Really not a lot to say about this fantastic trailer… this movie along with The Killer are hallmarks of the Hong Kong action film! Starring the awesome Chow Yun Fat, this film is just a non-stop action-fest!
Doctor Who (William Hartnell) – The Crusade
The TARDIS travels back to the Crusades, and meets up with King Richard the Lion Heart himself, played by a very familiar face to genre fans… Julian Glover, who played in The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Game of Thrones, and menaced James Bond in For Your Eyes Only. This…
Orphan Black S02E02 – Governed By Sound Reason and True Religion
Season 2 continues to rock on Space this evening as we learn who kidnapped Kira (Skyler Wexler) as Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) and the Clone Club find themselves delving deeper and deeper into the threats that seem to be rising on all sides. Written by Graeme Manson and Karen Walton, this week we get to see…
Hot Docs 2014: Doc of the Dead (Alexandre Philippe)
Zombies. The zombies are taking over tonight at 11:59pm at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema with the international premiere of Philippe’s highly enjoyable, and extremely entertaining look at the world of the undead. Starting with its cinematic roots, the film journeys back to White Zombie, where we are introduced to the voodoo zombie before George…
Hot Docs 2014: Giuseppe Makes a Movie (Adam Rifkin)
Having its World Premiere at 7pm this evening at the Scotiabank Theatre, this behind-the-scenes film focuses it’s objective eye on the filmmaking process of Giuseppe Andrews. One time, he was a young bit part actor, with roles in films like Independence Day and Detroit Rock City, as well as recurring roles on television series. But now, he’s…
Hot Docs 2014: Ai Weiwei – The Fake Case (Andreas Johnsen)
Having its North American premiere this afternoon at the Lightbox at 4:30 is this fascinating documentary that takes us into the monitored home and life of the famous Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei. The government, unhappy with his art, and his outspoken stance on rights and freedoms imprisoned him for 86 days, after that he was put on…
Hot Docs 2014: Living Stars (Gaston Duprat & Mariano Cohn)
Having its Canadian Premiere this afternoon at the Scotiabank Theatre at 1:45, this joyous mixtape celebrates life and music through that most intimate and revealing art… dance. Filmed on location in Buenos Aires, everyday folk cut loose before a static camera while family, friends and pets watch, go about their daily lives or join the party. (Sometimes…
Hot Docs 2014: 112 Weddings (Doug Block)
It’s tough for me to call a favorite this early in the Hot Docs schedule, but Doug Block’s incredible film, 112 Weddings, has won me over completely. If you are going to see it tonight at its international premiere at the Isabel Bader theatre at 7pm, I can only offer these three words to you:…
Trailer Tracks: The X-Files – Fight The Future (1998) – Rob Bowman
I was a huge X-Phile, and I suppose in some ways I still am, I’m re-watching the series on Netflix when I have a spare mo, but man… I remember the first time I saw this trailer in the theater, people were wondering what it is, until that one moment, when the screen goes…
Trailer Tracks: The Monster Squad (1987) – Fred Dekker
Man, do I remember THIS movie, written by Shane Black, with creature effects by the legendary Stan Winston… Who wouldn’t want to be in a Monster Squad? And these kids get to take on Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, Wolfman, the Creature and the Mummy!!
The Mind Reels 