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69: TIFF 2018 Preview

According to the Toronto Star’s preview this year’s Toronto International Film Festival features 21 world premieres, seven international premieres, eight North American premieres and 11 Canadian premieres, including 13 features directed by women. It all…

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GIMME DANGER (2016)

Final Rating: 8/10 James Osterberg is not long for this world. Talk about déjà vu. When I first heard the man more commonly known as Iggy Pop was doing an album with the much younger…

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Jackie (2016)

Final Rating: 9.4/10 When Billy Crudup’s journalist character asks Jackie Onassis what it sounded like when the bullet went through her late husband’s head, you know you’re getting a grizzly depiction of how the John…

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Sound and Vision: Ten TIFF-tastic Music Movies

Stop me if you’ve heard this song before. Every September, the Toronto International Film Festival rolls out a Yonge Street-long red carpet to welcome the industry’s biggest playas, movers, and shakers for a binge viewing…

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HOTELL (2013)

Final Rating: 9.0/10 Director: Lisa Langseth Actors: Alicia Vikander, David Dencik, Simon J. Berger Country: Sweden Genre: Dramedy I am a huge advocate of Swedish cinema. It may come as no surprise to people who…

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Stay (2013)

Final Rating: 4.8/10  Director: Wiebke von Carolsfeld Actors: Taylor Schilling, Aidan Quinn, Michael Ironside Country: Canada/Ireland Genre: Dramedy Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s last feature fiction film was released back in 2002: A film called Marion Bridge….

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