Filmmakers and comedians Adam Brodie and Dave Derewlany (or Adam & Dave, as they are known) are very funny — and very prolific. The two have been working together for years on short films, TV shows, commercials, music videos and more. They’ve had five shorts premiere at TIFF and they’ve been working a series of talented comedians (for a recent example, see this hilarious short with Paul F. Tompkins). I was first introduced to their work years ago when I encountered the “Unreel Sports” series that they did for US network Fuel TV. Sports such as Danger Swimming, Cross Country Snowboarding and Pool Pool (it’s billiards…
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This week’s releases include: an updated Twelfth Night; an adolescent superhero movie; an encounter with evil; a new take on the Wild West; a cat-and-mouse comedy; an intense cop drama; and the latest Studio Ghibli film. Albert Nobbs (DVD & Blu-ray combo pack) A poverty-stricken woman (Glenn Close) in 1860s…
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The Viscera Film Festival comes to the Projection Booth tonight and some of the shorts being screened include Nursery Crimes, a twisted take on the nursery rhymes we all know directed by Laura Whyte, and Together, a mind-bending tale of a man annoyed by his upstairs neighbour directed by Gigi…
Last week we clued you in to the Canadian Film Centre’s Short Dramatic Film Program and the fact that every year, they churn out a whole new crop of promising filmmakers and more importantly, great short films that very often make the film festival rounds, introducing some of the country’s best…
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Lovable Doug Glatt, slacker hero and hockey goon extraordinaire, will be appearing on home theatre screens across Canada when the Alliance Films home release of Goon…
This week at TIFF Bell Lightbox discover the next big filmmaker with the Student Film showcase or enjoy the antics of a hormone crazed Norwegian…
The Canadian Film Centre has just announced this year’s line up for the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival. Running from June 5 to 10, this…
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The Canadian Film Centre has just announced this year’s line up for the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival. Running from June 5 to 10, this…
Cloudburst is the story of Stella (Olympia Dukakis) and Dot (Brenda Fricker), a lesbian couple who have been living, loving, and aging together for more…
For a movie about how no obstacle can stand in the way of true love, Morgan is awfully depressing. When we first meet the title…
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In the United States, 49 million people live with “food insecurity”, which is a fancy,…
Currently screening at the 2012 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, My Name Is Faith…
The Imposter is one of those films that stretches the bounds of plausibility so much that…
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Review: The Best Exotic Marigold HotelThe population is aging. The baby boomers are orbiting the age of retirement and becoming the largest, and consequently most influential, demographic. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a film about growing old in uncertain times and proving that you’re never too old for a… -
Review: HeadhuntersOne of the many statistics continuing to emerge since the economic crisis is people are in greater debt than ever before and the load is not decreasing. But what could be the reason for digging such a hole? For the main character in Headhunters, his… -
Review: Planet YogaIf someone asked me to define yoga, my response would be that it’s a form of exercise involving stretching your body into impossibly difficult positions. In other words, something that I probably couldn’t do without hurting myself. Thanks to Planet Yoga, opening Friday, May 4,… -
Review: Marvel’s The AvengersMarvel’s The Avengers explodes onto the screen with the ultimate assembly of superheroes. It’s probably the most anticipated superhero movie to be released to date. And it, without a doubt, lives up to every bit of the hype. S.H.I.E.L.D. has lost control of the Tesseract…
