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Exclusive – Youth 3000

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017Exclusive, InterviewAce-A, Ace-C, Michael Stewart, Youth 3000

In the realm of filmmaking, artists will always have a clear vision of what their film is intended to evoke. Some films are purposely left up to interpretation. Others are very straight forward, recalling a

Exclusive – Dam – The Story of Kit the Beaver

February 3, 2017November 17, 2021Exclusive, InterviewKjell Boersma, The Story of Kit the Beaver, TIFF, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Canada will soon be celebrating it’s 150th birthday. In commemoration of the event the Toronto Symphony Orchestra has commissioned Kjell Boersma to create an animation representing our beautiful diverse country. I was fortunate enough to

Film Review | OverAgain (2016)

February 2, 2017July 19, 2017ReviewMarc Pannia, OverAgain

Film run-time: 4 minutes | Starring Riley Dandy, Sam Krumrine Written and Directed by Marc Pannia, Written and Produced by Lilianna Wilde, Cinematography by Marco Tomaselli “OverAgain“, a 2016 short film by Marc Pannia, is

The 2017 Academy Awards, and its Canadian Nominees

February 1, 2017January 28, 2017Awards89th Academy Awards, Arrival, Awards, Canadian Oscars, Denis Villeneuve, Howard Barish, Incendies, La La Land, Pear Cider and Cigarttes, Piper, Robert Barillaro, Robert Valley, Ryan Gosling

Last week, the nominees for the 89th Academy Awards were announced, and this year there have been a few notable Canadian nominees. Ryan Gosling has picked up his second Best Actor nomination for his performance

Moonlight (VIFF) Review

January 31, 2017January 29, 2017ReviewBarry Jenkins, Moonlight

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight‘s writer-director, forces. He forces you to reckon with a lot of different images in the film. He creates a torrent of emotion without any audible dialogue. I can’t think of a better

Exclusive – Becoming Burlesque

January 30, 2017November 17, 2021InterviewBecoming Burlesque, interview, Jackie English

There are many ways to tell a story. Before there was language there was cave drawings. With the advent of language, society evolved and order followed. Evolution became focused on growing food, building homes, forming