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NXNE 2012 – Disposable Film Festival Review (Nadia Sandhu)

Description from http://www.nxne.com: Selected by MovieMaker Magazine as one the world’s “coolest film festivals,” the Disposable Film Festival supports and celebrates the democratization of cinema made possible by new, inexpensive video technology. Disposable offers a legitimate forum in which the work of zero-budget and non-traditional filmmakers is taken seriously and exhibited in theaters around theContinue reading “NXNE 2012 – Disposable Film Festival Review (Nadia Sandhu)”

Moonrise Kingdom Review (Nadia Sandhu)

Moonrise Kingdom (2012) Starring Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Edward Norton, and Bruce Willis Directed by Wes Anderson I worry for Wes Anderson, I really do. With the spectacular decline in originality that has befallen Tim Burton, that other uber-stylized auteur of our times, one can’t help but wonder when Wes Anderson’s day will come. ThoseContinue reading “Moonrise Kingdom Review (Nadia Sandhu)”

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Review (Kirk Haviland)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) Starring Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell and Jimmi Simpson. Written by Seth Grahame-Smith Directed by Timur Bekmambetov Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is one of a line of mash-up books, including Grahame-Smith’s own Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which are currently extremely popular in theContinue reading “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Toronto After Dark Summer Screenings (Juan of the Dead, The Pact, Detention, and V/H/S)

Toronto After Dark Website and Tickets Fans of the weird and horrifying rejoice – Toronto After Dark has announced two days of special summer screenings to take place on June 27th and July 11th in Toronto at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. For festival junkies in Toronto the summer can seem interminable, but this injectionContinue reading “Toronto After Dark Summer Screenings (Juan of the Dead, The Pact, Detention, and V/H/S)”

Brave Review (Nadia Sandhu)

Brave (2012) Starring (voices) – Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, and Craig Ferguson Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell Brave is a big surprise. The Pixar produced and Disney distributed film is a story about mothers and daughters. There is no handsome Prince, but there is aContinue reading “Brave Review (Nadia Sandhu)”