2011 Archive

Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 9
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No Comments
In the ninth part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Brian McKechnie takes a look at Mighty Jerome, El Bulli – Cooking in Progress, and Inside Lara Roxx. Check back over...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 8
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No Comments
In the eighth part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at My Reincarnation, Eco Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson, The Redemption of General Butt Naked, and Grande Hotel. Check...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 7
Posted on April 24, 2011 | 2 Comments
In the seventh part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at The National Parks Project, Who Took the Bomp?: Le Tigre on Tour, Family Portrait in Black...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 6
Posted on April 23, 2011 | No Comments
In the sixth part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at Buck, Limelight, Becoming Santa, The Team, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, and The Bully Project. Check...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 5
Posted on April 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
In the fifth part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Superheroes, Ola Svensson Superstar, Bobby Fischer...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 4
Posted on April 21, 2011 | No Comments
In the fourth part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at Bury the Hatchet, The Interrupters, No Entry, No Exit, and Beats, Rhymes, and Life:...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 3
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No Comments
In the third part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at Hell and Back Again, Hot Coffee, Grinders, Family Instinct, and Recessionize! For Fun and...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 2
Posted on April 20, 2011 | 3 Comments
In the second part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at Becoming Chaz, Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then, Fightville, Beauty Day (pictured above), and Magic Trip. Check back...
New On DVD: April 19, 2011
Posted on April 19, 2011 | No Comments
New On DVD is sponsored by the Toronto-based video store Eyesore Cinema, located at 801 Queen St. West (above Rotate This!). They specialize in rare, out of print, hard to find,...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 1
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 1 Comment
In part one of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at The Chocolate Farmer, The Lumberfros, and Wiebo’s War. Check back over the next few days...
Toronto Jewish Film Festival ups the ante with 2011 lineup
Posted on April 13, 2011 | 2 Comments
For film lovers, spring in Toronto is a true entertainment gear-shift; suddenly, there’s a festival every week and we wish we didn’t have day jobs. Screenings at 11 am and...
New images from the ‘Fright Night’ remake
Posted on April 13, 2011 | 3 Comments
Remember Fright Night, the overrated 1985 Tom Holland vampire “comedy” starring Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowall? Well Dreamworks decided to remake it with Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, and...
New On DVD: April 12, 2011
Posted on April 12, 2011 | No Comments
New On DVD is sponsored by the Toronto-based video store Eyesore Cinema, located at 801 Queen St. West (above Rotate This!). They specialize in rare, out of print, hard to find,...
Spurlock, Elmo, and A Tribe Called Quest Coming to the 2011 Hot Docs Festival
Posted on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment
“This year is something of a game-changer for Hot Docs.” – Executive Director Chris McDonald. The 18th annual edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival comes to Toronto...
Cinéfranco 2011 Begins Next Weekend
Posted on March 20, 2011 | No Comments
French auteurs Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard redefined cinema by challenging traditional conventions and creating films that were uniquely original and energizing. Their works have inspired and influenced countless directors...