Wow. I promised myself that I wouldn’t write anything too spoilery in my TIFF musings, because I want anyone who reads one of these and then sees the movie I’ve written about to have as close to the same experience going into it as I did. It’s going to be difficult to convey how…
Category: Film Festivals
Sue’s Flick Picks For TIFF 2012
This time of year is my favourite. In some ways, I think it always has been. I was usually eager to get back to school as a kid – partly for the Back To School shopping, and partly just so I could see my friends again. As an adult, it’s still my birthday, and…
Detention (2011) – Toronto After Dark
The 2nd and final evening of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival – Summer Nights program took place Wednesday eve and I was there. Well, to be clear I was there for the first one. As much as I wanted to see the second feature V/H/S I have a problem with found footage films in…
The Pact (2012)
Featured as the second film of the double bill at the opening of the Toronto After Dark – Summer Nights program, we saw The Pact last night. It’s going to be hard to talk about a lot of the particulars of the film without some heavy spoilers, so you have been warned! First off, let’s…
Juan Of The Dead – Alejandro Brugues
I was fortunate enough to catch a screening of Cuba’s first zombie film when it premiered last fall at TIFF, and it easily became an instant favourite. Tonight, Juan of the Dead is screening again in Toronto, this time as part of Toronto After Dark’s Summer Screening Series at the Bloor Cinema. Tim and…
Toronto After Dark Film Festival – Summer Screenings!
Our friends over at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival are putting on two nights of summer screenings over the next couple of weeks! They are doing a double feature on two Wednesday nights, June 27, and July 11. And each night they are presenting films that look fun, scary, and in some cases completely…
WSFF – Celebrity Shorts
Last night was a treat for both Sue and I at the Worldwide Short Film Festival featured was a program called Celebrity Shorts and every one of them was a delight. We started with a heart-warming and joyous tail featuring Dame Judi Dench, and a cameo by Tom Hiddleston in a short from the United…
WSFF – Creative Control
Last night’s screening of a series of shorts called Creative Control was a much quieter affair than the opening gala, but brought us 7 more short films that entertained, made you think, and gave you pause as you wondered about the concepts of life, love, loss, and death. Heady stuff right? The first film up…
WSFF – Opening Gala, Award Winners From Around The World
The 2012 Worldwide Short Film Festival kicked into gear last night at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, with an entertaining, and wonderful program featuring shorts from around the globe. The seven shorts featured ran the gambit from whimsical to laugh out loud funny, with a dash of romance and historical combining into an enjoyable potpourri of entertainment. The first…
Worldwide Short Film Festival 2012
Sue and I have lots on the go next week, and one of the things we are looking forward to is the 2012 Worldwide Short Film Festival here in Toronto. Running from June 5th to June 10th, there are a number of films and venues we are both hoping to see and post about. There’s Laughter Without…
