One of my favourite genres is the Hollywood behind-the-scenes story. While I admit to finding far more interest in the mechanics of filmmaking (who did what, what went wrong, etc.) as opposed to the true(?)-life
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VQFF- Docs and Education
Well, VQFF will soon be over, and I have to say it sort of followed a theme with types of films for this year: Nearly everything was documentaries. I watched quite a fair amount of
Continue ReadingThe Best Football Movies of All Time
Even though the NFL remains tantalizingly out of the grasp of Canadian football fans, the sport has been brought to life on the silver screen numerous times over the past five decades or so. Canadian actors
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2021 Could be the Year of the Amells
Back in 2012 – which feels like a lifetime ago by now – a little-known actor by the name of Stephen Amell was cast as Oliver Queen in The CW’s adaptation of the DC character
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THE RETURN Offers Solid Thrills….Eventually
“I think there’s a naked murder-ghost in your house…” It’s difficult to think of a ghost story that doesn’t revolve around past trauma of either distant or recent origin. A traumatic event can ripple forward
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Talent on Tap – David Curtis Pays Homage to the Growers in Sovereign Soil
Watching films about food always gets my attention. They’re universal and we’ve all had experience with it. For those of us that enjoy cooking a good meal and appreciate fresh ingredients, films about food can
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