“I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago’s death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don’t want…
White Lions And Spring At The Toronto Zoo
It would seem that a fluffy and mostly-white army has descend on the Metro Toronto Zoo as of late! First, we met our most a-dork-able polar bear cub, Hudson. The little guy is growing in leaps and bounds, and never fails to entertain with his adolescent antics. Hudson had my heart from the word…
Getting into Continuum – Meet Kiera Cameron
Showcase, continuing to prove that Canadian television rocks, is about to premiere a new series, Continuum, on May 27th. And it looks like our good friend Bo from Lost Girl may have some competition in the strong, sexy female lead department. I got a sneak peek at it over the weekend thanks to our good…
Toronto Library’s Writer In Residence Program
One of the many wonderful things about the Toronto Public Library system is their Writer In Residence program. I’d never heard of it until a friend pointed me in that direction last year, just in time to get an except of Carving The Light submitted to the woman who was the WIR that time,…
Clay Peterson & Michael Harmon
So one of the films that both Sue and I enjoyed immensely this year at Hot Docs was the documentary Finding Truelove. Sue, moments after having seen it, messaged Sam the director and asked if we could meet with them while they were here in town. Finally, the fates aligned as much as they…
Indie Game: The Movie – James Swirsky & Lisanne Pajot, Canada
What goes on behind your screen of the game console you’re using, how do games find their way to your hard drive? Indie Game takes us behind the scenes of three independent game designers and their games – the flushed with success designer, Jonathan Blow, of the hit game Braid; the anxious, verging on…
The Revisionaries – Scott Thurman, USA
No matter how I broach this subject, it’s going to be a hot button topic. But at its heart lays one essential and undeniable fact… there must be separation of church and state. If it’s a public school it must respect all spiritual beliefs, races, creeds and sexual orientation, honoring none above the others….
Sylvia Caminer & Melanie Lentz-Janney
Sue and I walked out of the Rick Springfield doc An Affair of the Heart, at the Hot Docs Film Festival, won over as fans. I admittedly knew little of Rick, but for the fact that he was in the original Battlestar Galactica series opener as Apollo’s doomed brother, and of course Jessie’s Girl….
Finding North – Lori Silverbush & Kristi Jacobson, USA
A heartbreaking and undeniably one of the most important films of the Hot Docs film festival, Finding North explores the existence of the working poor and the fact that 49 million people go hungry in the United States. With the rise of corporate agriculture receiving the majority of government subsidies and the class divide…
Nina Conti – Her Master’s Voice
I loved Her Master’s Voice, it’s my favorite documentary I saw screened this year at Hot Docs. So I was delighted when we had the chance to have a brief chat with the talented and charming ventriloquist Nina Conti, and her good friend Monkey. I can’t recommend this doc enough, it’s fun, charming, touching,…
The Mind Reels 