With Hot Docs’ marquee market event the Forum and its sidebar operations back to live action, and the festival’s 30th anniversary adding a layer of buzzy excitement, docmakers and industry pros from Western Canada are hauling out a bumper crop of adventurous docs for audiences and buyers, and chatting in the real world about new projects with potential Canadian and international partners and funders.
Nine Western Canada-made doc features span Hot Docs’ programs, with stories that go deeper into landscapes and beyond cultural stereotypes.
Kathleen Jayme’s and Asia Youngman’s “I’m Just Here for the Riot” (ESPN 30 for 30), about violence that erupted after the Vancouver Canucks’ loss of the Stanley Cup final in 2011, is one of three titles world-premiering in the Canadian Spectrum competition.
“The riot was a story that no one had ever really talked about,” said Youngman, who’s currently working on a film about...
Nine Western Canada-made doc features span Hot Docs’ programs, with stories that go deeper into landscapes and beyond cultural stereotypes.
Kathleen Jayme’s and Asia Youngman’s “I’m Just Here for the Riot” (ESPN 30 for 30), about violence that erupted after the Vancouver Canucks’ loss of the Stanley Cup final in 2011, is one of three titles world-premiering in the Canadian Spectrum competition.
“The riot was a story that no one had ever really talked about,” said Youngman, who’s currently working on a film about...
- 5/4/2023
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
A review of tonight's The Good Place coming up just as soon as I try to eat without listening to hardcore porn... As the last new episode until January, "...Someone Like Me as a Member" nicely and amusingly illustrated the growth that both Fake Eleanor and The Good Place as a whole have managed over the last few months — emotional for her, comic for the show. Of course, a lot of the comic value of these last few episodes have come from the arrival of Trevor and the rest of the Bad Place d-bags — which here included a Bad Janet who just plays on her phone the whole time while insulting anyone asking her questions — and I'm going to miss Adam Scott and company now that they've gone home. (I know what a great jackass Scott can play, but I was still in hysterics throughout the scene at The Good...
- 11/4/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Author and activist Jenny Boylan was on a bus full of trans women, barreling down a highway in the Southwest, when she learned that a high-profile trans rights measure on the November ballot, the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or Hero, had been voted down.
In Houston and nationwide, the religious right had campaigned fiercely against the anti-discrimination measure, claiming it would allow men to use women's restrooms. The argument, ludicrous as it may sound, resonated with voters, and 62 percent of them voted against it.
Boylan was on that bus as...
In Houston and nationwide, the religious right had campaigned fiercely against the anti-discrimination measure, claiming it would allow men to use women's restrooms. The argument, ludicrous as it may sound, resonated with voters, and 62 percent of them voted against it.
Boylan was on that bus as...
- 3/8/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Angels and demons are currently on the road for the musical tour of Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival. Featuring live performances coupled with a screening of the sequel to 2012's The Devil's Carnival, the tour will continue tonight at the Revue Cinema in Toronto. For the second part of our exclusive interview, director Darren Lynn Bousman and writer/actor Terrance Zdunich further discuss their unique horror comedy experience, including working with David Hasselhoff and much more.
Director Darren Lynn Bousman on the importance of offering a unique night out to attendees:
Darren Lynn Bousman: In the day and age that we live, we need to incentivize people to leave their house and actually journey out into a movie theater. Someone like me, who has a kid now, has to pay for a babysitter, pay for parking, carve out that time to actually go sit in the theater for a movie...
Director Darren Lynn Bousman on the importance of offering a unique night out to attendees:
Darren Lynn Bousman: In the day and age that we live, we need to incentivize people to leave their house and actually journey out into a movie theater. Someone like me, who has a kid now, has to pay for a babysitter, pay for parking, carve out that time to actually go sit in the theater for a movie...
- 9/8/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Glee has landed yet another legendary guest star, and this time it’s one Shirley MacLaine, who will appear in two episodes this season as June Dolloway, a wealthy socialite and Nyada donor who takes a special interest in Blaine (Darren Criss) when they cross paths.
