Jennifer Peedom discusses the making of her terrific new film, the Everest doc, Sherpa, the first documentary to be told from the Sherpa's perspective. Read …
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Best of The Seventh Row
The Martian engineers the shit out of surviving on Mars
The Martian would be a great engineering recruitment film — if it ever mentioned the word “engineering.” When Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is faced with the …
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88:88 is a formal and ideological marvel **** 1/2
One of the best films to premiere at TIFF15, 88:88 is an emphatic statement on poverty and debuts an exciting, radical new voice in cinema: Winnipeg-based Isiah …
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TIFF15 Interview: Canadian director Kire Paputts talks The Rainbow Kid and disability in film
With his first feature, The Rainbow Kid, Canadian filmmaker Kire Paputts has made a landmark film. The film stars a character with Down Syndrome, Eugene (Dylan …
What do we mean when we talk about Canadian cinema?
Where is Canadian cinema going? What is its purpose? And what can we say about how the country is being reflected back at us through this year’s TIFF15 crop of …
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Pericles, Prince and Tiresome at Stratford
The Adventures of Pericles was recorded in 2015 and will screen in cinemas across Canada and the U.S. in 2016 starting May 7 (May 8 and 12 in Canada). To find …
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