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Toronto After Dark Fest Opens Friday

Wow. When the Toronto After Dark Film Festival decided to move from October to August, I never realized how quickly it would come up again. But even though I’ve been spending most of my time thinking about TIFF lately, I’m … Continue reading

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Fantasia International Film Festival 2009

Although this site generally focuses on Toronto-area film festivals and events, I can’t resist putting in a plug for Montréal’s incredible Fantasia International Film Festival. Running all the way from July 9-29 (and yes, I know the poster says the … Continue reading

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Sci-Fi Shorts: Out There

Space. The final frontier. To boldly go where no short filmmaker has gone before…I was looking forward to this collection of sci-fi shorts for two reasons. First was to see the sort of kitschy retro-camp stuff where the effects and … Continue reading

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Toronto After Dark 2009 Submission Deadline Friday!

Just a heads-up to any filmmakers, local or otherwise, who haven’t yet submitted their work to Toronto’s best horror, sci-fi and action film festival. They’ve moved the dates this year to August 14-21, so that means the submission deadlines are … Continue reading

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Mutant Chronicles

Mutant Chronicles (2008, Director: Simon Hunter): Take Starship Troopers and strip out all that messy political satire. Combine with equal parts Alien and Fellowship of the Ring, then sprinkle with The Dirty Dozen. Reuse every cliche and plot device and … Continue reading

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