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12 Mar 2013

Romance or Die: how chick flicks fail their public

I undertook this project with an overpowering conviction that I would fail. A search for movies in which the female lead overcomes her 30-something blues to become strong, confident, successful and independent woman, complete enough on her own that she does not require a relationship, and actually doesn’t end up...

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06 Mar 2013

Meet the TFS Writers: Meaghan MacInnis

For three years now, I’ve had the privilege of working with the TFS team. It’s certainly been a uniquely fun experience for me to share my love of film and Toronto with this team of amazing individuals and with you, the readers. I consider myself a film enthusiast. With no...

Archived in Articles Issue 4 Volume 3: March 2013 - Women in Film Meet the TFS Writers
23 Jan 2013

Cinema Revisited: kids’ movies we used to love…as kids

What is it about a movie that makes a lasting impression? Characters? Effects? Plot? The emotions it evoked at the time? The people you were with? Perhaps simply the weather? I hold a special place in my heart for the moves I loved as a child. I think most people...

Archived in Cinema Revisted Columns Issue 4 Volume 1: January 2013 - Kid Cinema
23 Jan 2013

Pleasure Dome Call for Submissions for New Toronto Works 2013 open now

Pleasure Dome is calling for submissions looking for new New Toronto Works to ring in 2013! Revealing the unique wealth of talent emerging in Toronto every year, New Toronto Works is looking for something extra special to celebrate 20 years of creative arts. Films and videos under 15 minutes in...

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20 Dec 2012

The Year in Movies: 3 films that made me grab my face

I’ve had to hold my face in my hands for several reasons while watching a movie; grief, fear, happiness, disgust. Usually an overflowing of one or all of the above. Despite the many good releases this year, I found myself feeling just okay after watching. My top 3 for 2012...

Archived in Articles Issue 3 Volume 12: December 2012 - Year-End Spectacular Other Articles
06 Dec 2012

Doc Soup presents The House I Live In on December 6, 2012

The final installment of Doc Soup for 2012 rings in with the Canadian Premiere of The House I Live In (2011). Directed by Eugene Jarecky, The House I Live In has gained international regard, earning the Grand Prize Jury for Documentary at the 2012 Sundance International Film Festival. Jarecky boldly...

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30 Nov 2012

Rue Morgue Presents Silent Night Deadly Night, Friday November 30, 2012

As we warm up to this frosty season, cozy in our winter threads thinking of all the holiday classic films to watch, why not throw in the ol’ 1980s Christmas slasher? Just for good times. Rue Morgue Magazine gets into the spirit with a screening of Silent Night Deadly Night...

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23 Nov 2012

The Pleasure Dome Presents Toronto Premiere- Lacan Palestine on November 24, 2012

Toronto Palestine Film Festival, Queers Against Israel Apartheid (QuAIA), and Beit Zetoun proudly present to Toronto the widely praised video essay Lacan Palestine (2012). This visual medley of found footage includes newsreels, documentary interviews and more. Hoolbloom weaves a story of the difficult history of Palestine, in turmoil, in a...

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14 Nov 2012

Early Monthly Segments presents: a Warren Sonbert Retrospective

November’s Early Monthly Segments features the work of filmmaker Warren Sonbert. Best known for his diary-like story telling and his editing technique, Sonbert’s work develops with his own life transitions. This event runs over three days in seven screenings from November 15 to 17, 2012. Admission is $5.00 or free...

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11 Nov 2012

Reel Asian Review: â€œHard Lookâ€ Shorts Programme

The “Hard Look” Shorts Programme is a small collection of shorts that reveal disappointment, unfulfilled lives, sacrifice, sadness, marginalization, and miscommunication. The lived experiences exposed in these pieces can be difficult to watch, not because of any violence or gore, but rather because of the uncomfortable feeling of unmet expectations...

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11 Nov 2012

Reel Asian Review: Architecture 101

From director Lee Yong Ju comes a story of first love and reunion. Former college colleagues Lee Seung Min (Uhm Tae Woong) and Yang Seo Yeon (Ha Ga In) meet after several years when Seo Yeon commissions Seung Min to build her dream home. Reflecting on their past, we’re taken...

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29 Oct 2012

Cineplex Classic Film Series presents Frankenstein & Dracula on October 31, 2012

The October screening for Cineplex Classic Film Series features a double bill of classic horror! Watch Bela Lugosi in his infamous Dracula (1931) role and the one and only Boris Karloff as Frankenstein (1931). Two films that sparked a great love of tragic, horrific monsters and set the bar for...

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25 Oct 2012

CINSSU presents: Threeâ€¦Extremes on October 26, 2012

University of Toronto’s Cinema Studies Student Union offers a night of horror just in time for Halloween. Three Extremes (2004) is a trio of short horror films from the minds of three brilliant directors in Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan. Firstly, director Fruit Chan presents Dumplings, a seemingly delicious rejuvenating...

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10 Oct 2012

10th annual Regent Park Film Festival announces 2012 lineup and fundraising screening

This Thursday, October 11, 2012, the Regent Park Film Festival announces it’s 2012 Festival Lineup. With films not only from Regent Park but around the world, the launch also boasts interviews with filmmakers in the 2012 festival. This year being the 10th anniversary, festival programmers are boasting one of the...

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09 Oct 2012

Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival shines light on our world starting October 10, 2012

Yes, October is a busy month indeed, and most of us are engrossed in horror stories and Halloween. Another very special, hugely popular event is also going down; the 13th annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival hits screens October 10-14, 2012. Canada’s largest environmental film festival features premieres, gala...

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26 Sep 2012

Bloor Hot Docs presents comedy double bill Jesus is Magic and The Artistocrats Friday, September 28, 2012

This Friday at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, the first half of the 4-part Headliners series promises to wipe any remnants of innocence your ears thought they still had with the comedy club experience inside a movie theatre. The evening consists of two screenings of stand-up docs, Sarah Silverman: Jesus...

Archived in Indie Cinemas On the Scene Screening Series
24 Sep 2012

Never too many: film festivals you should know about

Filmmakers, festival addicts, and cinema lovers have it made here in Toronto. Not only do we boast, and I actually mean boast, the largest number of film festivals in the world, but some, including TIFF and Hot Docs, are considered leaders in the industry. That’s huge! Because Toronto has so...

Archived in Articles Cover Cover Stories Issue 3 Volume 9: September 2012 - TIFF
20 Sep 2012

Hot Docs 2013 Call for Submissions now open

Hey filmmakers, if you thought it was time to sit back and rest now that TIFF is over, think again. Hot Docs has some upcoming deadlines right around the corner and you shouldn’t miss out. Firstly, documentary filmmakers hoping to make a splash in the 2013 festival take heed! The...

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30 Aug 2012

TIFF Preview: Revolution

Revolution screens as part of the TIFF Documentary programme. It is the second feature-length documentary from award-winning Toronto native Rob Stewart. His first, Sharkwater made huge waves in 2006. Synopsis In his follow-up documentary, Revolution, Rob Stewart dives back under water and widens his lens to examine the factors endangering...

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14 Aug 2012

Toronto International Queer West Film Festival brings overlooked films starting August 18, 2012

Saturday, August 18, 2012, the 5th Annual Toronto International Queer West Film Festival comes back to town. Educating, entertaining, and enlightening the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered community and allies, Queer West Film Festival promotes LGBT themes, directors, and actors by bringing to the spotlight films that may otherwise have been...

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