In anticipation of MacLaine’s Glee debut on April 29 (at 8 p.m. on Fox), the showbiz great chatted with EW about the show’s grueling schedule and how it felt to kick her heels up once again.
Entertainment Weekly: The first question: Are you a big Glee fan? Do you watch the show?
Shirley MacLaine: Sometimes I do,...
In anticipation of MacLaine’s Glee debut on April 29 (at 8 p.m. on Fox), the showbiz great chatted with EW about the show’s grueling schedule and how it felt to kick her heels up once again.
Entertainment Weekly: The first question: Are you a big Glee fan? Do you watch the show?
Shirley MacLaine: Sometimes I do,...
- 4/28/2014
- by Marc Snetiker
- EW - Inside TV
By Joey Magidson
Film Contributor
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Between November and February of every Oscar season, rarely a day goes by that some sort of precursor award isn’t announced. It can all be pretty maddening, especially for those of us tasked with trying to predict the Academy Awards.
This is the time of year when you pretty much only have to throw a rock in order to hit a critics group announcing their year-end awards. Some years the critics all rally around one film, while other years have the love spread around much more. The thing is, though: Does it actually matter at all in terms of the Oscar race?
To be honest, not all critics groups are created equally. There’s some value to smaller groups like the Boston Society of Film Critics, but the ones that have any true sway are the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Circle.
Film Contributor
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Between November and February of every Oscar season, rarely a day goes by that some sort of precursor award isn’t announced. It can all be pretty maddening, especially for those of us tasked with trying to predict the Academy Awards.
This is the time of year when you pretty much only have to throw a rock in order to hit a critics group announcing their year-end awards. Some years the critics all rally around one film, while other years have the love spread around much more. The thing is, though: Does it actually matter at all in terms of the Oscar race?
To be honest, not all critics groups are created equally. There’s some value to smaller groups like the Boston Society of Film Critics, but the ones that have any true sway are the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Circle.
- 12/19/2012
- by Joey Magidson
- Scott Feinberg
Interviewed by Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror.com
Actor Chris Sarandon has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and Television roles since 1972. Horror fans know him best as the handsome, yet wicked vampire “Jerry Dandrige” in the now classic film Fright Night (1985), as well as playing the lead as detective Mike Norris in the original Child’s Play (1988) film. He is also well known for playing the speaking voice of “Jack Skellington” in Tim Burton’s A Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Some of his other genre roles include The Sentinel (1977), The Resurrected (1991), The Vampyre Wars (1996), Bordello of Blood (1996), and a small role in the Fright Night remake (2011).
He is also well known for his non genre roles including Dog Day Afternoon (1975) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Other roles include the evil prince in The Princess Bride (1987), as well as over 80 more film and Television appearances.
The extremely versatile actor has...
Actor Chris Sarandon has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and Television roles since 1972. Horror fans know him best as the handsome, yet wicked vampire “Jerry Dandrige” in the now classic film Fright Night (1985), as well as playing the lead as detective Mike Norris in the original Child’s Play (1988) film. He is also well known for playing the speaking voice of “Jack Skellington” in Tim Burton’s A Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Some of his other genre roles include The Sentinel (1977), The Resurrected (1991), The Vampyre Wars (1996), Bordello of Blood (1996), and a small role in the Fright Night remake (2011).
He is also well known for his non genre roles including Dog Day Afternoon (1975) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Other roles include the evil prince in The Princess Bride (1987), as well as over 80 more film and Television appearances.
The extremely versatile actor has...
- 11/27/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Last Flight to Abuja, the Nollywood hit about a near miss, delivers a fairytale ending in country with a dire air safety record
It is perhaps an unlikely theme for a blockbuster film in a country with a dire air safety record: a near miss in which a pilot steers a smoke-filled plane to safety.
In Nigeria, Last Flight to Abuja has become the first homegrown production to outsell Hollywood films this year. Crowds have been packing cinemas to see how the Nollywood fiction matches the reality of taking an internal flight in west Africa's most populous country.
The film took a record-breaking 8m naira (£32,340) in its first week on release in Lagos. It has toppled this year's box office hits The Amazing Spider-Man and Ice Age: Continental Drift, and is currently the second highest grossing film in west Africa after The Dark Knight Rises.
