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)”

Men in Black 3 Review (Kirk Haviland)

Men In Black 3 (2012) Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Alice Eve and Emma Thompson. Written by Etan Cohen Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld Will Smith returns after a decade to the role that cemented him as a mega-star, that of Agent J in Men In Black. Having come out aContinue reading “Men in Black 3 Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Chernobyl Diaries Review (Kirk Haviland)

Chernobyl Diaries (2012) Staring Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Jesse McCartney, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Dimitri Diatchenko, Nathan Phillips and Ingrid Bloso Berdal. Written by Oren Peli, Shane Van Dyke and Carey Van Dyke Directed by Bradley Parker Back in 2007 writer/director/producer Oren Peli scared up massive box office returns and multiple sequels with his creepy littleContinue reading “Chernobyl Diaries Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Little Terrors 9 – Altered Reality Review at the Projection Booth in Toronto (Kirk Haviland)

Little Terrors 9 – Altered Reality May 12th 2012, Projection Booth, Toronto For the ninth edition of Justin McConnell’s Little Terrors series, Justin had a much harder time getting the night of genre shorts to the screen. Justin had some issues with clearance and ratings from the Film Board that needed to be sorted outContinue reading “Little Terrors 9 – Altered Reality Review at the Projection Booth in Toronto (Kirk Haviland)”

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)”