Posts filed as: movies

Join The Cult

Date: July 29 2010 Filed in: , , , ,

Toronto is home to many film festivals. While some feature artful, poignant films and narratives, others curate a selection of absurd b films. The Toronto After Dark Film Festival falls into the latter category, showcasing horror, sci-fi, and cult cinema. The annual festival has a one week run, and while many of the films featured in their lineup scream ‘terrible movie soon to have not-so-ironic cult following’, the festival has screened some pretty stellar films in the past. For example, a couple of years ago they screened Let the Right One In, the mind blowing, incredibly subtle Sweedish vampire movie (that is now being made for American audiences) which put Twilight to shame (as any good vampire narrative should).While I’m sure this year’s lineup at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival will follow this tradition of featuring great independent films, the real fun of the TADFF lies in their selection of films that leave you completely dumbstruck by their absurdity.

Admittedly, I have a soft spot for terrible, b grade horror and cult films. continue reading…

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How Twilight Works

Date: July 22 2010 Filed in: , ,

haha, lego brick.

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The Social Network

Date: July 15 2010 Filed in: , , , ,


via: lookatthisfrakkinggeekster

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Micmacs

Date: June 5 2010 Filed in: ,

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Hot Docs

Date: May 3 2010 Filed in: , ,

Hot Docs is easily my favourite film festival in Toronto. This isn’t to say that I don’t love TIFF, or Reel Asian, or InsideOut – but simply that Hot Docs is the festival I get most excited for. And as the largest documentary festival in North America, it’s certainly worth getting excited over – provided you’re into documentaries, that is.

Last year I had the opportunity to view one of the festival’s opening films, Hannah’s Suitcase – a great film that told the story of the holocaust through a new set of voices. I followed that screening with a slew of others, with topics ranging from sex and infidelity, to the cult fan following surrounding the worst horror movie ever made. Needless to say, it was a successful introduction to the festival.

This weekend I kicked off my 2010 Hot Docs experience with a screening of Chemo – a simple film that allows you to be a fly on the wall inside an oncology clinic in Warsaw. continue reading…

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