"Each time I fly in Nigeria it's a nervy experience.
It is perhaps an unlikely theme for a blockbuster film in a country with a dire air safety record: a near miss in which a pilot steers a smoke-filled plane to safety.
In Nigeria, Last Flight to Abuja has become the first homegrown production to outsell Hollywood films this year. Crowds have been packing cinemas to see how the Nollywood fiction matches the reality of taking an internal flight in west Africa's most populous country.
The film took a record-breaking 8m naira (£32,340) in its first week on release in Lagos. It has toppled this year's box office hits The Amazing Spider-Man and Ice Age: Continental Drift, and is currently the second highest grossing film in west Africa after The Dark Knight Rises.
"Each time I fly in Nigeria it's a nervy experience.
- 10/4/2012
- by Monica Mark
- The Guardian - Film News
By Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter
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As I predicted earlier this week, a five-member jury in Switzerland has chosen, from a shortlist of five options, Ursula Meier‘s Sister (L’enfant d’en haut) as its submission to the Academy for consideration in the best foreign language Oscar race. The French-language film, a gripping and beautifully-made drama with a third-act twist, revolves around a 12-year-old thief (Kacey Mottet Klein in only his second film), his mysterious guardian (Léa Seydoux from Midnight in Paris and Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol), and his victims (including Gillian Anderson of The X-Files). It premiered at February’s Berlin Film Festival, where Meier won a prestigious Silver Bear Award. It subsequently played at many film festivals, including the Los Angeles Film Festival in June. And it will go into limited release — courtesy of Jeff Lipsky‘s new distribution operation Adopt Films limited — on October 5.
Meier’s last film Home,...
The Hollywood Reporter
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As I predicted earlier this week, a five-member jury in Switzerland has chosen, from a shortlist of five options, Ursula Meier‘s Sister (L’enfant d’en haut) as its submission to the Academy for consideration in the best foreign language Oscar race. The French-language film, a gripping and beautifully-made drama with a third-act twist, revolves around a 12-year-old thief (Kacey Mottet Klein in only his second film), his mysterious guardian (Léa Seydoux from Midnight in Paris and Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol), and his victims (including Gillian Anderson of The X-Files). It premiered at February’s Berlin Film Festival, where Meier won a prestigious Silver Bear Award. It subsequently played at many film festivals, including the Los Angeles Film Festival in June. And it will go into limited release — courtesy of Jeff Lipsky‘s new distribution operation Adopt Films limited — on October 5.
Meier’s last film Home,...
- 9/22/2012
- by Melissa Buckman
- Scott Feinberg
NonStop Sales, an Scandinavian-based international sales company will handle world sales for Hansal Mehta’s Shahid which is based on the life of slain human rights activist and lawyer Shahid Azmi.
Shahid will have its world premiere on September 9 at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be represented by NonStop Sales.
NonStop Sales represents more than 25 production companies worldwide and has more than 500 titles within all genres including masterpieces by Ingmar Bergman. The latest films in their slate include Xavier Koller’s Someone Like Me, Miikko Oikkonen’s Nymphs, Kimmo Koskela’s Soundbreaker and Threes Anna’s Silent City. NonStop Sales is part of Turner Broadcasting Nordic.
Shahid will have its world premiere on September 9 at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be represented by NonStop Sales.
NonStop Sales represents more than 25 production companies worldwide and has more than 500 titles within all genres including masterpieces by Ingmar Bergman. The latest films in their slate include Xavier Koller’s Someone Like Me, Miikko Oikkonen’s Nymphs, Kimmo Koskela’s Soundbreaker and Threes Anna’s Silent City. NonStop Sales is part of Turner Broadcasting Nordic.
- 9/4/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
As "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I" appears in theaters this Friday, Harry Potter-ites begin their own journey to the end.
To commemorate the last decade with Harry, Hermione, Ron and all the characters, "Extra" has collected some of the best quotes from the last six films.
The Best 'Harry Potter' Quotes'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'
Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane): "You're a wizard, Harry." Harry (Daniel Radcliffe): "I'm a what?...
