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Beasts of the Southern Wild
Movie | Dustin Jansick | August 14, 2012Beasts of the Southern Wild is a poetic fairy tale told through the point of view of a child’s imagination who has unflinching determination to find her place in the world. The film was very well received at it’s...
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Toronto International Film Festival adds plenty more to its lineup
Film Festival | C.J. Prince | August 14, 2012With TIFF only weeks away, the festival has just dumped another massive amount of titles that will be playing come September. Today TIFF rounds out its Galas and Special Presentations program, announcing Paul Andrew Williams' Song for Marion as...
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Watch: Antiviral trailer
Trailer | C.J. Prince | August 10, 2012David Cronenberg's son Brandon is set to release his debut feature Antiviral and now, after announcing it will play at the Toronto International Film Festival, a trailer has been put online. The film, which clearly shows David Cronenberg's love...
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The Ambassador
Movie | Dustin Jansick | August 10, 2012Before Sacha Baron Cohen got into character for his recent comedy, The Dictator, comes an investigative journalism documentary about a man who becomes an ambassador to uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa. Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at...
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Lovely Molly
Movie | C.J. Prince | August 9, 2012The horror genre ends up rearing its ugly head in Eduardo Sanchez’s Lovely Molly. Starting out as a psychological thriller heavily inspired by Roman Polanski’s Repulsion, its subject matter (including child abuse and drug addiction) makes for an unsettling...
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Footnote
Movie | Brett Riss | August 8, 2012Footnote is a film that requires a few days to digest whether it is a great film, or just a good film. As I watched the credits roll, I blinked a few times and said, “Huh,” and made myself...
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Monsieur Lazhar
Movie | Dustin Jansick | August 7, 2012Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language was Philippe Flardeau’s 2011 film Monsieur Lazhar. The film centers on a classroom that must deal with a recent tragedy of their beloved teacher. Helping them cope with the loss is...
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[REC]3: Genesis
Movie | Blake Ginithan | August 6, 2012I’ve really enjoyed the series since they started a few years ago. The first film was a nice little breath of fresh air in the disgustingly smelly cesspool of the modern day Horror genre. The second film, while...
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Hunger
Movie | Dustin Jansick | August 3, 2012Steve McQueen’s Hunger is based on real events on the huge battle between the Irish Republican Army and the British Government which ultimately led to a hunger strike in 1981. Michael Fassbender’s performance is easily his best to date...
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Lockout
Movie | Blake Ginithan | August 2, 2012Lockout is full of every action movie cliché in the book. The film involves a lot of gunplay and even more scene chewing word play from lead character Snow, played gloriously by veteran Australian actor Guy Pearce. Practically every...
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Sight & Sound Update Their Greatest Films of All Time List
News | C.J. Prince | August 1, 2012For those who don't know, Sight and Sound is one of the most well-respected film publications in the world. Since 1952, Sight and Sound have been asking critics and filmmakers to submit a list of the 10 greatest films...
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Movie | Dustin Jansick | August 1, 2012It has been said that the history of sushi is so long that nothing new could be invented but that is where the passionate Jiro Ono comes in. Just as the title suggests, Jiro literally dreams of sushi. David...
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Caché
Movie | Dustin Jansick | July 31, 2012The English title of the film is “Hidden” which accurately describes the film as a whole; there is a hidden camera that uncovers events in the main character’s past that are hidden from his wife. Michael Haneke’s Caché earned...
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Toronto International Film Festival 2012 Lineup Revealed: Midnight Madness, Documentaries & More
Film Festival | C.J. Prince | July 31, 2012The Toronto International Film Festival has announced more titles today in six of their programmes. After last week's announcement of Galas and Special Presentations, TIFF has revealed the line-ups for; TIFF Docs, City to City, Midnight Madness, TIFF Kids,...