While, at the Bell Lightbox today for the Tim Burton exhibition, I decided to see another one of the building’s exclusive engagement. Wastle Land is a documentary about a Brazilian artist, who goes to the largest landfill in Rio De Janeiro to create art in the likeness of the various “Pickers,” who work in the…
One of the great things about the TIFF Bell Lightbox is that not only does it have the normal Cinematheque screenings, but it also has exclusive engagements of films that previously played at various film festivals and wouldn’t usually get a normal release. The People vs. George Lucas is one of those films, which previously…
If nothing else, this is a film that would generate discussion. After seeing this film today, I was reading many posts on the internet arguing whether or not this was truly a documentary or a fictional film disguised as one (though when you think about it, ALL documentaries are staged in one way or another). …
Michael Moore can be a hard guy to take 100% for his word. I should be accepted by now that Moore usually shoots and edits his films to get to the point of his usually one-sided argument. The first of Moore’s films I saw was Fahrenheit 9/11, which I found an entertaining critique at the…
I’m sorry to say that I never had the chance to prepare a classic thoughts review for today. However, I saw this documentary today, so that will be a fitting substitute. There are many different types of documentaries, however I find that “talking head” variety to be the most informative and interesting. This film features…
Today I spent my birthday going to the IMAX theatre to see the latest in the long line of Rolling Stone concert films directed by none other by Martin Scorsese. For a concert film, I think the Rolling Stones have had better ones (and I’ll talk about one in next week’s Classic Thoughts). However, I…
The biggest thing to happen during my volunteer shift yesterday was that I stood inside the theatre during a screening (to make sure there were no bootleggers in the crowd). As such, I also got to see the film (whenever I was not looking at the crowd), so I will post some quick thoughts on…
