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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding (Director: Bruce Beresford): Jane Fonda takes on just her third acting role in the past 21 years in director Bruce Beresford’s latest film. It’s not difficult to see what drew Fonda to the showy character of … Continue reading
Hollywood Classics: The Cinema Is Nicholas Ray at TIFF Bell Lightbox
From October 2nd through December 13th, TIFF Bell Lightbox will present a retrospective of the work of iconoclastic American director Nicholas Ray (1911-1979). It’s a full-scale exhibition in honour of the centenary of Ray’s birth, and will continue into the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematheque, Directors, Special Events, Theatrical Release, TIFF
Tagged lightbox, nicholasray
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The Lady
The Lady (Director: Luc Besson): Director Luc Besson steps out of his comfort zone with The Lady, a biopic about Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese politician who spent almost 15 years under house arrest in her family compound for … Continue reading
Posted in Film Festivals, TIFF
Tagged #tiff11, biopic, Burma, humanrights, politics
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Pearl Jam Twenty
Pearl Jam Twenty (Director: Cameron Crowe): Director Cameron Crowe revisits his rock journalist past with Pearl Jam Twenty, a retrospective of the Seattle band’s career and the first film that was accepted at this year’s festival. The screening I attended … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film Festivals, TIFF
Tagged #tiff11, music
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Community: The Complete Second Season
Editor’s Note: Community: The Complete Second Season was released on DVD in the US and Canada on September 6 by Sony Pictures Television. You can help Toronto Screen Shots by buying from Amazon.ca or Amazon.com. A few months ago, after … Continue reading