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TIFF10: Real to Reel Thoughts
The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival is only about two and a half weeks away and I thought that I will continue my highlights from the various programmes by looking at some standout picks from the Real to Reel documentary programme. Thanks partially to a course I took on the genre, I’ve recently acquired an…

DVD Thoughts: Friday the 13th – Killer Cut Edition
The biggest message I am receiving from the standard DVD release of Friday the 13th is “Why didn’t you get the Blu-Ray?” First, a quick overview: This extended cut is nine minutes longer than the theatrical version. There is nothing much that is noticeably different and my best guest is that there is probably just…

Classic Thoughts: Street Fighter
While the recently released Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li went for a more realistic approach that separated itself from of original film, the 1994 Street Fighter film with Jean-Claude Van Damme stuck really close to the source material, for better or worse. I would agree that this is far from the best of the…

DVD Picks – August 5, 2008
It’s a bit of a slow week for DVD releases with the biggest release being The Counterfeiters (also on Blu-Ray), which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Also coming out this week is the family adventure film Nim’s Island (also on Blu-Ray) staring Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler. If you’re into direct-to-video sequels, you…

Revisiting TIFF 2007: I’m Not There.
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of TIFF, I will be revisiting one film from each year I attended the festival. Please be aware that these discussions may include SPOILERS. My fifth year attending the Toronto International Film Festival was the first where I saw a decent number of films. In fact, many of the ten films that…

What I Watched – May 28 – June 3
I thought that I would begin posting a weekly summary of the films I watched during the previous week. I’ll also link to any posts I made about the film. Here is the line-up for last week: Bad Boys – First Viewing (Netflix) Indie Game: The Movie – First Viewing (Cinema) Star Trek II: The Wrath of…