The Leftovers at 10: How The Sudden Departure Still Affects Us
Ten years after its premiere, The Leftovers remains a profound and often brutal examination of humanity’s tenuous grip on mortality.
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Remembering Harry Belafonte: A Vinyl Tour of his Discography
We look back at a small slice of the massive musical career of the legendary Harry Belafonte.
Review: Fiio UTWS5 Bluetooth 5.2 Earhooks
A quick look at the latest from Fiio – their UTWS5 Bluetooth MMCX model!
He Saved Latin: A Wes Anderson Retrospective
In preparation for the release of his tenth film, The French Dispatch, That Shelf takes a chronological look back at Wes Anderson’s sprawling, whimsical, and oftentimes biting filmography.
Fiio M15 Unboxing and a Look Back at Portable Music Players
Our look at the Fiio M15 Flagship DAP/DAC, as well as a fond look back at the many devices that led up to this technological wonder.
“Game of Thrones”: A Retrospective One Year Later
A look back at the highs and lows of HBO's landmark series in terms of story and character.
The Cinesphere’s April Film Series Features a Killer Line-up
This month’s Cinesphere line-up includes Wonder Woman, Gravity, and a Dark Knight Trilogy marathon.
TIFF Retrospective: Fassbinder on Love
In honour of TIFF's Rainer Fassbinder retrospective, we continue our own exploration of the auteur by looking at his depiction of love in several key works.
John Landis on Ray Harryhausen and the Art of Stop-Motion
John Landis , known for directing comedy classics like The Blues Brothers, has a lifelong love of stop-motion animation, particularly the work of Ray Harryhausen.
Pasolini and the Cinema of Contradiction
Starting this Saturday, the TIFF Bell Lightbox takes a look at one of the best, most contradictory, and controversial filmmakers in history by looking at the brief career of Pier Paolo Pasolini.
The Poetry of Precision: Bresson at the Lightbox
Robert Bresson, one of the most important names in classic French cinema, is often overshadowed by the New Wave filmmakers who followed in his footsteps. His filmography is often unjustly relegated to the confines of film studies classes and the shelves of Criterion DVD collectors. The TIFF Bell Lightbox hopes to bring new eyes to Bresson’s work by featuring all thirteen of his films in a retrospective called The Poetry of Precision: The Films of Robert Bresson.
The New Auteurs:
Kelly Reichardt at TIFF
A hero of the indie circuit with a legitimate knack for homing in on the current American spirit, filmmaker Kelly Reichardt has become recognized by many as tragically overlooked by many, many others. Well look over no longer, Toronto, as this week the TIFF Bell Lightbox begins a retrospective on the filmmaker, screening her catalog of films from the past two decades, including Wendy and Lucy, Rivers of Grass and her latest, Meek's Cutoff.
