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5 Reasons You Need to Check Out the Shinsedai Cinema Festival (Kirk Haviland)

Shinsedai 2012 Festival Preview Shinsedai Film Festival July 12-15th 2012 (Toronto) The Revue Cinema – 400 Roncesvalles Ave (Just south of Dundas West TTC station) In Japanese the phrase Shinsedai stands for “new generation” and it is this declaration that festival creators/programmers Chris Magee and Jasper Sharp live by when setting this festival in motion.Continue reading “5 Reasons You Need to Check Out the Shinsedai Cinema Festival (Kirk Haviland)”

TKFF 2012 – Save the Green Planet! Review (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto Korean Film Festival 2012 Save the Green Planet! Starring Shin Ha-kyun, Baek Yun-shik, Hwang Jeong-min and Lee Jae-yong Written and Directed by Jang Joon-hwan TIFF Midnight Madness veteran Save the Green Planet closes out Sci-Fi night at the inaugural TKFF. Jang Joon-hwan’s bizarre and surreal abduction black comedy has been garnering accolades for yearsContinue reading “TKFF 2012 – Save the Green Planet! Review (Kirk Haviland)”

TAD Summer Screenings 2012 – Juan of the Dead Review (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto After Dark Juan of the Dead Starring – Alexis Diaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andrea Duro, Andros Perugorria, Jazz Vila and Eliecer Ramirez Written and Directed by Alejandro Brugués Back on September 2011, during an afternoon TIFF screening of all things, is when I was first introduced to Juan de los Muertos (Juan ofContinue reading “TAD Summer Screenings 2012 – Juan of the Dead Review (Kirk Haviland)”

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)”

Toronto Korean Film Festival Preview (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto Korean Film Festival 2012 5 Reasons you need to check out the TKFF This month brings the launch of a new film festival for us residents of “Festival City” aka Toronto. The Toronto Korean Film Festival runs from June 22nd until July 1st over 9 days and aims to introduce those not familiar toContinue reading “Toronto Korean Film Festival Preview (Kirk Haviland)”