Toronto Screening Calendar: January 2019
Watch away those January blues with free screenings, 4k restorations, 35mm presentations and an Up All Night film fest. Get all the detail's in this month's screening calendar!
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Sundance 2019 Announces 112 Features
Sundance 2019 has announced its upcoming feature film slate, which consists of 112 movies!
CUFF.Docs Unveils Its 2018 Slate
Now in its sixth year, CUFF.Docs highlight non-fiction films during the Calgary Underground Film Festival's five-day documentary festival. See the full lineup here.
Slamdance 2017: Suck It Up Review
Director Jordan Canning shifts gears with Suck It Up , an odd-couple buddy comedy with mixed, though rewarding, results.
The That Shelf Guide to Planet in Focus 2013
The 14th annual environmentally minded Planet in Focus film festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday, and here's a look at some of the film's playing as a part of this year's line-up!
Hot Docs 2013 Preview Part 1
We kick off our coverage of the 20th anniversary of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival with looks a several of the films showcased in the high profile Special Presentations program: Blood Brother , The Unbelievers , Muscle Shoals , Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer , Remote Area Medical , and High Five: A Suburban Adoption Saga .
TJFF at 21
As it enters it's 21st year, the Toronto Jewish Film Festival kicks off today (running through Sunday, April 21st) and bringing with it some of the best Jewish made and Jewish themed films from around the globe. Here's a look at some of the year's biggest titles.
CineFranco at a Glance: Part 1
We take a look at five of the films starting off this year's sixteenth annual CineFranco French language film festival - running this Friday, April 5th through Sunday, April 14th at The Rooyal in Toronto. We look at opening night film Esimésac , the poker set drama Small Blind , the period epic What the Day Owes the Night , the hitman comedy Cassos , and the excellent cop thriller Mains armees
TIFF Next Wave Round-up
We take a look at the inaugural TIFF Next Wave teen oriented film festival with an overview and a review of three of the festival's biggest titles. including 17 Girls , Re:Generation Music Project , and the directorial debut of actor Matthew Lillard, Fat Kid Rules the World .
Free Comic Book Day:
A Survival Guide
Free Comic Book Day is upon us! Lucky for you, we're here to help make it all worth it by pointing you spendthrift nerds in the right direction. Like your personal Comic Book saviours we'll guide you through the weekend with a complete list of Toronto's best comic-related hot spots and ”˜must see’ events.
25 Years of Images
We take a look at the 25th anniversary of the Toronto based Images Festival, running from April 12th-21st.
Canadian Film Fest At a Glance
That Shelf film writers , Phil Brown, Will Perkins, and Noah Taylor take a look at some of the films playing at this year's Canadian Film Fest, running from March 28th to March 31st at The Royal in Toronto.
CineFranco at a Glance
We take a look at three of the features playing at the CineFranco festival starting today. One of them is pretty decent. The other two have some problems.
TCAF 2011 Review: The Next Day
In the last few years, Paul Peterson and Jason Gilmore talked to four suicide survivors, about their experiences, the lead up and the aftermath. The compilation of these talks is called The Next Day , illustrated by acclaimed artist John Porcellino, accompanied by an interactive online component co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada. So even if you can’t talk to anyone else about it, I’m sure you may be comfortable reading it.
