One of the films i was most looking forward to at this year’s Hot Docs is now behind me, finally making the last screening of The Unbelievers at the Isabel Bader Theater. This one was everything I hoped it would be, giving brilliant scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss a forum to spread the need…
Orphan Black S01E05 – Conditions of Existence
Oh what a tangled web! I finally got a chance to catch up on last week’s Orphan Black (sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day!) and this show gets better and better each episode! I’m so glad they are coming back for a second season! This episode marks the halfway point of…
Brug’s Army presents: Mingle For a Mission
Sue and I know how fortunate we are getting to meet some amazing people and then being able to call them our friends. One of them, the amazing Amanda Brugel, who has now been on our show 3 times(!) has created a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for charities that have a strong focus…
Hot Docs: Here One Day – Kathy Leichter
When her mother, Nina, committed suicide by jumping from her apartment window, Kathy Leicher made the decision to move into that same apartment as a way of keeping her mother close. Amongst all of Nina’s belongings was a box of audio tapes which Nina had recorded over the years – a form of journal…
Join The Fight To Save Bomb Girls!!!
Fans all over the world were devastated to learn of Global TV’s decision not to renew the critically-acclaimed Canadian historical drama, Bomb Girls, for a third season. It’s no secret that we here at the Mind Reels have been in love with this show from the very beginning, and our love has only grown…
Hot Docs: The Great North Korean Picture Show – James Leong & Lynn Lee
Wednesday evening, I got a look inside the world of acting and film in North Korea. What I found was an entertaining film, that despite being heavily monitored by the secretive state’s government (they reviewed all the dailies before they were allowed to be used, and some material couldn’t be used due to faults, according to them,…
V – 30 Years On
The Visitors arrived 30 years ago this week. Kenneth Johnson’s aliens who came to earth posing as our friends while hiding not only a horrible appearance but an equally terrifying agenda premiered with the original mini-series V. The sad thing is, I wasn’t allowed to stay up and watch all of it, and we certainly…
Hot Docs: Blackfish – Gabriela Cowperthwaite
I had a couple of concerns going into my screening of Blackfish last night. Part of me was really looking forward to seeing it, but another part of me was a little worried. Would I be confronted with graphic images of a veteran trainer being suddenly killed by the orca whale she’d been working…
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh – On The Big Screen!!
It’s no secret that both Sue and I loved Rodrigo Gudino’s creepy ghost story The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh. We were lucky enough to screen a copy of it thanks to director Rodrigo Gudino and his producers, but now it’s your turn! If you’ve missed it at festivals, or were unsure, now’s your chance! Screening…
Hot Docs: Alphee of the Stars – Hugo Latulippe
There was a scene that nearly broke my heart as I watched Alphee of the Stars last night at the Lightbox. Hugo Latulippe is sitting across from his daughter, Alphee as they are travelling via train through a snow-covered Switzerland, and in a scene completely played in silence you can see as he watches…
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