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Review: ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’

by Pat Mullen
September 14, 2017
Reviews/TIFF

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (USA, 98 min.) Dir. Matt Tyrnauer Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere)   It’s hard to divorce one’s opinion of subject Scotty Bowers from the documentary

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Review: ‘Jim & Andy – The Great Beyond’

by Pat Mullen
September 13, 2017
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Jim & Andy: the Great Beyond – the story of Jim Carrey & Andy Kaufman with a very special, contractually obligated mention of Tony Clifton (USA/Canada, 95 min.) Dir. Chris Smith Programme:

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Review: ‘Dawson City: Frozen Time’

by Pat Mullen
July 18, 2017
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Dawson City: Frozen Time (USA, 120 min.) Dir. Bill Morrison   It’s amazing to learn that Colin Low and Wolf Koenig’s City of Gold nearly became a greenhouse. The story goes that

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Review: ‘Score: A Film Music Documentary’

by Pat Mullen
May 31, 2017
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Score: A Film Music Documentary (USA, 93 min.) Dir. Matt Schrader   Imagine the nerve-wracking beach scenes of Jaws without the deep chords composed by John Williams or the horrific shower scene

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Review: ‘Mansfield 66/67’

by Pat Mullen
May 31, 2017
Festivals/Reviews

Mansfield 66/67 (USA/UK, 84 min.) Dir. P. David Ebersole, Todd Hughes   Jayne Mansfield endures as one of Hollywood’s legends. The blonde bombshell with the iconic bust and signature walk died at

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Review: ‘Intent to Destroy’

by Jovana Jankovic
May 2, 2017
Hot Docs/Reviews

Intent to Destroy (USA, 115 min.) Dir. Joe Berlinger Programme: Special Presentations (International Premiere)   Veteran doc filmmaker Joe Berlinger’s explosive 2016 film Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru was one

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Review: ‘Becoming Bond’

by Pat Mullen
April 27, 2017
Hot Docs/Reviews

Becoming Bond (USA, 90 min.) Dir. Josh Greenbaum Programme: Singular Sensations (International Premiere)   George Lazenby is the punchline for the biggest and best series the film world has ever seen. He’s

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Review: ’78/52′

by Jason Gorber
April 27, 2017
Hot Docs/Reviews

78/52 (USA, 91 min.) Dir. Alexandre O. Philippe Programme: Nightvision (Toronto Premiere)   It’s one of the most iconic sequences in cinema history: 78 setups, 52 cuts, two weeks of shooting a

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Canada’s Documentary Essentials: ‘Ryan’

by Tyler Prozeniuk
April 20, 2017
Features

In the Oscar-winning Ryan, Chris Landreth and Ryan Larkin sit together in a computer-generated cafeteria as they go over Larkin’s past: his artistic achievements, his loves, his brief moments of recognition.

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Review: ‘David Lynch: The Art Life’

by Pat Mullen
April 7, 2017
Reviews

David Lynch: The Art Life lets audiences get inside the head of the acclaimed auteur.

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