To commemorate the last decade with Harry, Hermione, Ron and all the characters, "Extra" has collected some of the best quotes from the last six films.
The Best 'Harry Potter' Quotes'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'
Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane): "You're a wizard, Harry." Harry (Daniel Radcliffe): "I'm a what?...
- 11/15/2010
- Extra
Welcome back to the second part of this countdown of the most overlooked songs from Disney animated films. I will continue this list with seven additional entries, whereas the third part will feature the top ten (ranked). As always, not everyone will agree with my choices, so post away in the comments section to let your voice be heard. Let’s begin!
“After Today” (A Goofy Movie)
A nostalgic film that captures the excitement of growing up as a teenager in the 90s, A Goofy Movie is a father-and-son story at its heart, showing Max and dad Goofy bond as they experience misadventures on their wild road trip. The first song, “After Today,” follow Max as he journeys to school on the first day of the year. What makes this tune so catchy are the numerous pop culture references, amusing characters that chime in every now and then, and a feel-good melody.
“After Today” (A Goofy Movie)
A nostalgic film that captures the excitement of growing up as a teenager in the 90s, A Goofy Movie is a father-and-son story at its heart, showing Max and dad Goofy bond as they experience misadventures on their wild road trip. The first song, “After Today,” follow Max as he journeys to school on the first day of the year. What makes this tune so catchy are the numerous pop culture references, amusing characters that chime in every now and then, and a feel-good melody.
- 9/26/2010
- by Brett Nachman
- FusedFilm
Director: Miao Wang Beijing Taxi commences two years prior to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The old city and Socialist lifestyle of Beijing has all but disappeared; a new city of skyscrapers, pillars of Capitalism, is quickly rising from the rubble. As Bai Jiwen, a 54-year old Beijing taxi driver, studiously observes: “The pace of change has sped up, taking bigger strides. To welcome the Olympics! The whole country is supporting Beijing. Faster construction; faster environmental changes.” Bai is one of three primary subjects whom writer-director Miao Wang follows in order to chronicle the effects that the 2008 Olympic Games (and Capitalism) have on working class Beijingers; the other two subjects – Zhou Yi and Wei Caixia – are also taxi drivers. The three characters are perfect examples of how education (or lack there of) can determine a person’s fate especially in a Capitalist economy. Bai is counting down the years to his...
- 3/10/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
The ‘Twentysomething’ singer – who is engaged to Sophie Dahl, the author and former model – said he tried to impress her with his knowledge of books when they first met. He said: “We hit it off immediately. I think we knew emotionally that we would become good friends. We just started talking about books – I was reading David Mitchells ‘Cloud Atlas’ at the time – and certain other stuff that we were into.” Jamie – who met Sophie at a charity event for the Lavender Trust two-and-a-half years ago – said he never thought the former model would be interested in him. He told the Observer newspaper: “Someone like me never entertains the idea of going after someone like her, so I didn’t go for it. I couldn’t assume that she would be interested in me... but it worked! “Lucky old me – it turned out to be much more. I think it...
- 12/21/2009
- by Kavy
- Gossipvita
Jamie Cullum has revealed that he tried to impress his now-fiancée by talking about literature when they first met. The singer, who is engaged to author and model Sophie Dahl, said that they got on well from the start because they have so much in common. "We hit it off immediately. I think we knew emotionally that we would become good friends," the Daily Mail quotes Cullum as saying. "We just started talking about books - I was reading David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas at the time - and certain other stuff that we were into. "Someone like me (more)...
- 12/21/2009
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
The 'Twentysomething' singer - who is engaged to Sophie Dahl, the author and former model - said he tried to impress her with his knowledge of books when they first met. He said: "We hit it off immediately. I think we knew emotionally that we would become good friends. We just started talking about books - I was reading David Mitchells 'Cloud Atlas' at the time - and certain other stuff that we were into." Jamie - who met Sophie at a charity event for the Lavender Trust two-and-a-half years ago - said he never thought the former model would be interested in him. He told the Observer newspaper: "Someone like me never entertains the idea of going after someone...
- 12/21/2009
- Monsters and Critics
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