Thursday March 22, 2012 at 9:15pm at TIFF Bell Lighbox. Buy tickets here. Last Days Here (Directors: Don Argott and Demian Fenton): As soon as I’d … Continue reading →

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Canadian Music Week Film Festival 2012

Posted on March 5, 2012 by James McNally

I love music and am a big fan of music films, but have to confess that I didn’t know until quite recently that in addition to filling every live music venue in the city, Canadian Music Week also screens films. … Continue reading →

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Backyard

Posted on January 31, 2012 by James McNally

Backyard (Director: Árni Sveinsson): While it’s true that I’ve long been a fan of Icelandic cinema, I have been a fan of Icelandic music for even longer. In the late 1980s, a band called The Sugarcubes and their elfin singer … Continue reading →

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From the Sky Down

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Drew Kerr

From the Sky Down (Director: Davis Guggenheim): When asked to choose the best two albums in U2’s catalogue, most fans and music critics will pick 1987’s The Joshua Tree and 1991’s Achtung Baby. That the band’s strongest work is on … Continue reading →

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