TKFF 2012 – Invasion of Alien Bikini Review (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto Korean Film Festival 2012 Invasion of Alien Bikini Starring Ha Eun-jung and Hong Young-geun. Directed by O Yeong-du TKFF’s Sci-fi night starts with the first true Korean Independent film of the festival, Invasion of Alien Bikini. Shot for only 15,000 dollars and using minimal locations, cast, and crew, Bikini is, at a brisk 75Continue reading “TKFF 2012 – Invasion of Alien Bikini Review (Kirk Haviland)”

NXNE 2012 – A Pair of Danko Jones Movie Reviews (Nadia Sandhu)

The Ballad of Danko Jones The Diamond Brothers directed the “Below the Belt” music video trilogy for Danko Jones, and then re-purposed that footage to create this short film.  Ralph Macchio and Elijah Wood as the bad guys.  Plus Selma Blair, Lemmy Kilmister, Mike Watt, Don Jamieson, Jena Malone, Frank Drank, Art Hsu and JasonContinue reading “NXNE 2012 – A Pair of Danko Jones Movie Reviews (Nadia Sandhu)”

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)”

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)”

NXNE 2012 – My Father and the Man in Black Review (Kirk Haviland)

NXNE 2102 My Father and the Man in Black Starring Saul Holiff, Jonathan Holiff and Johnny Cash Written and Directed by Jonathan Holiff With the plethora of Johnny Cash documentaries and the biopic “Walk the Line” you would wonder if we really need another look at this music icon on film. But My Father andContinue reading “NXNE 2012 – My Father and the Man in Black Review (Kirk Haviland)”