Becel “Heart” Short Film and Contest
Toronto Film Scene is honoured to present a contest in support of Becel's Love Your Heart campaign. Reuniting the crew from Away From Her, director Sarah Polley has created a short film called simply Heart which will premiere on Sunday, March 7th during the Academy Awards broadcast and will be seen by millions. [Click Image to Read More]
TRON Legacy Virals Come to Toronto
Tron Legacy is due out in December, but the viral campaign spearheaded by 42 Entertainment - the same people who did The Dark Knight virals - are on board to bring us lots of engaging geeky goodness. [Click Image to Read More]
Toronto Romanian Film Festival 2010
Toronto's Romanian Film Festival, or toro as it is more commonly known, ran from February 4th to the 7th and TFS was there. Check out all our coverage of this unique and fascinating festival by clicking on the image above.
Carlton Cinema to rise again
YAY! Toronto fans of Canadian, foreign, and independent film received some very good news this week. The Carlton Cinema, closed by Cineplex just last December, has been purchased by Magic Lantern Theatres (the company which operates the existing three Rainbow cinemas in Toronto). It's scheduled to re-open in June of this year and... [Click Image to Read More]
The Scene
NFB Presents: Rendez-vous de la Francophonie
The National Film Board presents some FREE Francophone films for your enjoyment this Wednesday evening at the Toronto Mediatheque. The program (consisting of three shorts – two documentary and one animated) is focused on French-speaking Canada. Read more
“Well, the time has come,”: Oscar 2010
The Oscars are the best day of the year for me — bar none. I do little on this day that resembles work. I have a yearly tradition of Pilsbury Ready-to-Bake cookies, popcorn, pizza and absolutely no calorie count. My friends know not to call me during the broadcast, except on a commercial to squee. It’s my SuperBowl. So why did I feel so disconnected this year? Read more
The 2010 Academy Awards; Avatar Hurting from The Hurt Locker
Times are changing – and they are changing fast! The 82nd Annual Academy Awards seem to be another golden example of the changes that are heading straight our way. Last night, the highest-grossing film of all time was trampled on by the tiny film-that-could, The Hurt Locker. Not only did the The Hurt Locker walk away with Best Picture and a historic award for first female director winner Kathryn Bigelow, it also marched away with the most awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Sound Editing. Funny that Cameron and his ingenious “game-changing” Avatar walked away with only three awards, almost a quartar of what Cameron’s previous blockbuster snatched up back in 1997. Read more
Time and Essence: The Preserved Films of Coleen Fitzgibbon at TIFF Cinematheque
Watching obscure experimental films is probably not everyone’s ‘bag’, as Austin Powers would say from the vantage point of his anything-but-experimental film world. But, if you happen to have an interest in avant-garde modernist art (yes, I’m talking to all three of you… and myself), the newly restored films of Coleen Fitzgibbon are being screened at TIFF Cinematheque this Thursday, March 11 and Fitzgibbon herself will be in attendance to introduce her work, participate in discussion, and answer questions.
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Reviews
Review: World of Comedy Festival Short Appetizers and a Feature Chaser
The second program of the World of Comedy Film Festival on Saturday afternoon had a mixed bag of shorts and a 77 minute feature film. With the exception...
Review: World of Comedy Festival Animation & Other Wonders
The Animation and Other Wonders program of the World of Comedy Film Festival, on this weekend, was full of laughs and oddities on a sunny day. Read More →
Review: At Home By Myself…With You
Last night The Royal screened, to an enthusiastic audience, the Toronto opening of At Home By Myself…With You. The presence of the director (Kris...
Review: Zooey & Adam
Reading about the concept of Sean Garrity’s Zooey and Adam, I was very intrigued by the writer’s improvisational approach to the art of...
Review: The White Ribbon
If you were only able to view the trailer for Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon, you would not be left with a whole lot to know about this magnificent...
Review: The Last Station
Watching The Last Station is like watching a race between a snail and a rabbit — the decks are stacked so far in the favor of one that it is almost...
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