by shael stolberg Sony Pictures Classics is now in the Oscar race for best documentary with the film “Red Army”. Director Gabe Polsky’s documentary is an engaging, human story about how the best hockey team in the world during the 70s – 80s and perhaps ever, came into being; the costs for the individuals involved […]
ALIVE INSIDE Special Opening Night Event Friday, August 15 – 7:00pm Tivoli Cinemas in Westport At this special opening night event Michelle Niedens from the Heart of America Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will lead an Audience Q&A. LIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the […]
NICK CAVE LIVE: “Periodically — or, really, throughout — Cave was overcome. He let himself fall onto the outstretched hands of those directly in front of him. He convulsed. Every now and then, he did this seductively evil come-hither motion with his hand, beckoning the most diehard fans closer and closer to the stage, closer […]
Restrung Thursday June 19, 2014 Trius Winery 1249 Niagara Stone Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake In a success-oriented society, “happiness” is normally defined as simply reaching the upper echelons of one’s field. But Mike Enns encountered a more personal definition of happiness when he met former Disney executive Randall Wyn Fullmer at the Los Angeles Winter National Association […]
CINELICIOUS PICS is a newly launched distribution company bringing handpicked cinema to U.S. audiences for the first time via theatrical release, VOD, Blu-Ray & DVD and television. Cinelicious Pics key ingredients include an eclectic mix of new U.S. independent and foreign features and docs plus restored art house and cult classics, lovingly brought to pristine […]
from GAT Theatrical Premiere Sunday, April 6, 2014 4:00 pm – REVUE Cinema – 400 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto Filmmakers Derreck Roemer and Neil Graham will be in attendance for a Q+A following the screening. Ontario’s Highway 7, once the main route between Toronto and Ottawa, is now a road much less travelled. But the towns […]
from vkpr The meteoric rise of Jeremy Lin, from an NBA benchwarmer to a worldwide phenomenon, coined the term “Linsanity” and created one of the most unforgettable stories in sports and Asian American history. In February 2012, the world of basketball unexpectedly went “Linsane.” Stuck in the mire of a disappointing season, the New York […]
from vkpr.ca AFTER TILLER “Our agenda is not political, but humanist, as Dr Tiller once said, we are all prisoners of our own experience, and we hope that our filmmaking will help people evaluate their positions in a more honest, thoughtful, and complicated way.” – Martha Shane, Lana Wilson After Tiller is a feature documentary […]
from vkpr Immerse yourself in the ultimate 3D adventure Films We Like is pleased to announce that the ground-breaking documentary Storm Surfers 3D, by Chris Nelius and Justin McMillan will open across Canada on Friday, June 28 in theatres in Toronto (TIFF Bell Lightbox; Empire Whitby, Square One Mississauga; Ottawa (Empire Kanata); and Halifax (Bayer’s […]
from ampr CBC’s digital channel documentary and the Documentary Organization of Canada | Association des documentaristes du Canada (DOC) have reunited to present a third consecutive edition of GIVING VOICE: FILMMAKERS WORKING WITH FILMMAKERS, a documentary apprenticeship program. Building on the program’s continued success, Giving Voice is once again casting its net across the country […]
