The line-up for the 2013 - and 20th anniversary of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival came out this morning and here are some things to look forward to across the 205 selected films when it all gets underway on Thursday, April 25th through Friday, May 5th.
This week we look at some Blu-Ray and DVD reissues of the iconic Schindler's List and On the Waterfront , the campy fun of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and The Monster Squad , and one of the greatest adventures from the Doctor to occupy the Tardis the longest.
This week brings out some heavy hitters at the video store including Life of Pi , The Master , Hitchcock , Smashed , Playing for Keeps , This Must be the Place , and A Late Quartet .
Just in time for March Break, the TIFF Bell Lightbox has arranged a selection of superheroes and comic book saviours for your viewing pleasure.
We talk to film writer Adam Nayman (The Grid, Cinema Scope) about the latest installement of his public series of cinematic classes, In Nayman's Terms (kicking off this coming Monday at Toronto's Miles Nadal JCC), which focuses on the work of America's most well known tandem auteurs: Joel and Ethan Coen.
This week on DVD and Blu-Ray we take a look at current Best Picture front runner Argo , Leos Carax's Holy Motors , the meta-comedy Seven Psychopaths , the meta-horror films Sinister and Mimesis , RZA's kung-fu epic The Man with the Iron Fists , Steve Austin and Dolph Lundgren in The Package , and the high rise Irish horror of Citadel .
Taking a look at the latest instalment of the TIFF Bell Lightbox's Packaged Goods series - showcasing the best in short form commercials and music videos - with a focus on animation this time out.
This week for the archival DVD and Blu-Ray column we dive into the 3-D Blu-Ray release of Tony Scott's Top Gun , Michael Mann's The Insider , the forgotten about horror flick Schizo , and head over to the TV side of things for The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour , the second season of the Being Human reboot, and The Best of WCW Monday Nitro, Volume 2 .
We asked four of the exceptional teens on the TIFF Next Wave selection committee to share their thoughts on this weekend's upcoming teen movie festival, what they have learned, and their picks for what you shouldn't miss this weekend.
Today we go back to the video store for looks at Skyfall , The Perks of Being a Wallflower , The Sessions , and Robot & Frank .
In honour of our special teen themed week here to celebrate the release of The Perks of Being a Wallflower on DVD and this weekend's TIFF Next Wave Film Festival for teenagers, That Shelf has assembled a crew of writers from both inside and outside the site, a special celebrity guest, and actually teenagers on the Next Wave committee to talk about something near and dear (and sometimes embarrassing) to all of us: what we listened to when we were younger.
This week, our archival title DVD and Blu-ray column returns with looks at Walt Disney's Peter Pan , Woody Allen's Sleeper , Stephen King's Cujo , and the John Ford/John Wayne romantic drama The Quiet Man .
This week's Kickstarter of the Week takes a look at the documentary The Secret Trial 5 and why they could use your help!
We take a look at this year's fourth annual Great Digital Film Festival from Cineplex, which kicks off in 19 theatres across Canada this Friday and how it's bringing classic Hollywood hits to the megaplex.
In honour of the start of the TIFF Bell Lightbox's L.A. Rebellion black cinema retrospective this week, Brandon Bastaldo takes a look back at one of the most groundbreaking films ever made by a black woman, Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust
