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Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2012

Posted on October 18, 2012 by James McNally

Toronto’s favourite genre film festival kicks off its 7th great year tonight, back at its old home the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. Presenting 20 feature films and, just as exciting to me, 29 short films over its 9 day run, … Continue reading →

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Despite the Gods

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Drew Kerr

Despite the Gods (Director: Penny Vozniak): Australian filmmaker Penny Vozniak had originally signed on to Hisss, a Bollywood production, to shoot content for the movie’s DVD extras. Early on in the process, she discovered a creatively richer opportunity in documenting … Continue reading →

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Blind Spots: Psycho

Posted on January 31, 2012 by James McNally

This post is part of the Blind Spots 2012 series. For background on the series, read the original post Psycho (Director: Alfred Hitchcock): One of the first things I noticed about this classic horror film is how Hitchcock works hard … Continue reading →

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Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2011

Posted on October 20, 2011 by James McNally

It’s been a long 14 months since the last edition of Toronto’s best genre film festival. Toronto After Dark decided to move back to their traditional October (think Hallowe’en!) time slot after a couple of years in August. It was … Continue reading →

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Fantasia International Film Festival 2011

Posted on July 16, 2011 by James McNally

Celebrating 15 years of presenting Montréal audiences with some of the best genre cinema from around the world, this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival takes place from July 14-August 7. There’s a very small possibility that I might be able … Continue reading →

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