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5 Reasons You Need to Check Out the Shinsedai Cinema Festival (Kirk Haviland)

Shinsedai 2012 Festival Preview Shinsedai Film Festival July 12-15th 2012 (Toronto) The Revue Cinema – 400 Roncesvalles Ave (Just south of Dundas West TTC station) In Japanese the phrase Shinsedai stands for “new generation” and it is this declaration that festival creators/programmers Chris Magee and Jasper Sharp live by when setting this festival in motion.Continue reading “5 Reasons You Need to Check Out the Shinsedai Cinema Festival (Kirk Haviland)”

Unfinished Spaces Review (Kirk Haviland)

Unfinished Spaces (2011) Starring: Vittorio Garatti, Roberto Gottardi and Ricardo Porro Directed by Benjamin Murray and Alysa Nahmias The Cuban National Schools of Art was an ambitious project born of the Cuba Revolution and the imagination of its leader Fidel Castro. Years later they were abandoned, deemed frivolous and unnecessary by the Cuban government, soContinue reading “Unfinished Spaces Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Savages Review (Kirk Haviland)

Savages (2012) Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Blake Lively, Salma Hayek, Benicio Del Toro, Emile Hirsch and John Travolta Written by Shane Salerno, Don Winlsow and Oliver Stone Directed by Oliver Stone After 2010’s disappointing Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps director Oliver Stone returns to familiar territory with Savages, the tale of a couple ofContinue reading “Savages Review (Kirk Haviland)”

The Netflix Log-In Vol.1

Every once in a while we here at the Entertainment Maven can forget that the movie going experience isn’t just in theatres or attending one of the many festivals here in the city of Toronto, but it is quite often an experience that takes place in the comfort of our home. So while our staffContinue reading “The Netflix Log-In Vol.1”

The Amazing Spider-Man Review (Kirk Haviland)

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Starring – Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Irrfan Khan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Chris Zylka with Sally Field and Martin Sheen Written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves based on the comic by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee Directed by Marc Webb The Amazing Spider-Man, the newestContinue reading “The Amazing Spider-Man Review (Kirk Haviland)”