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Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Hollywood Complex
The Hollywood Complex (Directors: Dylan Nelson and Dan Sturman): The Hollywood Complex looks at the trials and tribulations of aspiring child actors and their families who make their way to Hollywood every spring for television’s “pilot season,” when most networks … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film Festivals, Hot Docs
Tagged #hotdocs11, childhood, children, hollywood
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In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery
In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery (Director: Britta Wauer): In 2007, one of the best films I saw at Hot Docs was Forever, directed by Heddy Honigmann. It’s about the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris where so many famous artists … Continue reading
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (Director: Trish Dolman): There’s been no shortage of the spotlight on environmental and animal rights activist Paul Watson in recent years. In 2008, the Pirate for the Sea documentary examined his life, the popular … Continue reading
4th Annual Toronto Romanian Film Festival
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past five years or so, you’ll realize that Romanian cinema has been experiencing a creative renaissance. Directors with difficult-to-pronounce names like Porumboiu, Mungiu, Nemescu, Puiu, and Mitulescu have put Romania on … Continue reading
Interview: Matt Gallagher
Matt Gallagher’s latest documentary Grinders (review) just premiered at Hot Docs. I spoke to him about the film and about his own time as a struggling poker player on Toronto’s underground circuit.
Posted in Directors, Documentaries, Film Festivals, Hot Docs, Interviews
Tagged #hotdocs11
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