The Wright Stuff is returning to the Bloor Cinema. The film series, presented by director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), is returning for a very special one-night event: an awesome Army of Darkness/Team America double bill! Bill Pope, the cinematographer who shot both these films will be in attendance to take questions, […]
The Toronto After Dark Film Festival showcases the best in horror, cult and sci-fi films from around the world. The festival has announced the first 8 titles on this year’s schedule, and there are some great ones. Trick ‘R’ Treat (Dir. Michael Dougherty, USA) Grace (Dir. Paul Solet, Canada) Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl (Dir. […]
French developer Ubisoft announced plans to open a major game development studio in Toronto. Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat; who will head the new Toronto studio, held a press conference earlier today with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to make the announcement. The provincial government is set to invest $263 million over 10 years with Ubisoft […]
It’s that time again: Art-O-Bot returns! Tony Daniel The huge Batman event Battle for the Cowl from DC Comics was visually entertaining and a very fast paced book. It was also on time, something that doesn’t happen often with the big event books. Tony Daniel’s art was perfect for these books, his story telling techniques […]
Welcome back to this week’s pull list: what comics I’m looking forward to reading in the next week, and why I’m excited about them. Last week, I explained what pull lists are, and I hope since then some of you are now happy pull-listers in your own right. Batman and Robin #1 Spoiler Alert! Dick […]
The Fox Theatre recently announced that the all-night grindhouse marathon Shock and Awe will be returning next month. The event starts on June 13th at 11:30 and runs until 10:30 the next day. The event will feature some amazingly bad/awesome films from the 60’s through the 80’s all presented in 35mm, including Swinging Pussycats, Hell’s Angels […]
If you were lucky enough to see the documentary Best Worst Movie at the Hot Docs Film Festival this past week then you know all about the movie Troll 2. Considered by many as possibly the worst film ever made, Troll 2 was filmed by an Italian director who barely spoke any English and was […]
The Fox Theatre has a amazing Double Bill on Tuesday, April 28th, Wild At Heart and Eraserhead from director David Lynch. If you’ve never seen a David Lynch film, these two flicks are an excellent starter pack. As Lynch movies go, Wild At Heart could be considered a more mainstream entry into the his filmography, […]
The 2009 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival starts next week in Toronto. Showcasing the best in documentary filmmaking from Canada and around the world, Hot Docs is playing some truly great stuff this year. Dork Shelf has compiled a list of the films that we’re planning to see at this years festival and the picks are […]
On April 29th, Paramount Pictures will be presenting special one-time screenings of Michael Bay‘s 2007 Transformers film in cities across North America. Attached to the film will be the new trailer for Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Toronto will be getting the IMAX version of the film and trailer because we’re lucky enough to […]
To kick off Free Comic Book Day on May 2nd, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, The Beguiling and the Hot Docs Film Festival have teamed up to present a free screening of Comic Book Confidential. The documentary by Toronto film maker Ron Mann traces the history of comic books from their early origins through the […]
The trailer for director Johnnie To‘s new film Vengeance has shot its way online. To, whose previous films include Election, Exiled and the quirky Mad Detective, is considered by many as one of the best action director’s working in Hong Kong today. Vengeance looks to be another solid entry into To’s catalogue. Starring the always […]
Friend of Dork Shelf and fellow dork in her own right, Christie St. Martin, has posted an epic TV character grudge match over at her newly redesigned site. What would happen if you pitted Benjamin Linus from Lost, master deceiver and manipulator extraordinaire against Lie To Me‘s Dr. Cal Lightman, a human Lie Detector? Having […]
The first behind-the-scenes video blog for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World has been posted on the film’s official site. Director Edgar Wright gives a tour of the studio as the cast practices fight choreography. Scott Pilgrim is based on the eponymous series of graphic novels and is currently filming in Toronto. Also, since Edgar Wright […]
Clips of the upcoming sci-fi film Moon have been circulating online for a few months now, but today brings the first real trailer for the movie. Director Duncan Jones has been touring the festival circuit for some time with Moon, where the film has garnered significant buzz. Looks interesting, I see shades of other science […]
