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Fright Nights (Toronto) – Viscera Short Film Festival Coverage (Kirk Haviland)

Fright Nights at the Projection Booth Viscera Short Film Festival, May 15th 2012 For Kelly Stewart’s May presentation of Fright Nights at the Projection Booth in Toronto he decided to do something different. Hooking up with Curio Media and Director/Producer Karen Lam, Kelly was able to bring the Viscera Film Festival to Canada for theContinue reading “Fright Nights (Toronto) – Viscera Short Film Festival Coverage (Kirk Haviland)”

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Positive Youth Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) Positive Youth Directed by Charlie David Positive Youth’s screening was preceded by a documentary short called Still Here, about New Yorker Randy Baron. This intelligent man talks about himself, his former partner who died of AIDS and the latter’s relatives, and his new boyfriend who has no problems with his ownContinue reading “INSIDE OUT 2012 (Toronto) – Positive Youth Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

ChickFlicking the Summer Away – Summer Movie Preview (Nadia Sandhu)

As I wade further into the world of ChickFlicking, it is becoming clear that “chick flick” is really a catchall term for several distinct but related genres. For the purposes of this preview a simple litmus test was employed – does the official synopsis mention a romantic relationship? If the answer is yes, then thatContinue reading “ChickFlicking the Summer Away – Summer Movie Preview (Nadia Sandhu)”

Rue Morgue Cinemacabre (Toronto Underground Cinema) – The Loved Ones Review (Kirk Haviland)

Rue Morgue Cinemacabre at the Toronto Underground Cinema The Loved Ones (2009) Starring Xavier Samuel, Robin Mcleavy, Victoria Thane, Richard Wilson, Jessica MacNamee and John Brumpton Written and Directed by Sean Byrne MINOR SPOILERS Yes, it’s that time of the month once again, as the guys from Rue Morgue take over the confines of theContinue reading “Rue Morgue Cinemacabre (Toronto Underground Cinema) – The Loved Ones Review (Kirk Haviland)”

ChickFlicking – The Vow Review (Nadia Sandhu)

The Vow (2011) Starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, and Jessica Lange Directed by Michael Sucsy New on DVD/Blu-ray is The Vow, which grossed $125 million at the box office earlier this year- almost double the take of The Lucky One. The central romantic conflict of this film is grounded in real events, soContinue reading “ChickFlicking – The Vow Review (Nadia Sandhu)”