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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Free Screening: The Night of the Hunter introduced by Geoff Pevere
I got a very nice email last week from Julien Gagnier, president of the Next Projection Film Society. He complimented me on my article about Geoff Pevere, and wanted me to let my Toronto-area readers know about a free screening … Continue reading
Posted in Special Events
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Report from SXSW 2009
Well, in typical fashion, I haven’t yet seen a film here. This is my ninth South by Southwest and only the third for which I’ve had a Gold badge, which gives me access to the film panels and screenings as … Continue reading
Driven By Vision
Vision TV premieres a really interesting series this week. On Wednesday March 11 at 10pm, Driven By Vision enters its second season after a name change (the first season was entitled Shrines and Homemade Holy Places). Through seven half-hour episodes, … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Television
Tagged art, faith, spirituality
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Guest of Cindy Sherman
Editor’s Note: Doc Soup is a monthly documentary screening programme run by the good folks at Hot Docs. It gives audiences in Toronto (and now Calgary and Vancouver!) their regular doc fix each year from the fall through to the … Continue reading
Posted in Doc Soup, Documentaries, Film Festivals
Tagged art, celebrity, nyc
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Sita Sings the Blues is Free
Nina Paley‘s gorgeous animated epic Sita Sings the Blues has been in distribution limbo for a while now. Because the film uses the jazz songs of Annette Hanshaw on the soundtrack, Paley couldn’t negotiate a theatrical or DVD release of … Continue reading
Posted in Television, Theatrical Release, Web Sites
Tagged animation, copyright, creativecommons
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