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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Worldwide Short Film Festival 2007
I’ve been fortunate enough to obtain press accreditation for the 13th annual Worldwide Short Film Festival, which is running from June 12-17 here in our fair city. The motto this year is “Shorter is Better” which suits me fine, since … Continue reading
Posted in Film Festivals
Tagged shorts, worldwideshortfilmfest
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Viva Cuba
Viva Cuba (Director: Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti, Cuba, 2005): Viva Cuba is a charming fairytale/road movie that submerges its political message in a very personal story of friendship and love. Jorgito and his tomboy friend Malu are on the cusp … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, DVD Clubs, Film Movement
Tagged adolescence, children, cuba, DVD, DVD Clubs, Film Movement, road-movie
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Nightclubbing
Nightclubbing (Directors: Emily Armstrong and Pat Ivers, USA, 1975-1980): After seeing Wasted Orient (review), I’d planned to leave the NFB Cinema to see Kurt Cobain: About A Son, but when I found out what the next screening was, I immediately … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film Festivals
Tagged Documentaries, music, nxne, Toronto Film Festivals
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Wasted Orient
Wasted Orient (Director: Kevin Fritz, USA, 2006): I’d seen the trailer for this on distributor Plexifilm‘s site a few weeks ago and was really happy to be able to attend the film’s first Canadian screening. Joyside are a Chinese punk … Continue reading
NXNE 2007
Sometimes things catch me by surprise. For instance, I had no idea that Toronto’s North by Northeast music festival (patterned after Austin’s South by Southwest) also has a film festival component. The whole thing takes place this weekend, but tomorrow … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film Festivals
Tagged china, Documentaries, music, nxne, suicide
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