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INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Festival Wrap-Up (Paolo Kagaoan)

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) The 2012 Inside Out Film Festival revealed their award winners during Sunday night at the closing gala party and posting those winners online the Monday morning after. Among them are audience awards, like the Best Documentary Film or Video going to Vito and the Best Short Film or Video to Baldguy. OtherContinue reading “INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Festival Wrap-Up (Paolo Kagaoan)”

CONTEST: Win Tickets for End of the Night at the Shinsedai Cinema Festival in Toronto

Shinsedai Cinema Festival (Toronto) End of the Night (2011) Starring: Kuniaki Nakamura, Nami Komiyama, Masayuki Shionoya Directed by Daisuke Miyazaki We have some very exciting news at Entertainment Maven – our first contest! Thanks to the folks at the Shinsedai Cinema Festival we have three, count ’em, THREE double-passes to give away to the JulyContinue reading “CONTEST: Win Tickets for End of the Night at the Shinsedai Cinema Festival in Toronto”

Snow White and the Huntsman Review (Kirk Haviland)

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) Starring Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin and Bob Hoskins Written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and Hossien Amini Directed by Rupert Sanders 2012’s second reinvention of the classic Snow White tale, Snow White and the Huntsman, arrives in theaters this week hoping it can knockContinue reading “Snow White and the Huntsman Review (Kirk Haviland)”

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Capsule Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean Directed by Matthew Mishory A shorter word count is probably better for a movie like Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean, portraying the star pre-fame. A longer format would just indulge me in making James Dean jokes, specifically targeting James Preston.Continue reading “INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Capsule Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)”

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Vito Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) Vito (2011) Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz Being a part of a younger generation I did not know who the subject of the award-winning documentary Vito was, although I am familiar with his work, having seen glimpses of The Celluloid Closet when I still had TCM. The documentary is generous towards neophytes,Continue reading “INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Vito Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”