Planet in Focus 2012 – Lost Rivers Review (Kirk Haviland)

Planet in Focus Environment Film Festival 2012 Lost Rivers (2012) Directed by Caroline Bâcle This year’s opening night of the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival kicked off with the world premiere of Caroline Bâcle’s Lost Rivers. The documentary aims to inform us of the rivers under major cities around the world, and the effortsContinue reading “Planet in Focus 2012 – Lost Rivers Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Planet In Focus 2012: Bay of All Saints Review (Kirk Haviland)

Planet In Focus Environment Film Festival 2012  Bay of All Saints (2012) Directed by Annie Eastman Part of the lineup at this year’s Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival, Bay of all Saints takes us deep into an area of a world we rarely get to see. In Brazil’s Bay of all Saints district theContinue reading “Planet In Focus 2012: Bay of All Saints Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Top 5 Must See Movies at Toronto After Dark 2012 (Matt Hodgson)

The 2012 version of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival (TAD) is almost upon us. Over the years TAD has brought audiences a wonderfully varied selection of horror, sci-fi, action, and cult films from Canada and around the world. Also of interest to cinephiles is the nightly pub night at Pauper’s Pub on Bloor inContinue reading “Top 5 Must See Movies at Toronto After Dark 2012 (Matt Hodgson)”

PIF: Dead Ducks and Keep on Rolling Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)

Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival 2012 Dead Ducks (2012) Directed by Brenda Longfellow I caught a screening for the Planet in Focus film festival, beginning with a short called Dead Ducks, which is less self-explanatory than I assumed. It begins with x-rays that only shows the skeletal structure of the ducks. However, a narratorContinue reading “PIF: Dead Ducks and Keep on Rolling Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)”

TIFF 2012: Clip and Picture Day Reviews (Kirk Haviland)

Clip (2012) Starring Isidora Simijonovic, Vukašin Jasnic, Sanja Mikitišin, Jovo Makisc and Monja Savic Written and Directed by Maja Milos Jasna (Simijonovic) is a teenage girl living in the poor suburbs in the south of Belgrade, Serbia. She, like many girls her age, likes to record everything around her using a mobile phone camera. SheContinue reading “TIFF 2012: Clip and Picture Day Reviews (Kirk Haviland)”