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INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Jobriath A.D. Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) Jobriath A.D. (2011) Directed by Kieran Turner First of all, it’s pronounced Joh-BRAI-ath. What separates Jobriath A.D., about the first gay non-rock star Jobriath, from most documentaries is the animation used within it. Being created by four different animators, they all have a coherently colourful aesthetic. And unlike animation in otherContinue reading “INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Jobriath A.D. Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

The Movie Junkie’s 2012 Summer Movie Preview Part 1 (Kirk Haviland)

I know, I know. The Avengers has already broke records everywhere, and you’re doing a summer preview now? I must confess that I’m a bit of a traditionalist in that I feel the real summer season starts on Victoria Day in Canada/Memorial Day in the US. And since we recently had Victoria Day in Canada,Continue reading “The Movie Junkie’s 2012 Summer Movie Preview Part 1 (Kirk Haviland)”

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – You are Not Alone (Du Er Ikke Alene) Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) You are Not Alone (1978) Directed by Lasse Neilsen and Ernst Johansen There were two schools of thought within the handful who saw the Danish classic movie You Are Not Alone, made in the 1970’s and portraying adolescent males in a boarding school. There was a group of people who likedContinue reading “INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – You are Not Alone (Du Er Ikke Alene) Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Stud Life (Paolo Kagaoan)

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) Stud Life Directed by Campbell X Stud Life isn’t a misnomer if you know your way around the esoteric and complicated slang of its setting. In London, ‘stud’ is a colloquial term a butchy lesbian, and both concepts aren’t mutually exclusive, by the way. And it also seems that it isContinue reading “INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Stud Life (Paolo Kagaoan)”

The Blind Spot Series – The Deer Hunter Review (Kirk Haviland)

The Deer Hunter (1978) Starring Robert DeNiro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale and Meryl Streep. Written by Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle and Quinn K. Redeker Directed by Michael Cimino During the calendar year of 2012 a variety of film bloggers and writers across the city of Toronto, including those at The Matinee,Continue reading “The Blind Spot Series – The Deer Hunter Review (Kirk Haviland)”